lot of people are already talking as if a Scottish Cup win, if it’s our only trophy, will send the Celtic manager off in triumph. It won’t. Deep down, I think everyone knows that, including Martin himself, who would not want to have seen a chance to win the title slip away. If anything, it should stand as an indictment of the people running this club.

Winning a domestic cup should crown a great season at Celtic. It should feel like confirmation that everything is working. Right now, it wouldn’t. It will feel uncomfortable. It feel incomplete unless it seals a double. That’s because this team no longer carries the fear, the authority or the presence that once defined it.

There was a time when opponents stepped onto the pitch already bracing themselves. Celtic didn’t just win games, they imposed themselves. That edge has gone. Teams now see Celtic as an opportunity, not a threat. That alone tells you something is badly wrong.

Yes, trophies still matter. Of course they do. But at this club, they used to be part of something bigger. Titles, cups, trebles, relentless dominance. That was the standard. Those have slipped. That shift in expectation...