A year ago Scott Sinclair was finding out about the special Celtic factor.
After scoring the winner on his debut he quickly found himself playing in the Champions League after a season of misery as Aston Villa were relegated.
Sinclair’s example will be fresh in the thoughts of a few disillusioned EPL players this weekend after discovering that they couldn’t even make the bench for the opening round of fixtures.
Every player that has been on EPL wages for a couple of years should have their finances secure allowing them to consider that old fashioned value of playing football, enjoying your game and perhaps winning some honours.
One mid-table EPL club is much the same as the next but as trailblazers like Chris Sutton, John Hartson and Alan Thompson discovered there is a place north of the border to fulfil your potential and enjoy the game again.
Sinclair trusted Brendan Rodgers to revive his career with a mutual dividend involved.
Playing in the Champions League is a big magnet but there are other attractions as well as working with probably the most respected British manager in the game.
Crowds close to 60,000 every second game are assured with a strong possibility of trophies, a day out, a lap of honour, pictures on the park with your kids as well as a competitive salary.
Who could be next to enjoy the Celtic Rehabilitation?
The one time England defender should be at the peak of his powers just now with Spurs and Liverpool on his CV but there are more important things in his life that the final season of his lucrative QPR deal.
Brendan Rodgers spoke positively of how he has helped the defender get over the demons in his life, the logical step would be a permanent re-union with Celtic providing an option for the 25-year-old to get his life and career back on track.
October of that year saw him make his England debut away to Lithuania but that was on the back of Rodgers being sacked.
Little has gone right for Ings in the 22 months since with a Sinclair type move to Celtic likely to be very appealing.
He can play out wide or through the centre which could suit Celtic down to the ground should Liverpool and the player be able to agree the terms of a deal.
Glen Johnson blocked his first team path with Crystal Palace offering a fresh start in the summer of 2014.
Although he has racked up 63 Premier League starts at Selhurst Park his potential has yet to be realised.
With a year left on his contract he may have more ambitions that simply having a bit part role in the annual battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
While everything went well for Sean Dyche Flanagan only managed to start three Premier League matches with his career continuing to stall.
He seemed to have everything to play for as he broke into the Liverpool side making a big impression during the 2013/14 season and just missing out on a place in the England World Cup squad.
He still has two years to run on his contract but badly needs a run of games to stand a chance of realising his early potential.
That development plan came to a halt when Bournemouth slapped in a £15m bid last summer which was enough for Jurgen Klopp to cash those chips in.
Life on the south coast has proved more difficult that expected with no goals coming from 13 Premier League starts and the same amount of substitute appearances last season.
A loan deal is much more likely than attempting to put together £15m plus wages but as he tries to break into the Bournemouth side ‘doing a Scott Sinclair’ must seem very appealing.