Yesterday’s article on mandate and legitimacy drew a lot of questions. People asked me whether these ideas are really that important in the context of where we are right now, with this team and this club. My answer is simple: yes, they are important — in fact they are critical. Strip them down and look
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 54 |
| 2 | Celtic | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Rangers | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 48 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 33 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 25 |
| 9 | Dundee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 20 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 17 |
| 12 | Livingston | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 11 |
