Fan reaction to Scottish Premiership's opening weekend

"Brutal", a "miserable victory", and no need for fireworks.

The Scottish Premiership returned this weekend and brought with it drama and intrigue across the board.

From Russell Martin's scathing post-match comments to Falkirk's return to the top flight after 15 years, there were more storylines than you could shake an empty pie ashet at.

Across the season, BBC Scotland will be asking you for your views on the action through our live pages.

Here is a selection of what you made of the opening weekend's action.

'Brutal' Rangers draw with 'positive' Motherwell

Rangers fans were left frustrated after their side conceded late on and only drew with Motherwell.

Sarah: Same old Rangers, can't close a game out.

Bob: Pathetic performance, not enough skill in the team to play Russell Martin's way. Too laboured on the ball - too slow in thought and action. After this display and the coach's words I am really worried for this season. Top-six hopefully.

Chris: Poor show. I was not inspired by the choice of manager nor have I been impressed by the new signings. I wouldn't be surprised if we finish fourth, never mind second. Lack of determination to win.

Brian: A new season and a new manager with new players, but the same old performance. Nothing new that wasn't there last season, poor passing, poor kick outs, and, considering the amount of corners, only one goal. Shocking. The same old excuses that we have heard before many times.

Bill: It's very early, but I would be surprised if this Rangers team put in a challenge for the league title. Very poor.

Conversely, Motherwell supporters were delighted with what they saw.

Mark: We are going to be a joy to watch this season! A superb second half saw us snatch a well deserved point. If we play like that all season we could be a real problem for other teams.

James: Superb. We fell away in the first half but the second half was tremendous. Like watching a new team. Effort and refusing to lie down, a new Motherwell.

George: Delighted with our approach and mentality. Bravery and a will to try. Still plenty aspects to improve, but if we play like that every week, we will win more than we lose.

Susan: An inspiring start! Can totally see what Jens Berthel Askou is trying to do. A few nervous moments initially but once they settled down it went well. Struggle to recall a better opening result.

Mark: Incredible performance from Motherwell and so unlucky not to win in the dying moments! We are going to be very fun to watch this season. Bring on St Mirren.

Jimmy: This was positive. Motherwell put Rangers on the back foot, which is not usual in these games.

St Mirren 'dropped three points' against 'lethargic' Celtic

Celtic fans were left with mixed emotions despite Luke McCowan's late goal earning them three points over St Mirren at Parkhead.

Harry: Yet another miserable 1-0 victory in the final minutes. Can't disguise the deficiencies in the Celtic team – and in Brendan Rodgers' tactics. Negative, robotic football that will again result in several heavy defeats in Europe.

John: St Mirren worked hard at their game plan and nearly got a point. Credit to the players for remaining calm and getting the reward for the perseverance. Onwards now for the season.

Patrick: Good performances across the park but found it difficult against a St Mirren team which has performed so well and competitively in the League Cup. Kieran Tierney was great, but needs to work on his fitness. All the pieces are there, we just need to find a way of fitting them together.

Martin: Not the best performance but a win is a win. Fair play to St Mirren, they defended well. We need more attacking options. Adam Idah and Yang Hyun-jun aren't good enough. Says it all that only two of our six signings kicked a ball.

Cieron: I am unsure if Celtic are lethargic or arrogant? Trying to walk the ball in with no real conviction. Fair play to St Mirren for not allowing the game to be dictated to them though.

Steven: Brendan Rodgers has created a lot of negativity with that press conference the other day. He's a top coach but his ego is off the scale. I want us to sign players but he paid over £20m for Idah and Arne Engels, that's outrageous. Engels is like a fish up a tree.

St Mirren fans were heartened by their performance against the champions.

William: This was a game played by two very good sides. I thought St Mirren at times rode their luck but they certainly deserved a point. Their defending was excellent and a work ethic to give the supporters a great deal of hope in the weeks to come. It was despairing to lose by a late deflected goal.

Ross: Three points dropped by St Mirren… They really should be doing better against poor opponents like this.

Iain: A disciplined performance, we rode our luck for sure. Thought we were going to hold on. The Celtic subs made all the difference, I wish James Forrest would retire!

'Professional' Hearts 'outhustle' Aberdeen

Hearts opened their league account with a 2-0 win over Aberdeen and supporters are optimistic about the season ahead under Derek McInnes.

Keith: Thoroughly professional performance, looked strong in every department and have a physicality to dig in when required. McInnes has been flawless since his arrival.

David: Always good to start a new season with a win, especially at home. Much more incisive and quicker to move the ball forward than last season. Expect us to do even better once the new squad settles in.

Finn: The most hungry, aggressive and solid as I've seen Hearts in a while.

Alan: Hearts looked more hungry than Aberdeen. Every player worked for each another and looked like there was togetherness about the team. We need a creative midfielder to complement the eager workers. If Bloom can conjure up the final piece of the jigsaw, we could have an exciting season.

Aberdeen supporters weren't impressed by the display at Tynecastle.

Callum: First half was awful from the Dons. Could see the difference in quality and also competitiveness in the Hearts team. Second half got a bit better, but Kusini Yengi has to score his chance. Nicolas Milanovic looked decent and was the only positive.

Stuart: I think it's going to be a long season as I don't believe we have enough striking options to win crucial games like last night.

Justin: Aberdeen were outhustled from the start. Hearts wanted it more and we looked off the pace and the need for a goal scorer is even more evident now - hopefully Yengi can get on the goal trail soon as this wasn't his finest hour.

Brian: Badly need a proven striker. Splash the cash and bring Bojan Miovski back. Sivert Nilsen should be nowhere near the team - Ante Palaversa is far better. Topi Keskinen still poor - Shayden Morris should be starting.

Falkirk fans upbeat, United will 'struggle' for top six

Falkirk earned a point against Dundee United on their return to the top-flight and fans were pleased with the performance.

Jim: Excellent performance by newcomers against the fourth-placed side last season. A couple of defensive errors proved costly. This performance augurs well for the season ahead.

John: Well done the Bairns. If we can sort defence, we will be fine.

Nathan: All in all a great advert for Scottish football, but from our perspective I thought we were the better team. Now it's time to work on the point gained, a more clinical edge in front of goal and maybe we could've gone back home with three points.

Stuart: Point was a fair result. Disappointed in the two goals we conceded but we kept going and played some decent stuff in what was a good game of football.

United fans singled out midfielder Panutche Camara for praise after the 2-2 draw.

Graeme: Dundee United will struggle for a top-six finish with that defence and goalkeeper. Panutche Camara was brilliant to watch. Best player on the park.

Terry: Three games in and we are sitting with two wins in Europe and an away draw in the league opener. Hardly a crisis!

Kenny: Much better. Camara had a great game and we were unlucky not to pick up all three points. A good shift from the whole team and a definite step up in attitude and application. Two great goals!

'Relegation fodder' Dundee and steady Hibs

Hibernian bounced back from their aggregate defeat by Midtjylland to beat Dundee 2-1.

James: Travelled to Dundee with my son, hoping that Hibs could start the league season strongly after the disappointment of Thursday. Great to see Hibs hit the ground running and could easily have scored four or five against a poor Dundee. Hopefully we can push on and get points on the board early. Very happy with the direction the club is going.

Alexander: Good win considering we went to extra-time on Thursday night.

Gareth: Don't need fireworks on day one, just three points.

Dundee fans are fearful for the season ahead after another defeat under head coach Steven Pressley.

Doug: On the basis of the three Dundee games that I've watched, including today's, there is no doubt in my mind that we are already relegation fodder. We look weak all over the park, there is no fight in the team when Murray isn't playing, and we seem to be content playing for low-scoring defeats. This season has disaster written all over it.

Grant: Hibs won in second gear. Pressley is deluded in his post-match comments. Nelms at the helm is destroying Dundee. As a so-called US "businessman", I would expect elements of success and improvement. Instead, we are rock bottom with the worst ground in the league. We deserve better.

Mark: Dundee are awful. Relegated by February. No creativity at all. Couldn't even get the substitutes on properly.

Stephen: I have supported Dundee for over 55 years and I can honestly say this is the worst set I have ever seen at this club and the future certainly doesn't look rosy.

Time machine Killie, Livi 'should have won'

Kilmarnock fans were left frustrated after their side let a two-goal lead slip against Livingston following George Stanger's red card.

John: It was like going back in time to last season, come on Killie get it sorted out before it becomes normal to throw away points. It stops now, no more lapses.

Kenny: A good first half performance, but a disappointing second half. The red card and penalty made a big difference, however, Killie were on the back foot most of the second half. There are some positives, but the overarching feeling is that we still have work to do, and we need more cover defensively!

James: Very disappointed to only draw the game. For all their possession Livi didn't create many chances. The game turns on the penalty. A very frustrating result but we did well in the first half and scored two good goals. I feel we need to beef up the central defence and midfield.

Gary: New season, new manager, some new players in, yet once again it's the same as last season on too many occasions, another red card.

On the other hand, Livi supporters took positives from the fightback.

David: We will surprise some people. A lot of fans of other sides have us finishing 12th. I think, or is it really hope, that we will get a top-six finish. That may very well be sixth, but I would love to see a top-five finish and a chance for Europe.

Ollie: Robbie Muirhead will be key for us this season up top but so will Jerome Prior at the other other end of the pitch along with Danny Wilson and Ryan McGowan but for me Graham Carey will be our surprise package this season, he's very creative.

Kyle: A game Livi should have won, but Killie managed to score two quick goals.