BY THE time this page is read Celtic’s season will be in the midst of its conclusion, with the destination of the title hanging in the balance right to the very last. Celtic and Hearts have dispatched Rangers from the three-way fight and left themselves in direct conflict for Scottish football's highest honour.

MARTIN O’Neill opening up a Celtic team and charging at a league and cup double is something that older generations of supporters would have thought was a thing of the past, and younger ones would need to rely on history books for, but that unlikely scenario is the one which is striking fear into the hearts of Celtic’s direct rivals for the title.