TWO sleeps to go. The big day is almost here, folks.

The yellow dresses will be ironed, the ties hanging alongside a fresh white shirt and the phones will be charged. Yes, transfer deadline day is upon us.

The window that will slam shut south of the border will be closed far more gently up here but it hasn’t been a bad summer of wheeling and dealing in Scottish football.

Celtic’s move to bring Brendan Rodgers to Parkhead represents the biggest outlay for a boss in their history and is one of a handful of deals that have brought a bit of intrigue back to our game.

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The Northern Irishman’s stock took a hit after his sacking at Liverpool but he retains a high-profile and his highly regarded. The figures involved may be significant for Celtic, but it was an outlay that has already paid for itself in terms of season ticket sales and the upcoming Champions League bounty.

He has been followed to Glasgow by Kolo Toure, a player who has brought eight medals from his time at Arsenal and Man City with him, Scott Sinclair, whom Celtic paid a couple of million quid to sign from Aston Villa, and rising star Moussa Dembele.

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Across the city, Rangers haven’t spent to the same extent but have still completed coups to bring Joey Barton, Jordan Rossiter and Niko Kranjcar on board. The £1.5million fee paid for Joe Garner is the largest that Mark Warburton has sanctioned at Ibrox.

The business the Old Firm have done has added a touch of sparkle to the Premiership once again, while their closest challengers – Hearts and Aberdeen – have also shopped wisely, with the capture of Tony Watt by the Jambos a particularly interesting move.

The sums paid out continue to be dwarfed by clubs in England but we shouldn’t be comparing ourselves to our cross-border compatriots. Instead, we should just enjoy the show from the prime seats as the drama unfolds and the cash is splashed.Glasgow Times: Joe Garner

Premier League clubs have already broken their previous record for summer spending and £880million has been forked out on players of all ages and abilities.

There is always a sense of indignation in some quarters when Premier League clubs flex their financial muscles and some react as if the cash was coming out of their own wallets.

Yes, most of the fees paid out compared to the quality of the player are over the top and the wages average professionals take home every week will make the man in the street’s eyes water.

But it is all part of the show, the price that the Premier League and its clubs are willing to pay to promote themselves as the biggest and the best, and fair play to them.

There is the train of thought that it will all go horribly wrong one day and the bubble will burst. It probably will, and what a mess there could be.

But, until then, we should sit back and marvel at the self-indulgence, the madness and the showbiz factor of it all.

Rather than tutting and bemoaning, embrace it. It is the day that brought us Peter Odemwingie in the QPR car park and sex toys at training grounds, after all.

One day, those involved will realise that it has all just got a bit silly and out of hand.

Scottish football has already learned its lesson thankfully.