Jota alert! That Hampden goal viewed from Behind Enemy Lines

It was effectively the goal that clinched a record eighth domestic treble.

A dash and cross from Daizen Maeda followed by a header from Jota and Celtic had one foot in the 2023 Scottish Cup Final.

It was the third time that Celtic had got the better of Micky Beale in a Glasgow Derby in just over two months, as well as putting the hoops into the Hampden final the victory piled the pressure on the Brains Behind Gerrard, five months later he was a goner.

Celtic weren’t at their best, there was a little frustration that they didn’t dish out a three of four goal beating Giovanni style but that was matched by the satisfaction of knowing that they had the measure of beating yet another Ibrox Revolution!

Three successive single goal victories in the fixture reinforced Celtic’s superiority in the fixture despite the heralded arrivals of Todd Cantwell and Nicky Raskin.

The silent despair of the home fans at the goal is testament to the air of resignation that has set in after the bravado and Battle Fever for the fixture subsides.

Under A Proper Football Manager the trend has continued, the season just finished saw Celtic win four derbies by a single goal with only the bizarre decisions of John Beaton denying them a clean sweep as Phil Clement set off on a lap of honour to celebrate a moral victory.

Further fun is on the agenda for next season with the Austerity Revolution due at Celtic Park in the first round of fixtures which should include trips to Pittodrie, Easter Road and Tynecastle.