Brendan Rodgers shouldn’t feel too miffed at being left out of the greatest hits songbook at Celtic Park the other night.

There were about 145 old players who got hailed – but I didn’t get a mention either. 'There’s only one Chris Sutton' wasn’t one of the classics, mind you, but it was an amusing way to draw a line under a bizarre few days. All that talk about groans – and they’ve all ended up chuckling at Rangers again.

I can understand Rodgers’ slight pop at the supporters. Instead of grumbling about the ball going backwards they should be grateful they don’t have a laughing stock in charge like Philippe Clement. What a contrast. This is where Celtic are right now. They are moseying along so smoothly they almost have to create some mild drama of their own. I did find the Rodgers outburst a little bewildering. Patience has never been in abundance at Parkhead.

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I was there the night Neil Lennon got booed for going back against Boavista – and that was in the semi-final of the UEFA Cup. In fairness, I’m not sure why the fans waited until that game. Lenny went back the way so often the rest of us felt like booing him at times.

It comes with the territory at Celtic and it was storm-in-a-teacup stuff. I get why Rodgers was a bit grumpy but the stuff about Kieran Tierney and Greg Taylor was a tad misjudged. And I got the sense from Rodgers’ post-match interview after Dundee United he perhaps accepted that. He handled the former players’ singsong exactly the way he should have – with a bit of humour.

At least the fans didn’t start chanting about Ange Postecoglou, as that might have made it more awkward. But Rodgers got his
grievance out, the supporters had a bit of fun with it and everyone laughed it off. Now they can move on.

Rodgers’ wider point was valid though. There is an incredibly high level of expectancy at the club and supporters can get a bit tetchy if there’s not an early goal. But just look at how easy this side is making it look. We are in the depth of winter and they are racking up wins with the minimum of fuss.

It might not be thrill-a-minute right now – but it never is at this time of year. It’s funny, if Celtic had won a couple of those games over Christmas with late winners, the fans would be raving about the team’s never-say-die attitude and desire to dig out results.

The fact it’s two, three or four-nil and there might be a bit of a wait for the opening goal or killer second is in that in-between zone. Listen, it’s a time of year when people can be a bit fed up and Rodgers was entitled to feel a little moody, given what he and his side are doing right now.

Take out that freak result at Ibrox and the bad night against Borussia Dortmund and it’s been practically flawless. Unlike across the city – where it’s been practically hopeless.

I didn’t hear my name at Celtic Park the other night but there were a few chants in my direction when I was at Chelsea – and they sounded a lot like the ones aimed at Clement at Dens Park on Thursday.

It almost defies belief he’s still in a job given the likes of Gio van Bronckhorst and Michael Beale were binned for a lot less. Celtic have been superb but to be 15 points behind in January is just embarrassing.

The Belgian waffle is getting worse every week. It’s excuse after laughable excuse. Clement had the brass neck to talk about injury problems the other night when Dundee had 10 players out – including arguably their best player in Lyall Cameron.

Tony Docherty had two goalkeepers on his bench and others who had school the next day. Clement had some cheek and his sly digs at Celtic’s budget are another joke.

He can’t moan about Celtic’s resources when he can’t get results against teams who have a fraction of the money he has.

You wonder how on earth it’s been allowed to get this far and new chief executive Patrick Stewart will have some tough questions
to answer. Is Clement still in position because Rangers can’t afford to sack him? At what point do they get to the conclusion they can’t afford to keep him? Celtic are strong right now, on and off the pitch, but that’s nothing to do with not being able to deal with the rest.

Clement’s job was to rid Rangers of the loser mentality that’s riddled the club for years. Yet he’s only made it worse. This is a team that can raise their game when the stakes are low, they can turn it on when they are underdogs and there are few expectations. But the rest of the time they fall woefully short.

The rest of the country had a giggle at the minor falling-out at Celtic last week but Rangers fans must be close to revolting. Worse still, they are in danger of slumping into total apathy.

Meanwhile, Celtic are showing them how it should be done. Titles are not won by occasionally producing sparking performances. They are ground out over the long haul and the green half of Glasgow knows how to get the job done, week in, week out.

Celtic’s biggest danger now is complacency – as it’s certainly not coming from Rangers. The chasm at the top means the Champions League is a huge priority and the Young Boys game is absolutely massive.

You have to think there will be signings coming in with the likes of Luis Palma, Odin Thiago Holm and Stephen Welsh going out. The demand, as always, is to be stronger at the end of the window than at the start.

A couple of additions and Rodgers will be laughing all the way to the finishing line.