His surname causes alarm among many Celtic fans, even if Mark is nothing like his Dad, is competent, modest and hard working without an ego in need of regular massage he will be viewed suspiciously by hoops supporters.
It almost seems like a throwaway detail after the Palma story but ‘three or four signings’ is bound to intrigue supporters as does the reference to Brendan Rodgers when the Celtic boss has firmly put recruitment matters down as the responsibility of Mark Lawwell.
Super Scoreboard host Gordon Duncan is a real mater of his craft. A caller goes on air then Motherwell fan Duncan reframes the question to the panellists which regularly includes the former Airdrie United management team of Gordon Dalziel and Mark Wilson.
English went into great depth about the atmosphere and passion created but chose to ignore one vital detail, a banner from the Union Bears that is certain to bring further sanctions and stand closures from UEFA.
What it might do though, is give them a kick up the backside to bring in, not just development players, but those who are ready to go into the first team and take Celtic up another level.
He wants to play week in week out and that isn’t guaranteed at Rangers. Ianis and his agent have been looking at things in the last week or so and have had an ongoing discussion.
For additional support on Saturday he will have Andrew Dallas, also from Lanarkshire, in the VAR room to ensure that he stays on the straight and narrow towards building a long and lucrative career in refereeing.
A clunky blue line was drawn across the pitch, bent in places and clearly showing Watkins’ shoulder goal side. Nicholson will probably put it down to teething issues.
Soon after the VAR verdict was delivered Viaplay Sport briefly showed the image used with their commentary team not convinced either way.
With the significance of the defeat it seems that no questions were asked after the match to Brendan Rodgers about injuries sustained on the Killie pitch.