Ross County, Bair & Martindale in focus on final day
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It's the final day of the Scottish Premiership season and there is only one outstanding issue to be resolved - will it be Ross County or St Johnstone who enter a relegation play-off?
Here are the important names and games on week 38.
Game of the weekend - Ross County v Aberdeen
County are on course to finish above the league's bottom two places and thus be assured of another season of top-flight football.
Under interim manager Don Cowie, County are two points above St Johnstone going into Sunday's final games.
While Saints are away to Motherwell, the Dingwall side will be at home to Aberdeen - who themselves have an aim.
The Dons, seventh, are on four wins out of four since the split and will definitely finish with more points than sixth-placed Dundee and possibly also St Mirren, who are fifth.
A draw could allow St Johnstone to overtake County on goal difference but only if Saints win.
The future of the managerial position in Dingwall is uncertain but Cowie will be regarded as a hero if he completes Ross County's survival mission.
Player to watch - Theo Bair (Motherwell)
Almost laughed out of Perth last summer, Theo Bair has wreaked revenge all over the Scottish Premiership this season, proving doubters wrong and silencing his critics.
Nobody expected his 15 league goal tally, least of all St Johnstone fans who watched him toil last season. His return last year was just one solitary strike - a consolation goal against Kilmarnock.
Now, he has the chance to send his former employers down. The Saints desperately need a win, and Bair could be the man to prevent it, should he find the scoresheet again.
Needless to say, he could have the last laugh.
Manager in focus - David Martindale (Livingston)
In what has been the most challenging season of his Livingston tenure so far, David Martindale is coming to terms with relegation.
The manager has indicated he could leave the club, depending on the outcome of court action regarding ownership of the West Lothian outfit.
Could Sunday's home meeting with managerless Hibernian be Martindale's swansong? He wants to continue and spearhead the club's promotion bid from the Scottish Championship.
Either way, Sunday will be his final Premiership match with Livi for a while at least.