When Celtic appointed the lesser known Angelos Postecoglou from Yokohama F. Marinos last summer, few in Scotland really knew what they were getting. Born in Greece, raised in Melbourne, and understated playing career and a nomadic run of management roles that spanned six clubs and a country across three continents, it was hard to know how to take him.
The buzz from Down Under, though, quickly suggested they were onto a winner. And so it has since proved with one league title in the bag and another looking likely come May.
The Hoops' trip to Sydney Super Cup has put the Postecoglou buzz back into full focus as he heads back to the city for the first time since swapping the J-League for the Scottish Premiership. And in honour of the trip, the Aussie media have been reminding everyone just how big a deal he is to Australian football.
