One of them is has 94 full international caps from a career where he played 500 matches for Benfica, AC Milan and Fiorentina. The other is apparently a leading Scottish sports lawyer.
Twice in the last three seasons Celtic have suspended the Green Brigade. The impact has been obvious, individual player shouts can clearly be heard.
Even in victory Martin O’Neill showcases the ability to wind up Celtic supporters.
In what way is a 2-0 victory at Motherwell the setting to share your disappointment that Derek McInnes lost two European qualifiers in August?
Those defeats are a source of joy for most Celtic supporters.…
But lo and behold the elderly golfer is none too happy with the Celtic support again and everyone and their dog knows the first port of call when he’s in that mood.
Those involved apparently wore balaclavas despite no evidence being offered. And that allowed O’Neill to compare them with the thugs on the pitch at Ibrox in March that launched a firework into the Broomloan Road full of Celtic supporters.
Bottles can crack the heads of Celtic fans and staff and the club can sink to the position of European also rans and the Celtic board and executive have not one single word to say.
That statement has revived the Celtic support. Given the Collective fresh fuel. The Collective is a rallying point for supporter anger.
Critically the ground was laid for signing Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate before McKay mysteriously left on September 10. He delivered the Gold Standard in transfer windows. Highlighted by every transfer window conducted by Nicholson.
Jordan Lotomba was given 10 minutes at Ibrox and lived up to the billing given to him by Feyenoord fans. Tony Ralston has came off the bench in the two defeats since.
Celtic have too often appeared to operate according to the preferences of Dermot Desmond rather than the requirements of a major European football club.