IT'S Brick Wall Wednesday for Fraser Forster, the day the Celtic keeper can reach a massive milestone.

If the giant keeper can defy Kilmarnock until 10 minutes into the second half of their SPFL game at Parkhead tomorrow, he will extend his clean sheet record in domestic matches to an astonishing 1000 minutes.

Since Nial McGinn scored on the stroke of half-time when Aberdeen played at Celtic Park on November 23, the giant shot-stopper has not allowed the ball to enter his net in nine league games and one William Hill Scottish Cup tie.

That's a total of 945 minutes, or 15 hours and 45 minutes without conceding.

There is still some way to go before Forster can match the all-time shut-out mark of 1287 minutes, set by Charlie Shaw, the defiant keeper in Willie Maley's side in season 1913-14.

But another unbeaten shift tomorrow night would allow Forster and Co. to equal the club's record for consecutive clean sheets in the league, 10, set exactly 100 years ago and emulated eight years later.

Of course, Forster is no stranger to writing his name in record books.

When he was a rookie on loan from Newcastle to Norwich, he equalled a club best by keeping clean sheets in 18 of their 38 League One matches, form which first brought the raw youngster to the attention of Celtic.

Lennon made it his mission to bring him north, initially for two loan spells, then, eventually, in a £2million transfer.

The keeper has repaid his faith in him in spades with 89 clean sheets in 177 appearances for the Hoops.

And, while his performances in Europe have done most to win him recognition across the globe - and from the England national team coach, Roy Hodgson - it is the consistency shown in domestic games which has marked Forster as one of Celtic's all-time greats.

Three years ago, while still a loanee, he was responsible for 21 of the 23 shut-outs the club recorded - Lukasz Zaluska was in goal for the other two matches - the best the Hoops have ever achieved in an SPL campaign.

Forster would have to rack up another 11 clean sheets in the remaining 16 SPFL games if that was to be matched because early-season form gave no indication records would now be coming into range.

Indeed, in their opening 12 league games, they conceded 12 goals - an average which did not sit well with the keeper or his defenders.

But since former Celt McGinn scored in the 3-1 defeat of Aberdeen, the shutters have been firmly down.

Forster's point-blank, instinctive save with his left foot from James McFadden late in the recent win over Motherwell was indicative of the determination not to let anything pass - not even a consolation goal.

AND At Easter Road on Sunday he had little to do in the first half, but sprung into action after the break to keep a resurgent Hibs side at arms' length.

Lennon looked on in wonder as Forster made one good save after another and said: "That's a great trait to have, when you are not busy then you are called upon and can still make those kind of saves.

"That's 10 clean sheets in a row domestically, and that's some going.

"I've never been involved with a team that has achieved this before - and a huge part of that record is down to Fraser.

"Some of the saves he has made have been world class. And a lot of them have come at very important moments in games, like at the weekend, and in the matches against Motherwell and Partick Thistle at the start of the month."

With his powers of concentration now honed to levels never before displayed by the man with the World Cup in his sights, in the eyes of opposing strikers, Forster's frame appears to be growing in tandem with his reputation.

However, along with this current run comes the realisation that beating him - not just Celtic - is becoming more and more of a target.

And Killie's hitmen will be lining up to try and burst Forster's balloon tomorrow.

However, they will be confronted by a man as much inspired as he is determined, and keeping it clean is now his mantra.

Forster said of his run: "It's been brilliant and something we want to keep going. We're high in confidence."

He has been helped by the defending of those directly in front of him. Having a settled defence was one of the cornerstones of the Celtic side in which Lennon himself enjoyed so much success.

And the man who Martin O'Neill brought from Dundee to keep goal in that team, Rab Douglas, has now seen Forster streak past the club record he set for consecutive clean sheets in the league.

Back in 2000-01, when he went six SPL games without conceding on the way to a domestic treble, Douglas and Co. had a vibrant Rangers contesting the prizes with them.

The 41-year-old - now keeping goal for Forfar, and, ironically, still getting regular games against the team from Ibrox, said: "Fraser makes key saves at key times, and that's the best thing you can say about any keeper."