Across the media there was barely a word of caution that it might not work out as anticipated, when the final whistle blew at Rugby Park furious bears hit the keyboard to express their anger on Follow Follow.
With his Sky Sports pay days over Souness is available for hire, new Ibrox CEO James Bisgrove knew the positive PR that he’d pick up among bears by associating himself with a former manager of Rangers.
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.
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.