Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic prophecy is coming into view and could be his greatest achievement

'For those who are with me and have always been with me, let’s enjoy the journey. For those who I need to convince, I’ll see you here in May…’

Those were bold words from Brendan Rodgers when he stood outside Celtic Park last June in front of a few hundred diehards. Rangers fans used them to bash him a fair bit up until the last few weeks. But Hoops supporters are now convinced the Rodgers Prophecy is going to come to pass. Perhaps Parkhead punters should cool their jets just a tad for now. This is only April. The league is not done and dusted yet, even if if is starting to look like the wheels have come off at Rangers, along with engine blowing a gasket. Rodgers will know that as well.

And he’ll also know if he does come good on his word and ended up outside the stadium with shiny pots in each hand, the achievement will arguably be up there as his greatest achievement at Celtic. That might sound sacrilegious to some fans, who – understandably – hold up the Invincible Treble as one of the all-time great seasons.

But this year has been a different kind of challenge. In fact, it’s been a different set of challenges. Rodgers has had to deal with more nonsense this year than he did in his entire first spell at the club. Back then the only bumps in the road involved a few sore European encounters and wondering what the heck Leigh Griffiths was up to any any given time. This year? Rodgers could write a few new chapters in the coaching manual with what he’s had to deal with.

Civil war with a section of the fans, actual war in the Middle East, key men going through the revolving door in the treatment room, the club’s recruitment department falling to bits, a minor, ridiculous sexism storm, and Rangers looking – for a while at