Rodgers did briefly discuss Benfica midfielder Paolo Bernardo who is expected to join on loan but beyond that there was no hint of further incoming activity.
And then we come to summer 2023, Postecoglou is no longer involved as Mark grabs his big opportunity, a Lawwell family member in charge of transfer activity. What could possibly go wrong?
Rodgers watched these developments from afar, raised his concerns when approached by Dermot Desmond and was reassured by Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay that things were now being done very differently.
Harking back to the good old days isn’t going to do Rodgers any favours in a dressing room full of treble winners.
Concentrating on the project market and balance sheet during the transfer window has had grim consequences on the pitch, the part of the business that actually matters.
It is the first start of the season for Johnston, Scales and Yang while Turnbull scored twice in the SPFL opener at home to Ross County.
Sutton expected to watch Celtic kick on over the summer months, in the Daily Record he shared his shock at the position his old club is in with six days left in the window
Rodgers will be in front of the media before and after the Derby match while Lawwell and his team work away in the background under little scrutiny or pressure.
Rodgers and Mark Lawwell have got seven more days to come up with solutions or else the hoops face four very demanding months in a far weaker position that they finished last season.
With a Glasgow Derby and Champions League campaign starting next month Rodgers will have to rethink his defensive plans ahead of a critical stage of the season.