Despite his lectures about respect and learning lessons, life in the top tier of Scottish football is proving to be a brutal experience for Mark Warburton.
Double defeats away to Hibs and Falkirk should have provided a warning to the former city trader despite the joy of winning last season’s Championship win.
Watching Hibs win the Scottish Cup for the first time in 114 years would have set off alarm bells for a more experienced, streetwise operator.
Undeterred, Warbo has stuck to the same tactics, replaced Danny Wilson with 38-year-old Clint Hill and watched his side get demolished in the top flight.
Four visits to Tynecastle, Celtic Park and Pittodrie have brought zero points with Brendan Rodgers side also handing out lessons at Hampden and Ibrox.
#Goingfor55 has been replaced by the claim that Sevco live in another pond while assistant manager Davie Weir isn’t sure if a £100m warchest would be enough to catch Celtic.
With Ross County visiting Ibrox on Saturday Warbo needs to change his tune to keep the gullible from rebelling, anything less than full points opens up the prospect of Celtic celebrating the title on March 12- and an angry visitor jetting in from South Africa for some harsh words with his manager.