St Johnstone could be on the verge of new ownership and another Premiership top six campaign.
There are plenty of reasons for Perth fans to be full of festive season optimism.
The same goes for Dundee, who are showing some consistent Championship form.
At Tannadice, the talk has been of a new Dundee United emerging.
After our own World Cup break, Jim Spence, Sean Hamilton and Eric Nicolson assess the state of play for the Tayside trio in the latest Talking Football podcast.
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