No wonder there is anxiety behind the scenes at Celtic.
This is supposed to be a time when all the despair belongs to Rangers, but any time you are near Celtic Park these days you can sense an unease around the place.
On Wednesday night, Celtic face HJK Helsinki in Glasgow in a third qualifying round for the Champions League, and anything other than a successful route to the play-offs for that competition will trigger further tension. In this, of all seasons, Celtic need Champions League football.
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