Thought I’d start a new thread for the new season of the Scottish top flight! The teams competing are as follows

Aberdeen

Celtic

Dundee

Dundee United

Falkirk

Heart of Midlothian

Hibernian

Kilmarnock

Motherwell

Rangers

St Johnstone

St Mirren

Who do you think will be champions, who will finish bottom, who will get Europe and finish top 6?

I’m a St Johnstone fan, have been my whole life (my local team) and have renewed my season ticket this season. We just got promoted from the league below last season so not sure what to expect but I’d be happy just to avoid relegation!

Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland will be out for up to four months because of a hamstring tear and the forward may have surgery.

Speaking before Wednesday's Scottish Premiership visit of St Mirren, manager Derek McInnes confirmed his 31-year-old skipper had suffered a recurrence of the injury when both were at Hearts last season. Shankland missed nine weeks.

He has scored four goals in 10 Rangers appearances so far this term but came off early in Saturday's 1-0 home league win over Motherwell. His replacement, Ryan Naderi, scored the game's only goal.