Ahead of the 2012/13 season, we take a look at each SPL club and predict how they'll get on
A team-by-team guide as Scottish football returns at the weekend
With the Scottish Premier League set to kick-off this weekend we look at the 12-team division and predict how each club will get on. The demise of Rangers means it is all change in Scotland, with Celtic now overwhelming favourites to retain the title they secured last season. For the rest of the SPL though it has become a more even playing field than ever before, with
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ABERDEEN
Manager: Craig Brown
Position last season: Ninth
Nickname: The Dons
Ground: Pittodrie
Capacity: 22,199
Players in: Jonny Hayes (Inverness, free), Niall McGinn (Celtic, free), Gary Naysmith (Huddersfield, free).
Players out: Rory McArdle (Bradford, free), Darren Mackie, Youl Mawene (Fleetwood, free), Yoann Folly, Mohamed Chalali, Danny Uchechi, Kari Arnason (Rotherham, free), Fraser Fyvie (Wigan, undisclosed), Mark Reynolds (end of loan).
Key man: Jonny Hayes
Chances: Big improvement expected after three years in the bottom six, Hayes and McGinn will add much-needed flair and width.
Prediction: Fourth
CELTIC
Manager: Neil Lennon
Position last season: Champions
Nickname: The Hoops
Ground: Celtic Park
Capacity: 60,832
Players in: Fraser Forster (Newcastle, £2m)
Players out: Darren O'Dea, Efrain Juarez (Club America, undisclosed), Cha Du-Ri (Fortuna Dusseldorf, free), Richie Towell, Dominic Cervi, Glenn Loovens (Real Zaragoza), Mark Wilson, Niall McGinn (Aberdeen, free), Daniel Majstorovic (AIK, free).
Key man: Gary Hooper
Chances: Inconceivable that Celtic will not win the title.
Prediction: Champions
DUNDEE
Manager: Barry Smith
Position last season: First Division runners-up
Nickname: The Dee
Ground: Dens Park
Capacity: 11,856
Players in: John Baird (Raith, free), Carl Finnigan (St Johnstone, free), Declan Gallagher (Clyde), Iain Davidson (Raith, free).
Players out: Graham Bayne, Ross Chisholm, Mark Fotheringham, Jake Hyde, Craig McKeown, John Gibson (Elgin, free).
Key man: Ryan Conroy
Chances: Promotion with less than three weeks to the start of the season has naturally left Dundee ill-prepared but the fact that every other team is cutting back will give them a chance of avoiding relegation.
Prediction: Bottom
