It took just 143 days but we finally got there, the return of the Scottish Premiership. Jonathan Obika's crucial goal to give St Mirren a 1-0 win over Hearts back in March was the final bit of action before the league shutdown. It took just 21 minutes for the first goal to be scored of the 2020/21 campaign when Ryan Kent ran through and slotted it past Aberdeen goalkeeper Joe Lewis to give Rangers an opening day win.
There was plenty to get our teeth into over the weekend’s football which spilled over into Monday night with live games, fans watching on screens, cardboard cutouts and more across the six games.
Scroll down and click through to see the winners and losers from week one of the Premiership.
13. Balogun brilliance
The Nigerian international could prove quite the coup having been recruited on a free contract. In the 1-0 win at Pittodrie the new Rangers centre-back shone. Speed, physicality, stepping out of defence with the ball, it all looked very easy for the player alongside Connor Goldson giving a nice balance to the centre-back pairing. Photo: SNS Group - Craig Williamson
14. TalkSPORT
Finally, when it comes to Scottish football TalkSPORT is always a loser. Despite the presence of Ally McCoist, the channel seems to enjoy talking the game down or spotting an opportunity to stick the boot in as we have seen these past couple of days with the doyen of Scottish football knowledge Jamie O’Hara. Photo: Pete Norton