On the back of two matches without scoring Celtic headed to Ibrox with a defensive partnership that had a combined tally of three hoops appearances in the previous 18 months. Gustaf Lagerbielke had yet to discover the win bonus.
When the team news was released Dujon Sterling was listed at left-back with the word being that Barisic had failed a fitness test.
Brilliantly he stands by his claim that Barrie McKay is a better player than Kieran Tierney while he has found a website that backs up his claim that James Tavernier has been the greatest player in Scottish football this decade.
Jack Butland raced towards the edge of his penalty box to take a back-pass from Dujon Sterling, passing quickly to Goldson who simply stabbed the ball back into his own net as Butland tried desperately to keep the ball out.
The dressing room that Chris Sutton shared with Henrik Larsson, Bobo Balde, Alan Thompson and Johan Mjallby was brimming with characters, social media outbursts would have been ‘dealt with’ internally but those days are long past.
Trying to dress up a goal-less first half against St Johnstone as a strong display doesn’t wash with Celtic supporters who are watching stale, predictable football.
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.
More is surely needed if Celtic are to enter the autumn in a position of strength. Maybe one, certainly two impact signings would transform the landscape
It isn’t the worst scenario out there, football wise it compares favourably, maybe Everything Wolves are one step ahead on this transfer tale.
As everyone in Scottish football knows Ange Postecoglou lost three of his first six SPFL matches, a run that is buying Beale time after he splashed the cash during the summer and appeared to come up with a forward line less interested and potent than Kemar Roofe, Alfredo Morelos and…