Most looked in despair, staring at the ground. McCowan was more animated. Coming from Greenock he knows the implications of results like losing 2-0 at Motherwell. He knows the next fixture, he knows the SPFL table.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Celtic | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Rangers | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 33 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 24 |
| 9 | Dundee | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 19 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 18 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 13 |
| 12 | Livingston | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 9 |
