Rodgers it was, the Green Brigade were among the few dissenters but anyone challenged on who would make a better manager failed to come up with a credible option.
Money played a significant part in those decisions but so to does the lack of any pathway into first team football. That door has been closing ever since Kieran Tierney broke through in 2015.
It is a tall order with Kwon, Tomoki Iwata and Odin Thiago Holm the candidates for the position that eluded Postecoglou.
How much interest and ambition Fraser has is unknown, he has enjoyed the riches of the EPL for six seasons and may not have the appetite for a fresh challenge and the demands expected at Celtic.
Strangely with such demand Celtic don’t offer any type of Season Ticket resale scheme on a match by match basis, something that almost all EPL clubs have which expands ticket access.
There is little doubt that Celtic have the most committed, organised and active support across Ireland with supporters clubs leaving every county for the pilgrimage to home matches at Celtic Park.
Two years ago Matt O’Riley would barely have known of Postecoglou, The Fields of Athenrye or noticed that there are Celtic/Irish pubs in every holiday resort in Spain.
Tapping into the speculation Anthony Joseph dug into his archives to share an image from the summer of 1997 which had more than a few Celtic fans putting 2 and 2 together and guessing at the fourth signing.
Incredibly Hatate’s fee seemed to involved around £1.2m going to Kawasaki Frontiers, it was a Larsson like steal.
Rodgers will have to go with the same squad of players again on Saturday against Gamba Osaka although Yuki Kobayashi could miss out through injury.