Back in 2008 Celtic fans were in jubilant mood with a 1-0 win at Ibrox ensuring the happiest of new years with a seven point lead over Rangers (IL).
The joy of the win, without Aiden McGeady due to a dispute with Gordon Strachan, was huge and seemed to confirm that the hoops were on course for a fourth successive title.
Scott McDonald’s winner should have been the catalyst for another title success but instead it was a season that went badly wrong.
A staleness and complacency set it, the fans fell badly out of love with Strachan and his style of play with just a League Cup win to salvage from a season that included a Scottish Cup defeat to St Mirren a week after beating the Paisley side 7-0.
It was a season to forget in many ways with much of the side that won at Ibrox to find their way to Middlesbrough over the coming months.
Strachan was involved in all of those moves with his managerial career failing to kick on from what should have been a fantastic base of three SPL titles and twice reaching the knock out phase of the Champions League.
Celtic have won three times at Ibrox in the last 12 months but whatever the circumstance a win across the city is always a reason to celebrate.
ARTUR BORUC
Another clean sheet from the holy one at Ibrox, some of the locals got quite angry.
Boruc loved these fixtures but had little to do in this match up against Kenny Miller and Chris Boyd.
He survived the handover from Gordon Strachan to Tony Mowbray but was on his way in the summer of 2010 to Fiorentina for just £1m.
ANDREAS HINKEL
Much was expected of the German who arrived with the perfect pedigree after playing for Stuttgart and Seville.
He didn’t let anyone down but was nothing special either failing to make much of an impression.
Early in his reign Neil Lennon dropped the German out of his Champions League squad, a cruciate ligament injury effectively ended his career but he is now back at Stuttgart on the coaching staff.
GARY CALDWELL
A reliable solid performer although his high opinion of himself in media interviews didn’t sit easily with many Celtic fans.
In April 2008 he made an outstanding contribution to the 2-1 derby win that saw Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink score a dramatic winner.
Caldwell was never a favourite of Tony Mowbray, a transfer to Wigan seemed to suit all parties.
After spells in management at Wigan and Chesterfield he may have to look to get into coaching rather than front line management.
STEPHEN MCMANUS
Always looked comfortable in these fixtures, winning much more than he lost.
He kept it straightforward, played the game simply and gave 100% to every challenge.
Another victim of the Mowbray reign, he moved to Sunderland then back to Motherwell where he enjoyed a memorable play-off win at Ibrox over the tribute act.
LEE NAYLOR
Had a very very strange career, after arriving at Celtic he looked to be the left-back that we had waited so long for but after a storming first year it all started to slide away.
He played in two successful Champions League group phases but when Danny Fox was bought his days were numbered although he resurfaced when Fox was sold and Edson Braafheid bombed.
After Celtic he linked up again with Kenny Miller at Cardiff and is now working as an agent with Mikey Johnston one of his clients.
SCOTT BROWN
What more can be said about Broony- he’s won more matches at Ibrox than most of his opponents on Saturday.
His reputation soared with an iconic celebration at Ibrox in 2011 on route to a famous Scottish Cup success, in a replay.
The former Hibby is the first name on Brendan Rodgers team-sheet, Celtic without Broony is almost unthinkable.
PAUL HARTLEY
Excelled in these fixtures, he was always a starter, knew the territory and got the balance right between heart and head.
His Celtic career was unspectacular but he enjoyed great success, a totally different player to the tricky winger that started his career at Hamilton.
After spells at Bristol City and Aberdeen he made a success of management at Alloa and Dundee but is now struggling a bit with Falkirk.
BARRY ROBSON
Another derby day specialist, best remembered for clattering Christian Dailly and a penalty winner in a crucial 3-2 win on route to the 2008 title success.
After scoring with his first touch as a Celtic player it was always going to be downhill from there on although scoring with a header against Barcelona isn’t to be sniffed at.
He joined the exodus to Middlesbrough, had a spell playing in Canada before retiring at Aberdeen and getting involved in the coaching at Pittodrie.
KOKI MIZUNO
Only ever started two matches- scoring at Falkirk and contributing to a win at Ibrox.
A major fall out between Gordon Strachan and Aiden McGeady opened the door for Mizuno who was brought in on the back of the Naka wave.
He wasn’t anything like Shunsuke Nakamura and drifted back to play in Japan after two seasons as a Celtic player
GEORGIOS SAMARAS
A very mixed Celtic career but managed to leave as a cult figure if not hero.
It was at Ibrox three years later than he really made his name with a second half double to give an unfancied Neil Lennon side a famous win.
After Celtic it was downhill with various stopping off points after a short and unsuccessful spell at West Brom.
SCOTT MCDONALD
Had already earned his derby stripes with a double in the 3-2 win at Celtic earlier in the year but Celtic strikers are judged on their big match contributions.
McDonald had a very successful Celtic career with his Ibrox winner after holding off Kirk Broadfoot one of several memorable goals.
Like many of this team he was to find his way to the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough and is now trying to get Dundee United back into the Premiership.