In May the Glasgow giants won their first title in a decade and then provided no less than eight players for Scotland's World Cup squad.

The capacity of their Parkhead stadium has been expanded to 60,000, making it the largest club ground in Britain and they now have more season ticket holders, 52,000, than any other side in the country.

But away from these triumphant statistics, all is not well.

Embattled new coach Josef Venglos

The departure of title-winning coach Wim Jansen, following fierce rows with general manager Jock Brown, has caused widespread discontent among fans.

And the arrival of his replacement, Czech coach Josef Venglos, after a number of high profile figures had turned the job down, has done little to raise spirits.

There have been no major signings at Parkhead this summer, while arch rivals Rangers have spent £27m on strengthening their squad.

But there is no reason to believe Celtic will suffer on the pitch - as evidenced by the 5-0 victory over Dunfermline in their opening league game.