ON what will be a landmark occasion for Brendan Rodgers, a first league title win of his career will not be celebrated with mass hysteria by those who normally fill Celtic Park.

This campaign has become a procession for Rodgers and his team. Getting over the hurdle this weekend will not trigger a euphoric response from the Parkhead masses as a nail-biting finale throws up an unlikely plot twist.

Due to the distance between the Premiership leaders and chasers Aberdeen en route to their sixth straight title, there was probably more buzz about Celtic Park back in May than there will be in the away stand at Tynecastle tomorrow.

The 23rd of that month will live long in the memory of Celtic supporters. The 10,000 who rushed on a pilgrimage for the unveiling of their new manager will always remember the moment he was paraded at Paradise. It’s unlikely they will be able to recall the moment Celtic won the 2016/17 league title with such clarity as the years go by.

That’s perhaps because this weekend, no matter how it panned out, was always going to be a bit of a non event such was Celtic’s lead.

While some in green and white are sounding off to their rivals across the city about winning a title seven whole weeks before they get the chance to win actually lift a trophy, they are in fact doing their team a great disservice. This was a crown sealed long ago as the Glasgow side disappeared into the dark, early nights.

It has been apparent since for the last four or five months that there was only ever going to be one winner in this title race.

Earlier this week I spoke with former Liverpool European Cup finalist Paul Walsh who, to be polite, was reluctant to throw much praise on Rodgers’ achievements since coming to Celtic in the summer.

The closest he got to a compliment was stating the Northern Irishman was perhaps harshly dealt with at Liverpool.

Walsh claimed Celtic’s march to the Premiership, even on an unbeaten run, was not a huge selling point to clubs down south as it is expected of him due to having the best players.

Yet they are only performing like the best players because of the way Rodgers has transformed them. Anyone who watched Ronny Deila limp over the finishing line with largely the same group last season will testify to that.

It doesn’t matter who you are up against or just who you have fighting in your corner, the efforts of the former Liverpool manager will be noticed by clubs in England. If, for nothing else, the two draws against Manchester City in the Champions League.

Even the most ambitious of Celtic supporters who were at Parkhead 10 months ago could not have imagined the smooth ride their latest managerial appointment would bring.

It is with that thought Celtic must continue to build forward. More testing times will surely come in the not so distant future and that will come with raised expectations after what has been up until this point a stroll in the park.

A treble is not yet secured but isn’t an impossibility, but even on this of all weekends the ambitious Rodgers will surely already be wondering just how to better such a mesmerising start to his time at Celtic.

Undoubtedly a large part of the answer to that question will lie on advancing further in Europe with any sort of domestic challenge still seemingly some way off. Getting to the Champions League last 16 would be an incredible achievement given the spiralling resources of their competitors.

For Rodgers, though, that is a thought for another time as another tick on his Celtic wish list is ticked off. Even if those who will sing his name tomorrow have become used to such celebrations, the man who has orchestrated their success should allow himself a chance to savour it.