With the possible exception of the very early weeks of the season, when Celtic and Rangers meet, it is usual for one of them to be hovering somewhere close to crisis. It is simply the nature of Scottish football, the overwhelming strength and remorseless antipathy of the Glasgow sides. When one is down, the other is presumably up.

Not this season, however. For the first time in a generation, there seems to be a real prospect that someone other than the Old Firm might win the title. Hearts' 3-0 win over Celtic on Sunday gave them a six-point lead at the top of the Premiership with 10 games played and set the reigning champions in freefall. There is a chance the title might shift out of Glasgow and it has been a very long time since that has been the case, let alone since another team won i

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