Manager: Mark McGhee

Position last season: Fourth

Nickname: The Dons

Ground: Pittodrie

Capacity: 21,600

Players in: Stuart Nelson (Norwich, free).

Players out: Scott Severin (Watford, free), Lee Mair (St Mirren, free), Jamie Smith (released).

Key man: Sone Aluko

Chances: Aberdeen will be optimistic McGhee continues his record of making a major impact in his first season at a new club and emulates his third-place finish with Motherwell.

Prediction: Third

CELTIC

Manager: Tony Mowbray

Position last season: Second

Nickname: The Bhoys

Ground: Celtic Park

Capacity: 60,800

Players in: Lukasz Zaluska (Dundee United, free), Marc-Antoine Fortune (Nancy, £3.8million) Landry N'Guemo (Nancy, loan), Danny Fox (Coventry, undisclosed).

Players out: Shunsuke Nakamura (Espanyol, free), Bobo Balde (released), Paul Hartley (Bristol City, free), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (released).

Key man: Aiden McGeady

Chances: Mowbray has injected power and pace into the side with his first two signings and Celtic fans anticipate some exciting football.

Prediction: Champions

DUNDEE UNITED

Manager: Craig Levein

Position last season: Fifth

Nickname: The Terrors

Ground: Tannadice

Capacity: 14,200

Players in: Steve Banks (Hearts, free), Danny Cadamarteri (Huddersfield, free), Jennison Myrie-Williams (Bristol City, free), Andy Webster (Rangers, loan).

Players out: Lukasz Zaluska (Celtic, free), Michael McGovern (released), Warren Feeney (Cardiff, end of loan).

Key man: Scott Robertson

Chances: Craig Levein will be expected to add a European place to his plaudits in his third full season but Francisco Sandaza's double hernia will leave United without their main goal threat for the first six weeks.

Prediction: Fourth

FALKIRK

Manager: Eddie May

Position last season: 10th

Nickname: The Bairns

Ground: Falkirk Stadium

Capacity: 7,200

Players in: Brian McLean (Motherwell, free), Ryan Flynn (Liverpool, loan), Marc Twaddle (Partick Thistle, undisclosed) Alex MacDonald (Burnley, loan), Danijel Marceta (Partizan Belgrade, loan), Vitor Lima (Ethnikos Piraeus, free).

Players out: Steven Pressley (retired), Michael Higdon (St Mirren, free), Dani Mallo (free agent), Kevin McBride, Patrick Clegg, (both Hibernian, free), Dean Holden (released), Steve Lovell (released), Mark Staunton (released), Arnau Riera (free agent), Gerard Aafjes (MVV Maastricht, free).

Key man: Darren Barr

Chances: A big test for rookie manager Eddie May after Falkirk survived the drop on the last day of the season.

Prediction: 12th

HAMILTON

Manager: Billy Reid

Position last season: Ninth

Nickname: Accies

Ground: New Douglas Park

Capacity: 6,000

Players in: Marvin Andrews (Raith, free), Izzy Iriekpen (Bristol City, free).

Players out: James McCarthy (Wigan, £1.2m plus additions), Brian Easton (Burnley, £350,000 plus additions), Kenny Deuchar (St Johnstone, free), Derek Asamoah, Stephen Ettien (both released), Rocco Quinn (Queen of the South, free), Chris Swailes (Gateshead, free), Joel Thomas (Colchester, £125,000), Mark Corcoran (Partick Thistle, free).

Key man: James McArthur

Chances: Comfortably stayed up in their debut season in the SPL despite injury problems but second season will prove a test following the loss of two of their star youngsters.

Prediction: 10th

HEARTS

Manager: Csaba Laszlo

Position last season: Third

Nickname: Jam Tarts

Ground: Tynecastle

Capacity: 18,000

Players in: Ian Black (Inverness, free), Suso Santana (Tenerife, free), Dawid Kucharski (Lech Poznan, undisclosed), Ismael Bouzid (Ankaragucu, undisclosed), David Witteveen (Red Bull Salzburg, undisclosed).

Players out: Christos Karipidis, Bruno Aguiar (both Omonia Nicosia, free) Robbie Neilson (Leicester, free), Mike Tullberg (Reggina, end of loan), Saulius Mikoliunas, Deividas Cesnauskis (both released).

Key man: Andrew Driver

Chances: Expectations will be high after Laszlo's impressive first season but European campaign could stretch their smaller squad.

Prediction: Fifth

HIBERNIAN

Manager: John Hughes

Position last season: Sixth

Nickname: Hi-bees

Ground: Easter Road

Capacity: 17,500

Players in: Patrick Clegg, Kevin McBride (both Falkirk, free), Danny Galbraith (Manchester United, undisclosed).

Players out: Grzegorz Szamotulski, Andy McNeil, David Grof (all released), Ross Chisholm (released), Steven Fletcher (Burnley, £3m), Alan O'Brien (Swindon, free), Rob Jones (Scunthorpe, undisclosed), Denes Rosa (released).

Key man: Derek Riordan

Chances: The loss of skipper Jones and top scorer Fletcher will give Hughes an uphill struggle in his bid to improve on last season.

Prediction: Seventh

KILMARNOCK

Manager: Jim Jefferies

Position last season: Eighth

Nickname: Killie

Ground: Rugby Park

Capacity: 18,100

Players in: Graeme Owens (Middlesbrough, free).

Players out: Allan Johnston (released), David Lilley (Queen of the South, free), Grant Murray (Raith, free), Willie Gibson (Dunfermline, nominal).

Key man: Kevin Kyle

Chances: Kyle's goals will give Kilmarnock every chance of making the top six but Killie need to avoid the injury problems that have dogged them over the last two seasons.

Prediction: Sixth

MOTHERWELL

Manager: Jim Gannon

Position last season: Seventh

Nickname: The Steelmen

Ground: Fir Park

Capacity: 13,742

Players in: Michael Fraser (Inverness, free), Steven Jennings (Tranmere, free), Chris Humphrey (Shrewsbury, free), John Ruddy (Everton, loan), Giles Coke (Northampton, free).

Players out: Graeme Smith (Brighton, free), Bob Malcolm (Brisbane Roar, free), David Clarkson (Bristol City, £800,000), Brian McLean (Falkirk, free), Stephen Hughes (free agent), Paul Quinn (Cardiff, £300,000) Maros Klimpl (free agent), Cillian Sheridan (Celtic, end of loan).

Key man: Stephen Craigan

Chances: Much will depend on new boss Gannon's recruitment skills after Well lost the bulk of their first team.

Prediction: Eighth

RANGERS

Manager: Walter Smith

Position last season: Champions

Nickname: The Gers

Ground: Ibrox

Capacity: 50,411

Players in:

Players out: Christian Dailly (free), Brahim Hemdani (free), Dean Furman (Oldham, undisclosed), Barry Ferguson (Birmingham, £1.25m).

Key man: Madjid Bougherra

Chances: First championship win in four years has strengthened their resolve but lack of spending power and vulnerability to bids for key players could prove costly.

Prediction: Second

ST JOHNSTONE

Manager: Derek McInnes

Position last season: First Division champions

Nickname: Saints

Ground: McDiarmid Park

Capacity: 10,673

Players in: Dave MacKay, Murray Davidson (both Livingston, undisclosed), Kenny Deuchar (Hamilton, free), Danny Grainger (Dundee United, undisclosed) Graeme Smith (Rangers, free), Filipe Morais (Inverness, free).

Players out: Kevin James (Ayr), Steven Doris (Arbroath).

Key man: Paul Sheerin

Chances: Some shrewd buys and their resilience will give the Perth side a fighting chance of staying up.

Prediction: 11th

ST MIRREN

Manager: Gus MacPherson

Position last season: 11th

Nickname: The Buddies

Ground: St Mirren Park

Capacity: 8,000

Players in: Lee Mair (Aberdeen, free), Michael Higdon (Falkirk, free), Paul Gallacher (Dunfermline, undisclosed).

Players out: Jim Hamilton (Partick Thistle, free), Marc McAusland (Queen of the South, free), Gary Mason (released), Will Haining (released), Franco Miranda (CAI, free).

Key man: Andy Dorman

Chances: Holding on to attacking midfielder Dorman and adding goals up front will be crucial but St Mirren will expect to turn their improving overall play into points.

Prediction: Ninth.