Celtic Park is a LIBRARY without the Green Brigade but they'll feel the noise of Philippe Clement – Keith Jackson

They made more noise during the minute’s silence for Remembrance Day than they did during the 48 minutes which followed.

In fact, it was only really when they reacted in fury to an assault on their Japanese talisman that they let the visitors know they were even there. And that just about sums up the absurd state of affairs which Celtic have managed to find themselves in even though Brendan Rodgers and his players swatted Aberdeen aside yesterday with a six goal romp to re-establish an eight point lead at the top of the table.

It was only a few short weeks ago when Rangers were in full self imposition mode while Michael Beale was unravelling against the backdrop of a full scale revolt in the Ibrox stands. So, even by Scottish football’s highly fickle standards, it seems truly remarkable that this feeling of simmering unrest and disconnect has shifted so quickly and decanted itself across the city.

Yes, Rodgers and his players looked fully focussed and highly motivated as they shook off the cobwebs of another Champions League hangover by dispatching the Dons with some considerable style and attacking flair. That it took them just 15 minutes to storm into an unassailable two goal lead was testament to the professional manner in which they went about their work in the first half and indicative of their complete and utter superiority.

On better days - or at least in less chaotic times - an opening quarter of an hour of such an explosive nature would have raised the roof in Glasgow’s east end. On Sunday, it hardly raised a whimper.

And that’s the unfortunate manifestation of an ongoing dispute between the club and its own delinquent hard core support which might soon become a dangerous distraction. Because Celtic’s players