Charlie Nicholas is never backward in coming forward if he feels he needs to say something about the club where he made his name.
It’s this honesty that’s seen him have something of a rollercoaster relationship with Celtic fans over the years.
It genuinely means something when Nicholas gives a positive take because you know it’s not the usual punditry flim-flam. So when he says he’s impressed by Ange Postecoglou, you know it's for keeps.
And the bold Charlie admits he’s been totally won over by the Aussie’s extravagantly attacking style of play.
He told BT: “I really like what Ange is trying to do. He’s building in a Tommy Burns style, if you like. It’s a front-foot approach with great energy to it.
“People sometimes say he doesn’t really have a Plan B. I don’t care. I didn’t care about that when Brendan Rodgers was the manager either. I just love watching what Ange is trying to create. This is the best feeling I’ve had watching Celtic for a while.
“I know there’s still problems in defence but you feel as if Celtic are coming back now. I thought it would maybe take six to eight months to get going and then you wonder if the manager will get that time from the fans but I think the fans are all enjoying it.
“I think he’s quite a bit ahead of schedule, certainly in relation to what I was expecting. Some people will debate that because I know they’re still second in the league and four points behind Rangers. But I just look at his team and think ‘yes, I like this a great deal’.
“Yes, there will be problems at the back along the way but tell me a Celtic team that didn’t make mistakes. There have been very few that didn’t. There’s an energy and drive about them. They want to please the fans, and that’s the Celtic way. I was brought up with that and that’s why I’m enjoying it.”
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