Outside of the Old Firm, this is one of the most highly anticipated seasons in years with fresh investment and high expectations to be met.
The traditional big clubs of the Scottish Premiership are arguably in the best position they have been for a long while, so will they occupy the top five spots in the table?
The Tony Bloom supercomputer is plugged into the Tynecastle mainframe and identifying fresh talents from across the globe, with Hearts fans ready for a fairy tale season under new boss Derek McInnes after a grim struggle last term. The former Aberdeen and Kilmarnock head coach has a huge squad to grapple with at the moment as he targets Europe and a shot at silverware.
David Gray’s Hibernian transformed their fortunes in 2025 and, despite having European football to contend with as they drop into Conference League qualifying, they will hope to pick up where they left off, having gone from last to third during a remarkable run.
Key figures have been retained in a settled side at Easter Road, while Jamie McGrath and Josh Mulligan have been plucked from league rivals and Kieron Bowie provides a powerful presence after an injury-interrupted debut season.
Aberdeen know they have to juggle European and domestic football until the turn of the year after ending their long wait for Scottish Cup glory, so it’s no wonder fans have turned out in record numbers for their season books.
Such a juggling act has been tricky for Scottish sides of late, but manager Jimmy Thelin is another who has been well backed by the healthy coffers at Pittodrie.
Meanwhile, on Tayside, Jim Goodwin is preparing his Dundee United side to follow up a mightily impressive return to the top flight.
As the newly-promoted side, they rocketed up the table and remained there, ultimately finishing fourth and securing some European jaunts for fans in the process. Rapid Vienna await in Conference League qualifying next week.
There has been a colossal turnover in players at Tannadice and it will be fascinating to see how all of the new arrivals settle in.
