A yes vote though isn't a vote for Salmond to become an ayatollah, in fact I wouldn't be surprised post-independence for a rebranded, phoenix, centre-left Labour Party to be very dominant. I'll probably vote Yes, but have never voted for Salmond or the SNP and don't really have inclination to ever do so.
What I don't understand, is why are Yes running Salmond every time? If Yes wants to win, one of it's key groups to persuade is the undecided/soft no Labour people and a common complaint is that the Yes Campaign is just an adjunct of the SNP. Why then do they not run Dennis Canavan next time against Darling? After all, he is the head of Yes (I think) and having him being ex-Labour up against someone who is current Labour, it could turn out to be very effective if he managed to win the debate.