The Scottish Premier League has long been a bit of a joke, listen to any football podcast and you will hear constant jibes at the quality north of the border. Now, I have to be honest, this has never bothered me. The SPL is pish and if it wasn’t for my overriding affection for Aberdeen, I doubt I’d give a damn. I don’t watch Scottish football if Aberdeen aren’t involved and, until the last couple of years, their involvement actually tended to make me more miserable. However, this season is possibly shaping up to be one of the most interesting in recent years, even without one half of the gruesome twosome being involved.

