A Celtic apology to Sir Rod Stewart after rocker rumbled my flawed Rangers forecast - Hugh Keevins

One year ago this month, a shell-shocked Celtic were hurtling towards the loss to Ross County in Dingwall that would put Neil Lennon out of his misery as manager.

Jordan White, the Staggies’ goalscorer who sealed his fate , became rhyming slang for Celtic’s season as it went on a slalom-run out of control.

Supporter unrest had turned to public disorder outside the ground.

Contrast all of that with where Celtic stand today as they approach a game at Motherwell from the standpoint of having become league leaders.

The reason for the transformation Celtic have undergone over the last 12 months has been the arrival of boss Ange Postecoglou.

Pure and simple.

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The explanation for his success in halting Celtic from spiralling into despair was summed up by an answer he gave on television after Wednesday night’s dismantling of Rangers.

Journalists are prone to fits of amateur psychology, looking to delve into the meaning of life to discover what subconscious reaction might follow for a losing team after an honest-to-goodness going over.

And, incidentally, I plead guilty to several offences on that score myself over the years.

But Ange halted the conversation in its tracks when he said: “I don’t buy the