Reflecting the balance of the season only one of the highlighted matches was played before the end of February with three coming in a golden May fortnight that will be long remembered.
When transfer news is thin on the ground there is always leaked, rumoured and concept kits for Celtic fans to discuss.Earlier in the week Adidas released the home kit which has been given a far higher approval rating that last season’s ‘stained glass’ effort which seems destined to be remembered…
While players from all clubs joined the Armed Forces, Rangers players were found jobs in the nearby Shipyards where they were given time off for training sessions before playing matches against clubs that had been decimated by call-ups. In the Southern League.
Jamie Flynn is the man that delivered the perfect summary, nothing really needs to be added as he explains the bizarre claim that seems certain to be trashed in the next 12 months.
Throughout this season Keevins has been predicting the downfall of Rodgers and Celtic. If there was a negative angle to be found on anything Celtic related the veteran hack projected it forward to the next match and the consequences of defeat.
It was exactly how you would plan a title clincher, a brilliant performance of fast, entertaining football with a cutting edge while the pressure was on. Doing it The Glasgow Celtic Way.
The celebrations were real and raw, away days are becoming something of a rarity in Scottish football but making up for the loss of trips to Ibrox and Tynecastle the songs and chants boomed out around Rugby Park.
In front of the 3,835 away supporters in the Chadwick Stand the players took a bow before driving up the M77 to be greeted by another welcoming party at Celtic Park.
Suddenly the tune changed to You’ll Never walk Alone, on occasions like this it works even in daylight as 60,000 joined together with the Gerry Marsden anthem, pumping the Celtc players up that bit more before they go off to form the huddle.
No matter how much is won the post match scenes of days like today are to be enjoyed to the full, especially with the opposition seen off under A Proper Football Manager.