The appointment of Derek McInnes as manger and arrival of new players Cammy Devlin, Ben Godfrey, Ross McCrorie, Dan Neil, Ivor Pandur and Lawrence Shankland in recent weeks have given longsuffering Rangers supporters fresh hope that next season could, after years of near misses, late collapses and humiliating failures, be different.
Should fans of Celtic be optimistic their club will change as a result of the new man in the dugout at Ibrox and significant squad strengthening work which has been carried out on the other side of the River Clyde early in the summer transfer window?