At the start of August the knives were sharpened for Ange Postecoglou.
One veteran pundit took particular delight in Celtic losing out to Midtjylland and Hearts over the course of a couple of days. He tipped Aberdeen to finish above Celtic in the SPFL Premiership.
On August 1 Hugh Keevins shared his wisdom with the readership of the Sunday Mail and Daily Record online:
At the very least we now know what the Ange in Ange Postecoglou stands for.
Absolutely. Not. Good. Enough.
There does seem to be a special hostility reserved for non-Scots that manage Celtic. Wim Jansen and Dr Jo Venglos got it, more recently Ronny Deila was virtually trashed on arrival.
Eight months on Postecoglou has a growing collection of Manager of the Month awards that he instantly shares among his backroom staff.
His satisfaction comes on and off the pitch. Watching a group of players train hard all week, put on a show on matchday and take the adulation of 60,000 grateful fans at home matches.
And last up, @shinjukushug ?? pic.twitter.com/2rN3uCYfS5
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