How could Motherwell have been saved when they finished 4th that season?   
1 	Rangers 	36 	28 	6 	2 	96 	26 	70 	90 	 
2 	Celtic 	36 	21 	6 	9 	90 	38 	52 	69 	 
3 	Hearts 	36 	15 	9 	12 	47 	40 	7 	54 	 
4 	Motherwell 	36 	14 	10 	12 	49 	63 	-14 	52 
5 	St. Johnstone 	36 	10 	12 	14 	36 	44 	-8 	42 
6 	Hibernian 	36 	10 	11 	15 	49 	61 	-12 	41 
7 	Dundee 	36 	12 	5 	19 	45 	64 	-19 	41 
8 	Dundee United 	36 	11 	6 	19 	34 	57 	-23 	39 
9 	Kilmarnock 	36 	8 	13 	15 	38 	52 	-14 	37 
10 	Aberdeen 	36 	9 	6 	21 	44 	83 	-39 	33