"Do you really like it? Do you really like it? Do you really like it, do you really like it? We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it! We're lovin' it like this!"

For those who don't know the tune immediately, it's the lyrics to the song 'Do You Really Like it' by Dj Pied Piper and the Master of Ceremonies.

Google it and enjoy a very catchy piece of 90s pop nonsense.

It eventually reached No.1 on the singles chart but the reason it sticks out in my head is that it was released in 2001. The Martin O'Neill season.

Football fans' lives are always played out in seasons not years after all.

That was the term I witnessed the team lift the domestic treble for the first time ever in my Celtic supporting life. It felt wonderful.

O'Neill had swept the boards the season after Dick Advocaat's Rangers has swatted Celtic aside and won the title by 21 points and also claimed the Scottish Cup.

In 2000, the Irishman famously stood on the steps of Celtic Park and proudly proclaimed he would do everything in his power and all that he possibly could to bring success to the football club.

"That's all we want Martin", was the cry from a lone voice that pierced through the cheers. I still remember it vividly.

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O'Neill came in and hammered home the notion Rangers were the benchmark. It was true at the time, but not for long.

The rest is history as they say as he guided Celtic to a 6-2 win in his first derby match in charge, the Treble in his first full season as well as the UEFA cup final in 2003.

O'Neill dragged Celtic up from the canvas just when it seemed Rangers were about to embark on another period of dominance just as they had in the 1990s. Sound familiar?

Some 22 years later, Celtic stands on the brink of the domestic treble again under Ange Postecoglou.

It would be the eighth treble in their history and their fifth in sixth years should they get over the line.

This is why I agree wholeheartedly with Chris Sutton when he stated that if Postecoglou can lead Celtic to a domestic clean sweep in his first full season it would be better than the achievement of O'Neill's team.

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The Englishman said: "When Martin O’Neill put our team together back in 2000, we were title underdogs.

"Yet it didn’t stop us going through the card and winning a treble. It can be done. I’m going, to be honest, and say that, if Ange wins a treble this season, it will be a bigger achievement than Martin’s one given the circumstances he inherited.

"If Postecoglou does that, he’ll have earned himself a special place in the history of Celtic and I don’t say that lightly.

“I’m not talking amongst the legends. That would be silly.

“All I’m saying is he’ll have made a permanent mark and be recounted fondly for years to come, regardless of what goes on in the future.”

I concur with Sutton. For a manager to fly halfway across the world on his own and take up the Celtic managerial cudgels after their first barren season in 11 years takes guts.

No, scrap that, it takes balls of steel - an unswerving, unflinching belief in your own managerial ability and capabilities.

Postecoglou took over Celtic when they were at their lowest ebb. The club was not even on the canvas awaiting a standing count. They had been punched through the ropes unconscious, dazed and confused and were receiving treatment on the floor outside the ring. Celtic looked rudderless, aimless, directionless and leaderless.

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Postecoglou has not only steered the team on the right path but he has also given the supporters a pride in their club barely one year on from their football world being shattered after blowing the ten in spectacular style.

When O'Neill came in he inherited the likes of Henrik Larsson, Paul Lambert, Jackie McNamara, Johan Mjallby, Alan Stubbs, Stiliyan Petrov, and Lubomir Moravcik.

He added a sprinkling of gold dust in the shape of Sutton, Neil Lennon, Alan Thompson and John Hartson.

By contrast, when Postecoglou arrived at Celtic Park he was forced to play 18-year-old youngster Dane Murray in the Champions League qualifiers against FC Midtjylland. 

Slowly but surely though Postecoglou has fashioned a winning Celtic team just as O'Neill did in his inaugural season at the helm. Similarly, he has used what was at his disposal as well as bringing in quality, although he has not been afforded the luxury of a spending spree like the Irishman was ... yet.

Kyogo Furuhashi, Joe Hart, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Josip Juranovic, Carl Starfelt, Matt O'Riley, Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Liel Abada and Jota have all made their mark in the side this season.

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All Postecoglou recruits, each and every one of them. All have been a rip-roaring success.

He has also managed to get a tune out of tried and tested players like Greg Taylor, Anthony Ralston, Tom Rogic and Nir Bitton who have all taken their own games to extraordinary heights since the arrival of the 56-year-old last summer.

At his unveiling back in June, Postecoglou said: "Our teams will be set up to win games, we won’t fear any opponent.

"In terms of the rebuild this is the bit I enjoy: I like building football teams that play a certain way and that’s the process we’re in at the moment.

"This is where we put the bricks and mortar in place to build something special."

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Postecoglou stands on the cusp of something very special indeed. 

21 years ago - my father (Danny), my brother (Daniel) and myself danced an unforgettable jig of joy on the streets outside the Montgomery Arms bar in East Kilbride to the tune and lyrics of the DJ Pied Piper and Master of Ceremonies song.

Life felt good at that moment.

Back in June my biggest takeaway from Postecoglou's unveiling as the new Celtic boss was this statement: "I just want us to play football everyone talks about."

If Postecoglou does lead Celtic to the treble this season then he will have earned his place in the Celtic history books.

A potential clean sweep would arguably mean more to Celtic supporters than the O'Neill era of 2000/01 because of Postecoglou's low starting point. And it's because of that, if he does complete mission impossible, then it would eclipse the O'Neill side's endeavours.

In 2001, Martin O'Neill kept good on his word. He did everything in his power to bring success to Celtic.

In 2022, every Celtic supporter is revelling in their club playing the kind of football everyone is talking about. Ange Postecoglou has also kept good on his word.

Can he now emulate O'Neill and deliver a domestic treble in his first season as manager?

One thing is for sure, if history does repeat itself there won't just be dancing in the streets of Raith, there will be dancing in the streets of East Kilbride once more.

On behalf of my father, my brother and every Celtic supporter in the land, I'd go as far as to say we'd all be: "Lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it. We're lovin' it like that!"