IT took a long time, probably well over a season, for Alan Stubbs to come good at Celtic, perform at his very best on a consistent basis and justify the record £3.5m transfer fee which it took to land him.
The English centre half was sent off on his debut against Aberdeen at Pittodrie in the opening Premier League game of the 1996/97 season – a match which his new team were held to a 2-2 draw in - and struggled to find form thereafter.
