Every manager linked with the Celtic job is likely to have their flaws or shortcomings pored over by supporters.
Fans, after all, are desperate to see the next boss through the door nip Rangers' momentum in the bud by delivering the Premiership title back to Parkhead next season.
Critics will appear and absolutely no gaffer will escape having every detail of their old jobs, previous signings and successes - and failures - scrutinised by those who want the best for their club. For top Hoops target Eddie Howe, his recruitment has been questioned in recent seasons.
There has been the narrative that the Englishman has spent big money during his time at Bournemouth, on players who perhaps have not hit the heights their price tag would have demanded. Dominic Solanke's signing from Liverpool back in 2019 has been the major individual some fans point to with his return of 14 goals in 78 appearances far from justifying his £17million fee.
Celtic don't have that cash to spend and often rely on unearthing gems to polish for a fraction of that kind of money. But Hoops-linked sporting director David Webb has backed his former Cherries colleague over Solanke's signing and suggested that supporters may not always see the long-term planning that goes into a signing like the English under-21s star.
He told Herald and Times Sport: "With the likes of Dominic, that's quite a harsh view because if you're going to sign a player like him, Liverpool who he was playing for at the time, like to recoup a lot of value on players. Solanke, we looked at his previous loans and he was very highly thought of as a striker.
"Sometimes for every player we got right, you're always going to get some wrong. We brought Dom in when we needed goals and his record showed a proven goal scorer. But he was probably one for the future at a Premier League club at that time. You need players like that if you've got Josh King and Callum Wilson, Dominic had that settling in time and was coming in to potentially replace Callum or Josh when they moved on.
"The pressure wasn't on him from Bournemouth but maybe from fans, thinking, 'Why is he not playing and scoring?' But Bournemouth had a different remit for him. They wanted him to integrate and develop to be an eventual successor to Callum or Josh."
Webb has been a top talent spotter for the likes of Tottenham and takes pride in seeing the players he has brought in succeeding. His work on taking the likes of Heung-Min Son from Bayer Leverkusen to Spurs remains one of the top transfers in recent history, with the South Korean becoming one of the country's best.
Like Celtic's remit when signing players, Webb has always tasked himself with finding younger up-and-comers that can eventually make an impact on the first-team. If they can do so earlier, even better.
"It's very good to see a talent come in and perform and you get a certain satisfaction because recruitment is never easy," he said.
"For me to see players succeed it means I've done my job properly. Son, for example, was coming from Germany and coming into England where the Premier League is still quite different in terms of speed and transitions.
"When you're looking for these players you're looking for players on the rise. Son was playing well and on the rise, Callum Wilson was on the rise. Moving to that environment gives them more focus on a new challenge.
"I think at big clubs when you make big signings, there are expectations on the player to succeed. Fans always want those players to come in straight away and perform but it's not always as easy as that."
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