STEVIE WOODS will need to wear a loose-fitting shirt and jacket tonight as he watches Scotland take on England at Celtic Park because his heart will be so swollen with pride.

And with good reason.

The men expected to be standing between the sticks for their respective countries, Craig Gordon and Fraser Forster, have both got into this position with no little help from the Celtic goalkeeping coach.

Forster openly admits he owes a huge amount to Woods for the work he did to develop him during his transition from rookie to international keeper during his four years at the Hoops.

By contrast, Gordon's story is one of revival rather than development, Woods helping the 31-year-old get his career back on track after two years out of the game with a serious knee injury.

Like Forster, the man hoping to win his 41st cap four years after collecting his 40th readily acknowledges how important Woods has been in completing his restoration to the big time.

Gordon's performances for Celtic, especially in Europe, have opened the door for a return to the international scene.

It was a similar high-profile route which let Forster catch the eye and force the hand of Roy Hodgson, his stunning displays in the Champions League overcoming any negativity about him only performing in an inferior league.

He has since moved to Southampton where he has been a huge part in securing the best defensive record in the Premier League, a foundation on which the south coast club have been able to hold a top-four spot in the table.

Woods - who also coached David Marshall when he was a teenager coming through the levels at Celtic - reflects on both men's achievements like a proud parent, and will support them in equal measure when their paths cross tonight.

"The dream scenario for me, both personally and professionally, is for Craig and Fraser to be facing one another," said Woods.

"To see them at opposite ends of the park will be the high point of my coaching career. The irony of ironies is that the game is being staged at Celtic Park.

"If, as we expect, Fraser does get the nod from Roy Hodgson, the fact it is being played at a ground he knows so well will have had a bearing.

"Craig also knows the special atmosphere of playing in this stadium very well.

"And, if he can get even part of this game, it will tick another box with regard to what we already know, that he is back to the top level.

"Scotland means absolutely everything to Craig, and has been a genuine aim from the first day he got back playing after his two years out.

"He has been fantastic for Celtic, but this would be the next step in his rehab."

This international ambition was shown from the moment Gordon was given a chance to show Woods and the Celtic management team that he was worth a contract.

"We could see from the first couple of days training with us that his level was still very, very high," recalled Woods.

"His stamina level and goal coverage wasn't quite what it had been.

"But we knew we would get that back and that, the minute we did, we would have a top-class keeper again.

"We felt Craig could push Fraser every step of the way, and by doing so, both keepers would benefit."

THE big benefit in Forster's case was a £10million move to Southampton at the end of August.

The jobs Woods had to do with Forster and Gordon were polar opposites.

One had been a young boy needing the rough edges knocked off.

The other was a proven world-class keeper who needed to climb back from the injury pit which had threatened to bring his career to a premature end.

"Fraser was very much a keeper with fantastic potential but who needed to develop aspects of his game," said Woods.

"You can't underestimate just how much work he put into making himself better, and he has got his rewards with this recognition by his country.

"Craig was injured and wounded, but he had a fantastic desire to get back to the top and to make up the years he has lost in his career.

"Because of where he has been in the last few years, there is no chance of any complacency creeping in now that he is back on top."

You might think that, because of his close association with both keepers, Woods will have divided loyalties and might be hoping for a goalless draw tonight.

You would be wrong.

"I hope that Fraser's team gets stuffed!" declared the patriotic Scot.

"It's going to be a bizarre occasion for me because normally, when the ball is in our box, I'm nervous for the keeper, but, when it is at the other end of the pitch, I relax.

"Tonight my heart will be in my mouth whichever team is defending."