Celtic’s interest in Xaver Schlager has caught attention because it points toward a different type of January thinking. This is not a project player or a long-term punt. It is a link to a midfielder who has played at the highest level and understands the demands of intense football. Schlager is approaching the end of
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 63 |
| 2 | Celtic | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 58 |
| 3 | Rangers | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 28 | 53 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 33 |
| 8 | Dundee | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 31 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 29 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 24 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 21 |
| 12 | Livingston | 29 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 14 |
