Scotland's Title Race: A Crown Forged From Mediocrity
The Scottish Premiership looks destined to hand the title to the best of a bad bunch — but early-season cracks are already showing.
The Scottish Premiership's Unsettled Top
Celtic, Rangers, and Aberdeen have all dropped points in matches where three were expected. Hearts remain competitive but show glimpses of inconsistency that could prove costly in a title race measured in narrow margins. The gulf between the top four and the rest has not widened, but neither has it narrowed.
The phrase "best of a bad bunch" has circulated through Scottish football media. No side has looked imperious. No side has looked vulnerable either. This is a title race defined by the absence of a clear frontrunner, nearly a first in a decade.
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