ABERDEEN
Manager: Derek McInnes
Position last season: Second
Nickname: The Dons
Ground: Pittodrie
Capacity: 22,199
Players in: Lewis Ferguson (Hamilton, compensation TBC), Chris Forrester (Peterborough, undisclosed fee), Greg Tansey (Ross County, end of loan), Stephen Gleeson (Ipswich, free), Dom Ball (Rotherham, loan).
Players out: Kenny McLean (Norwich, end of loan), Ryan Christie (Celtic, end of loan), Greg Stewart (Birmingham, end of loan), Chidi Nwakali (Manchester City, loan), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle, end of loan), Nicky Maynard (released), Kari Arnason (Vikingur, free), Daniel Harvie (Ayr, free), Anthony O'Connor (Bradford, free), Danny Rogers (St Mirren, loan), Adam Rooney (Salford, undisclosed fee).
Key man: Graeme Shinnie
Chances: McInnes has again seen his squad suffer from summer departures having lost important figures like McLean, Christie and Rooney. Finding a proven goalscorer remains the number-one priority for the Dons boss but unless he can unearth a gem over the next five weeks, his side's hold on second spot could come loose.
Prediction: third
CELTIC
Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Position last season: Champions
Nickname: The Hoops
Ground: Celtic Park
Capacity: 60,832
In: Odsonne Edouard (Paris St Germain, undisclosed fee), Lewis Morgan (St Mirren, end of loan), Ryan Christie (Aberdeen, end of loan), Scott Allan (Hibernian, end of loan), Kundai Benyu (Oldham, end of loan), Anthony Ralston (Dundee United, end of loan).
Out: Patrick Roberts (Manchester City, end of loan), Charly Musonda (Chelsea, end of loan), Sam Wardrop (Dundee United, free), Nadir Ciftci (released), Stuart Armstrong (Southampton, £7million), Broque Watson (Motherwell, free).
Key man: Moussa Dembele
Chances: Wrapped up their seventh straight title with another dominant campaign that also ended in an historic double Treble triumph. Frankly it will be no surprise if they do it all over again.
Prediction: Champions
DUNDEE
Manager: Neil McCann
Position last season: Ninth
Nickname: The Dee
Ground: Dens Park
Capacity: 11,856
In: Elton Ngwatala (Kidderminster Harriers, free), Kharl Madianga (FC Lokomotiv GO, free), Jack Hamilton (Hearts, undisclosed fee), Nathan Ralph (Woking, free), Jean Alassane Mendy (Lokeren, free), Sam Jackson (Millwall, free).
Out: Scott Bain (Celtic, free), Simon Murray (Hibernian, end of loan - now at Bidvest Wits), A-Jay Leitch-Smith (Shrewsbury, end of loan); Jon Aurtenetxe (released), Julen Etxabeguren (released), Kostadin Gadzhalov (Botev Vratsa, free), Kevin Holt (Pafos, free), Nicky Low (Derry, free), Jeremy Malherbe (Panionios, free), Jordan Piggott (released), Mark O'Hara (Peterborough, undisclosed fee), James Vincent (Dunfermline, loan), Kerr Waddell (Morton, loan), Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dunfermline, loan), Randy Wolters (NEC Nijmegen, free).
Key man: Glen Kamara
Chances: Made some progress under McCann last season but still suffered from worrying bouts of inconsistency. Could be in for another flirtation with the relegation spots unless they can find a more even keel.
Prediction: Ninth
HAMILTON
Manager: Martin Canning
Position last season: 10th
Nickname: Accies
Ground: New Douglas Park
Capacity: 6,096
In: Alex Penny (Peterborough, undisclosed fee), Alex Garcia (Marbella, free), Aaron Smith (Nottingham Forest, free), Tom Taiwo (Falkirk, free), Mason Bloomfield (Norwich, loan), Ziggy Gordon (Pogon Siedlce, free), Lennard Sowah (Crocovia, free), Aaron McGowan (Morecambe, free), Sam Kelly (Grimsby, free), Adam Philips (Norwich, loan), Steven Boyd (Livingston, end of loan), Marc Kelly (Bo'ness Utd, end of loan).
Out: Ali Crawford (Doncaster, free), Lewis Ferguson (Aberdeen, compensation TBC), Danny Redmond (The New Saints, free), David Templeton (Burton Albion, free), Darren Jamieson (Arbroath, free), Xavier Tomas (released), Georgios Sarris (released), Antonio Rojano (released), Charlie Scott (Manchester United, end of loan).
Key man: Darian MacKinnon
Chances: Scotland's perennial survivors love nothing better than to prove their detractors wrong but given the meagre budget Canning has to work with, his luck has to run out sometime and the loss of Ali Crawford and David Templeton is a major blow.
Prediction: 11th
HEARTS
Manager: Craig Levein
Position last season: Fifth
Nickname: Jam Tarts
Ground: Tynecastle
Capacity: 20,099
In: Steven MacLean (St Johnstone, free), Bobby Burns (Glenavon, undisclosed fee), Jake Mulraney (Inverness, swap deal with Angus Beith), Olly Lee (Luton, free), Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge, free), Ben Garuccio (Adelaide United, free), Zdenek Zlama (FC Zlin, free), Ryan Edwards (Partick Thistle, free), Oliver Bozanic (Melbourne City, free), Peter Haring (SV Ried, free), Steven Naismith (Norwich, loan), Kevin Silva (Rutgers University, free), Dario Zanatta (Raith Rovers, end of loan), Liam Smith (St Mirren, end of loan), Colin Doyle (Bradford, free).
Out: Angus Beith (Inverness, swap deal with Jake Mulraney), Connor Randall (Liverpool, end of loan), Manuel Milinkovic (Genoa, end of loan - now at Hull), Demetri Mitchell (Manchester United, end of loan), Joaquim Adao (Sion, end of loan), Prince Bauben (released), Jack Hamilton (Dundee, undisclosed fee), Jon McLaughlin (Sunderland, free), Conor Sammon (Motherwell, loan).
Key man: Steven Naismith
Chances: Levein's first act after being drafted back into the dugout last term was to make Hearts hard to beat. This term he is looking to add layers to their attacking capabilities but with 13 summer recruits checking into Tynecastle, the key factor on how they fare may be the length of time it will take the new-look Jambos to gel.
Prediction: Fifth
HIBERNIAN
Manager: Neil Lennon
Position last season: Fourth
Nickname: The Hibees
Ground: Easter Road
Capacity: 20,421
In: Florian Kamberi (Grasshopper Zurich, undisclosed fee), Adam Bogdan (Liverpool, loan), Stevie Mallan (Barnsley, undisclosed fee).
Out: Brandon Barker (Manchester City, end of loan), Jamie Maclaren (SV Darmstadt 98, end of loan), Faycal Rherras (KV Mechelen, end of loan), Scott Allan (Celtic, end of loan), Callum Crane (Livingston, undisclosed fee), Dylan McGeouch (Sunderland, free), Simon Murray (Bidvest Wits, undisclosed fee).
Key man: John McGinn
Chances: Lennon was disappointed that his season only finished fourth last time out and will make similarly high demands of his team this time. Whether McGinn in still on the books at Easter Road come the end of the transfer window though could have a major say in Hibs fulfilling their manager's ambitions.
Prediction: Fourth
KILMARNOCK
Manager: Steve Clarke
Position last season: Fifth
Nickname: Killie
Ground: Rugby Park
Capacity: 18,128
In: Stuart Findlay (Newcastle, free), Mikael Ndjoli (Bournemouth, loan), Ross Millen (Queen's Park, free), Dom Thomas (Queen of the South, end of loan), Daniel Higgins (Airdrie, end of loan), Dean Hawkshaw (Stranraer, end of loan), Adam Frizzell (Livingston, end of loan).
Out: Youssouf Mulumbu (end of contract), Aaron Tshibola (Aston Villa, end of loan), Aaron Simpson (Wolves, end of loan), Jasko Keranovic (West Brom, end of loan), Steven Smith (released), Brad Spencer (released), Alex Samizadeh (released), Leo Fasan (Falkirk, free).
Key man: Kris Boyd
Chances: Looked destined for the drop last season until Clarke arrived to transform them into top-six contenders. The former West Brom and Reading boss is unlikely to accept a drop in standards this term.
Prediction: Sixth
LIVINGSTON
Manager: Kenny Miller
Position last season: Championship runners-up, promoted via play-offs
Nickname: The Lions
Ground: Tony Macaroni Arena
Capacity: 8,716
In: Craig Sibbald (Falkirk, free), Liam Kelly (Rangers, undisclosed fee), Ricki Lamie (Morton, free), Callum Crane (Hibernian, undisclosed), Cameron Blues (Falkirk, undisclosed), Ryan Hardie (Rangers, loan), Kenny Miller (Rangers, free), Ross Stewart (St Mirren, free), Egli Kaja (AFC Wimbledon, loan), Matthew Knox (east Fife, end of loan).
Out: Jordan Thompson (Rangers, end of loan - now at Blackpool), Steven Boyd (Hamilton, end of loan), Adam Frizzell (Kilmarnock, end of loan), Josh Mullin (Ross County, free), Neil Alexander (retired), Dylan Mackin (Falkirk, undisclosed fee), Dale Carrick (Airdrie, free).
Chances: Upset the odds to finish second in last season's Championship before stunning Partick Thistle in the play-offs. But with cash in short supply, new player-boss Miller looks like he faces a long battle against the relegation places this term.
Prediction: 12th
MOTHERWELL
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Position last season: Seventh
Nickname: The Steelmen
Ground: Fir Park
Capacity: 13,472
In: Mark Gillespie (Walsall, free), Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool, undisclosed fee), Danny Johnson (Gateshead, free), Aaron Taylor-Sinclair (Plymouth, free), Alex Gorrin (Sepsi OSK, free), Conor Sammon (Hearts, loan).
Out: Nadir Ciftci (Celtic, end of loan), Tom Aldred (Bury, end of loan), Stephen Hendrie (Southend, end of loan), Russell Griffiths (released), Deimantas Petravicius (Falkirk, free), Ellis Plummer (released), Ross MacLean (Morton, loan), Shea Gordon (Partick, loan).
Key man: Allan Campbell
Chances: Enjoyed a season to remember last term as they fought their way to the finals of both domestic cup competitions. Robinson will hope to build on that this term by improving their league position.
Prediction: Seventh
RANGERS
Manager: Steven Gerrard
Position last season: Third
Nickname: The Light Blues
Ground: Ibrox Stadium
Capacity: 50,817
In: Scott Arfield (Burnley, free), Allan McGregor (Hull, free), Ovie Ejaria (Liverpool, loan), Jamie Murphy (Brighton, undisclosed fee), Nikola Katic (Slaven Belupo, £2million), Connor Goldson (Brighton, £3million), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool, free), Lassana Coulibaly (Angers, loan), Umar Sadiq (Roma, loan), Ryan Kent (Liverpool, loan), Myles Beerman (Queen of the South, end of loan), Aidan Wilson (Livingston, end of loan).
Out: Bruno Alves (Parma, free), David Bates (Hamburg, free), Sean Goss (QPR, end of loan), Jason Cummings (Nottingham Forest, end of loan - now at Peterborough), Russell Martin (Norwich, end of loan), Dalcio (Benfica, end of loan - now at Belenenses), Kenny Miller (Livingston, free), Jordan Thompson (Blackpool, free), Carlos Pena (Necaxa, loan), Liam Kelly (Livingston, undisclosed fee), Michael O'Halloran (Melbourne City, undisclosed fee), Jason Holt (Fleetwood, loan), Ryan Hardie (Livingston, loan), Joe Dodoo (Blackpool, loan), Eduardo Herrera (Santos Laguna, loan), Harry Forrester (Tractor Sazi, free).
Key man: Connor Goldson
Chances: Gerrard has been hailed by the Light Blues faithful as the man to turn around their fortunes but toppling Celtic remains a distant prospect for Gers. Beating the likes of Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts to second spot would represent progress for the former Liverpool and England skipper.
Prediction: Second
ST JOHNSTONE
Manager: Tommy Wright
Position last season: Eighth
Nickname: Saints
Ground: McDiarmid Park
Capacity: 10,673
In: Drey Wright (Colchester, free), Tony Watt (OH Leuven, free), Matty Kennedy (Cardiff, free).
Out: Steven MacLean (Hearts, free), Chris Millar (Morton, free), Keith Watson (Ross County, free), Alan Mannus (Shamrock Rovers, free), George Williams (Fulham, end of loan - now at Forrest Green Rovers), Matty Willock (Manchester United, end of loan), Denny Johnstone (Colchester, end of loan - now at Morton).
Key man: Tony Watt
Chances: Dropped out of the top six last term for the first time in seven years as Wright introduced a more youthful element to his side. Although those growing pains should be easier this time round the competition for the top half has also risen and standing still in eighth place would be no failure.
Prediction: Eighth
ST MIRREN
Manager: Alan Stubbs
Position last season: Championship winners
Nickname: The Buddies
Ground: Simple Digital Arena
Capacity: 8,023
In: James Kellermann (Aldershot, free), Paul McGinn (Partick Thistle, free), Cody Cooke (Truro City, free), Josh Heaton (Darlington, undisclosed), Jeff King (Bolton, free), Hayden Coulson (Middlesborough, loan), Danny Rogers (Aberdeen, loan), Cole Kpekawa (Colchester, free).
Out: Lewis Morgan (Celtic, end of loan), Stelios Demetriou (Ross County, free), John Sutton (retired), Gary Irvine (released), Massimo Donati (retired), Andrew McDonald (Stranraer, free), Josh Todd (Queen of the South, free), Darryl Duffy (Airdrie, free), Darren Whyte (Forfar, free), Nathan Flanagan (Raith Rovers, free), Mark Hill (Celtic, end of loan) Liam Smith (Hearts, end of loan), Harry Davies (Grimsby, free), Gavin Reilly (Bristol Rovers, free), Ross Stewart (Livingston, free).
Key man: Stephen McGinn
Chances: New boss Stubbs has made significant changes to the Championship-winning side assembled by predecessor Jack Ross but survival will be their number one priority this term.
Prediction: 11th
