The Scottish Premiership is back after a three-week break, and that means so are a host of fascinating subplots across the top flight. While 74-year-old Martin O'Neill remains Celtic manager after a period of self-reflection, there is a new man in charge at Hibs - 35-year-old Marink Reedijk. Meanwhile, Derek McInnes is hoping to lead Rangers to top spot for the first time and others like St Mirren and Motherwell know positive starts will be undone, should they record four defeats in a row.
Here, we take a look at the big talking points ahead of the weekend… Celtic went into the international break on the back of three defeats, two to rivals Rangers and the other in the Europa League. It left boss Martin O'Neill considering his future and supporters wondering what lay ahead. The 74-year-old said it didn't take him long to realise he was still up for the challenge of landing the club's sixth consecutive league title, and he was publicly backed by chief executive Michael Nicholson too.
However, for all his legendary status at the club, O'Neill knows he must deliver again if he is to retain the support of those in the stands. For all that fans have protested against the club's board over transfers and the like - they still expect results. Even if those protests went 72 miles east of Celtic Park during the break, as some supporters threw tennis balls towards principal shareholder Dermot Desmond while he was playing golf at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
Five tricky tests await in the coming weeks, starting with Motherwell at Fir Park on Sunday - live on Sky Sports. Celtic last suffered four consecutive defeats under Wilfried Nancy last year, a record that had not been matched since 1978. O'Neill knows he must again rewrite the record books for the right reasons, not the wrong.
Three points on Sunday is the starting place to deliver that. While Celtic have hit a bump in the road after an impressive start, Rangers had to recover from some early teething issues under Derek McInnes before picking up key wins. The Rangers boss failed to win his first four games in charge and soon after saw the Ibrox side knocked out of Europe by Jablonec.
However, returning from the international break, Rangers have their sights on going top of the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season. A new-look squad has racked up six consecutive wins across all competitions and McInnes knows that must continue against one of his former clubs on Saturday as Kilmarnock head to Govan. Victory would take Rangers to the summit, albeit for perhaps only 24 hours, should Celtic then respond against Motherwell on Sunday.
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