Paul Cooney

Because even if Wilfred Nancey was coming in, because obviously Paul Tisdale, and he must have thought, the guy obviously wanted to do a good job.

He thought this was a solution.

And the words were coming, wait till you see this new guy.

It's not the kind of stuff that Celtic have said for years.

Paul, I said it for so often, I didn't understand why you go for elite manager after elite manager and then you get a bit of criticism and all of a sudden you go for someone who's a really good head coach and he's got a CV in the MLS.

I just didn't understand it.

And now you've gone back to someone who will immediately have the respect

of every player in the dressing room.

And that's a big plus.

But it's a harder job now than it was in late October when Martin Neil came in.

Because look at Man United.

People don't fear them anymore.

And at Celtic, that fear has perhaps gone.

No, no one fears Celtic.

They're good to play against because you'll get chances.

What can you do in this window?

Can you strengthen defensively?

Can you get the striker in that everyone's been talking about for long enough now?

And I'll say it again, I'm really surprised they haven't done some major business already.

And what has been lost is that trophy.