Dermot Desmond and his candid Celtic revelation as astounding Ange the man for Then and Now derby - Hugh Keevins

Dermot Desmond made a candid revelation during his lengthy interview for Celtic ’s television channel last week.

Describing how he and former chief executive Peter Lawwell had put five names on to a list of prospective Celtic managers, Dermot’s exact words were: “I had no idea who Ange was. I couldn’t pronounce his name.”

One thing you can bet on, responsibly or otherwise, is that Postecoglou will now trip off Desmond’s tongue with absolutely no problem whatsoever.

Because that was then and this is now.

And what the man who is the club’s owner in all but name didn’t know then is now ingrained on his mind.

Desmond was criticised for suddenly emerging in public after Celtic ’s potentially pivotal league win over Rangers at Ibrox to discuss his manager, and other club matters, in detail.

But there are two points to be made about that in-house interview.

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In the first place, the Irishman has now been Celtic’s major shareholder, offering financial stability while being a human safety net in case of emergency, for quarter of a century.

There has to be a value in that continuity while every other club in the Premiership, with the exception of St Johnstone, has changed hands over that same period of time.

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