Without doubt Schmeichel will have sounded Hart out over the prospect of moving to Celtic, it wouldn’t be the greatest surprise if Hart played a role as matchmaker.
Rather than taking advantage of automatic qualification for the group stage of the Champions League that status seems to have increased the levels of complacency throughout the club.
Unfortunately Michael Nicholson seems incapable of carrying out the task, of delivering a goalkeeper ready to go straight into the Celtic first team, one with ability and ambition and wanting to play eight matches in the Champions League
Alas the ball would never have reached on the on-loan Brighton forward if it hadn’t been for a push on Joe Hart by Nicky Raskin, the joyous celebrations were cut short because as every fan knows ‘You Cannae Shive Our Goalie In The Box’.
Postecoglou had initially decided to try out Vasilis Barkas and Scott Bain but the Champions League knock-out from Midtjylland convinced him that he needed more than a goalkeeper, he needed a personality and a leader.
Hart looked all around the stadium, took the hugs and congratulations of his team-mates, then his manager and John Kennedy then settled into the dug out to soak up the scenes as the match was closed out as a 3-2 win for the home team.
Breaking up is never easy, after three seasons and at the age of 37 the 75 times capped former England internationalist has made the brave decision that this is his final contract.
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.
It’s unclear who was the most emotional between Henrik Larsson and the fans last night but there was magic in the air as everyone realised that it was 20 years since the long good-bye.
Following prompting from BBC Scotland and the Daily Record Margetson examined Jack Butland’s form but during the two Glasgow Derbies that featured the former Crystal Palace reserve his eye was taken by Hart in the other goal.