Back in August after a battling draw against Hamilton Accies optimism (or delusion) was sky high.
Joey Barton picked up the man-of-the-match award as Mark Warburton showcased the newcomers to add to the squad that had beaten Celtic in the Scottish Cup.
Across the city panic was the order of the day. Fear dogged every Celtic fan, after a four year start their team was neck and neck with the new kids from Ibrox. #rangersarecoming and #goingfor55 were the slogans to dread.
Such was the fear in the east end that they had shelled out £3m/year on a failed manager who had never won a trophy in his career. Warbo had just captured the double of Petrofac Cup and Championship title.
Reigning in his enthusiasm slightly Dave King told the club TV station: “This year is about being back in the Premiership and making an increased investment in the squad, which we have done very substantially to make sure we competed this year.
“The objective is to compete for the title this year and then next year to hopefully be back in Europe.
“We will then scale up the investment again so that we are also competitive at the European level.
“I think this team is capable of winning the league. Obviously the resources Celtic have got in their squad are far greater than Rangers but they have resources intended to compete in Europe.”
2 min ‘we are capable of winning the league!!!’
Since that day the South African based criminal hasn’t been back to watch the club that he loved watching as he grew up in Castlemilk. There are probably 27 reasons for staying away.
The management team that he trusted has been shown up as badly out of their depth, without a win in five matches against St Johnstone and Ross County.
Two visits to Tynecastle have brought humiliation. The Magic Hat has been trounced by Brendan at Celtic Park, Hampden and Ibrox
As the people look for direction and reassurance Mr King is looking the other way.
