Scottish champions off to winning start
Four-goal Celtic sink Kilmarnock
Pospisil gives Hearts heart
As it has now become a genuine three-horse race, the most-eagerly awaited Scottish Premier League season for years kicks-off.
Champions Celtic set the pace as they cruise to an opening-day 4-1 victory over Kilmarnock at Parkhead.
New Buoy Kenny Miller takes advantage of a Killie mistake to allow Maciej Zurawski to net the opener.
Another debutant, Jiri Jarosik, heads home the second before Shunsuke Nakamura curls in a free-kick for No 3.
Kilmarnock were given hope with a Steven Naismith strike before Zurawski hit the fourth.
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Heart of Midlothian are also off to a winning start as Czech striker Michal Pospisil grabs the winner at Dunfermline Athletic.
Roman Bednar had given last season’s SPL runners-up the lead at East End Park before the Pars hit back through former Hearts midfielder Stephen Simmons.
Owner Vladimir Romanov anticipates another successful campaign, but without the turmoil of last term. He tells the Scotland on Sunday newspaper: “The best moment last season was when George Burley left the club, but the worst moment was when Graham Rix came in!
“I very much hope that this nightmare that we had last season will not be repeated, but that doesn’t mean I will keep silent if I am not happy with something.”
St Mirren return to the SPL in winning style.
The Division One champions win 2-1 at Inverness Caledonian Thistle with goals from Stewart Kean and John Sutton. The other winners are Falkirk (2-1 at Dundee United) while Hibernian and Aberdeen draw 1-1 at Easter Road.
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July 31st, 2006 at 10:57 am
In their first game under new manager Paul Le Guen, Rangers started their SPL season the following day with a 2-1 at Motherwell.