Celtic and Rangers may be the leading lights in the Scottish Premiership in terms of likely title winners but as we know very well in Edinburgh, there is so much to the top tier besides the big two.
It is far from surprising that Rangers and Celtic dominate when it comes to the most valuable players in the Scottish Premiership. The Old Firm sides are able to enjoy squad market values of well over £100 million but those of their Scottish Premiership counterparts are all below £20 million with Aberdeen benefiting from the next highest valued squad.
Ahead of another busy week's action in the Scottish Premiership, here is the highest valued playing XI in the Scottish Premiership, excluding players from both Celtic and Rangers.
9. CM: Beni Baningime - Hearts
The Congolese midfielder is coming back into form following a lengthy injury. The 25-year-old has a value of £850,000. | SNS Group
10. RW: Martin Boyle - Hibs
The Australian international and Hibs star man has a market value of £1.8 million | SNS Group
11. Str: Duk - Aberdeen
Luis Lopes, the Cape Verdean international, has a market value of £1.8 million. | SNS Group
12. Str: Lawrence Shankland - Hearts
Hearts' current captain and Scotland international has a market value of £1.3 million. | SNS Group