The Belgian has brought hope when it was previously thin on the ground. He has revived players who were looking tired and added vitality with some astute new signings.
With the stakes so high it was well anticipated that the SFA would put Beaton in charge of the Pittodrie fixture with the only consolation being that Andrew Dallas hasn’t been given the VAR gig.
Scott has ticked the boxes to get his first Ibrox appointment from the SFA, he wasn’t going to jeopardise his ascent up the ranks with Aitken on hand just to make sure that he came to the right decisions.
Encouraged by that sort of decision Gordon lunged in to rake his studs down an opponent, Dickinson had a clear view of it and decided that it was only a yellow card.
It is unlikely that Callum McGregor or even Graeme Shinnie will be losing any sleep over the threats from the baggy-eyed Ibrox ace.
We knew our quality, even the quality of the coach. We are all behind him and on Thursday we showed again that we are a great club with young players and old players, with mixed players.
I’ve been in dressing rooms before and it is very difficult for a manager to turn around if players think that is a possibility but they need to do more. Regardless of anything or what is going on behind the scenes.
The nagging suspicion in their deepest subconscious that one night somebody, somewhere is going to stick double figures past Celtic in a mortifying moment that will live on in infamy.
Celtic B managed to lose the match 5-1, their biggest ever loss in the Lowland League to highlight the extent that standards have slipped and the task facing Tisdale and whoever else that takes a deep dive into a failing Academy.
At a massive financial disadvantage to Celtic the new CEO will have to conjure up something special to earn credibility and breathing space, sacking Clement would give him a fresh start but the issues run much much deeper than the latest dud in the dug-out.