For more neutral Scottish Premiership fans, the 2024/25 campaign was again pretty predictable with reigning Champions Celtic running away with another title under manager Brendan Rodgers, whilst Rangers limped into second place in the table and had another instalment of the managerial merry-go-round.
With Hibernian taking third spot, the next few places were quite tight battles on a points front, but with all top flight clubs now preparing for the coming 2025/26 campaign, eagle eyed fans who like a flutter will be looking out for overperforming SPFL clubs in betting markets to give them the best shot of returns at this point next summer.
Whilst Celtic and Rodgers will be fully expected to continue their current spell of dominance in the Scottish game, fans of the Gers will have hopes and aspirations of their own given all the change that has occurred at Ibrox over the last few weeks.
Following the takeover by the 49ers Enterprises Group, who also own English side Leeds United, Rangers have also recently appointed former Premier League side Southampton's manager in the shape of Russell Martin and the 39 year old former professional Scottish international defender is determined to bring the good times back to Ibrox.
As many managers who have come before him have found out, that is far easier said than done, but having had a 15 game loan spell with the side back in 2018 during his playing days, he is hoping that his affinity and understanding will help him make all the difference when it comes to tasting success.
However, there are those out in the wider world of football predictions who feel that Martin could well be the surprise of the 2025/26 season, and if he can get off to a good start whilst he is still within the proverbial honeymoon period, that come the end of the campaign he could well have led the side as serious challengers to Celtic, and maybe helped himself to some silverware along the way —potentially creating one of those Scottish football moments that fans will always remember.
Part of their reasoning is that he has come in with grand ideas and a confident manner when it comes to lifting a trophy in his opening 12 months, yet he also managed to balance that with some grounding, and realism that there is a lot of work that needs to be done behind the Ibrox doors to turn them back into realistic and consistent winners.
Celtic remain the obvious clear cut favourites to win the title, and the usual sides like Hibernian carry their own odds on the predictions of their likely success, but Martin's appointment has given them a significant lift in their own chances, along with those predictions that are allied to that such as remaining unbeaten at home, having an Invincibles season full stop, and then finding the back of the net at least once in every Premiership league game in the coming campaign.
With some shortening the odds to 2/1 to take the title, plenty are predicting that they will have a much better season when compared to the predictions that they were given whilst under the charge of Philippe Clement, and then latterly, Barry Ferguson. And who knows—perhaps we will witness some memorable and unusual Scottish football moments that we will always remember.
With Hibernian taking third spot, the next few places were quite tight battles on a points front, but with all top flight clubs now preparing for the coming 2025/26 campaign, eagle eyed fans who like a flutter will be looking out for overperforming SPFL clubs in betting markets to give them the best shot of returns at this point next summer.
Whilst Celtic and Rodgers will be fully expected to continue their current spell of dominance in the Scottish game, fans of the Gers will have hopes and aspirations of their own given all the change that has occurred at Ibrox over the last few weeks.
Following the takeover by the 49ers Enterprises Group, who also own English side Leeds United, Rangers have also recently appointed former Premier League side Southampton's manager in the shape of Russell Martin and the 39 year old former professional Scottish international defender is determined to bring the good times back to Ibrox.
As many managers who have come before him have found out, that is far easier said than done, but having had a 15 game loan spell with the side back in 2018 during his playing days, he is hoping that his affinity and understanding will help him make all the difference when it comes to tasting success.
However, there are those out in the wider world of football predictions who feel that Martin could well be the surprise of the 2025/26 season, and if he can get off to a good start whilst he is still within the proverbial honeymoon period, that come the end of the campaign he could well have led the side as serious challengers to Celtic, and maybe helped himself to some silverware along the way —potentially creating one of those Scottish football moments that fans will always remember.
Part of their reasoning is that he has come in with grand ideas and a confident manner when it comes to lifting a trophy in his opening 12 months, yet he also managed to balance that with some grounding, and realism that there is a lot of work that needs to be done behind the Ibrox doors to turn them back into realistic and consistent winners.
Celtic remain the obvious clear cut favourites to win the title, and the usual sides like Hibernian carry their own odds on the predictions of their likely success, but Martin's appointment has given them a significant lift in their own chances, along with those predictions that are allied to that such as remaining unbeaten at home, having an Invincibles season full stop, and then finding the back of the net at least once in every Premiership league game in the coming campaign.
With some shortening the odds to 2/1 to take the title, plenty are predicting that they will have a much better season when compared to the predictions that they were given whilst under the charge of Philippe Clement, and then latterly, Barry Ferguson. And who knows—perhaps we will witness some memorable and unusual Scottish football moments that we will always remember.