Neil Lennon's managerial obituaries have already been written amidst social media's furious, intense gaze.
The maelstrom of torment whipped up by Celtic 's dire performance against Rangers means the boss already looks a beleaguered and under pressure soul.
Let's get one thing out of the way from the start, the performance at the weekend was dreadful, of that there is no doubt.
The lack of goal threat that the Hoops carried is a serious issue and the control wielded by the Ibrox men will no doubt leave the Northern Irishman staring at the ceiling in a cold sweat for a few nights yet to come.
That said, some of the reaction has been borderline hysterical.
It's clear and obvious that Celtic are yet to hit anything like top gear but even a cursory glance at the myriad issues the manger has faced offer some explaination.
While Rangers started Saturday's game with a line-up of experienced, over-the-course stars who have spent more than a season at Ibrox, the Hoops were shorn of their entire spine.
It's churlish to ignore the absence of the club's best player in Odsonne Edouard, their most effective attacking midfielder Ryan Christie and their best defender in Chris Jullien. That's before you mention useful missing squad players like Hatem Elhamed and Nir Bitton.
Chuck in fitness issues with Leigh Griffiths, who was the catalyst for last season's title, and new boy Albian Ajeti and it's clear to see why the team might have looked so shot-shy.
And the personnel issues don't end there.
Shane Duffy is a leader who was able to perform in the Premier League so he is more than good enough to be a hit in the Scottish Premiership.
But he's never played at a club of this size and expectation before.
Despite going up against the best in the world down south he will have been able to live his life without too much fanfare in Brighton.
Celtic is another case entirely and a totally difficult proposition in terms of celebrity and the intensity of life in Glasgow's goldfish bowl.
On the pitch, the big stopper has gone from siege defender who is marshaling the troops in the thick of the action to a periphery figure whose focus is starting moves from the back.
It's a big jump and it's only fair he gets a bit of time to adapt - but I don't recall a single Celtic fan questioning his signing when he arrived.
It's a similar situation in goals where Vasilis Barkas has been on the end of scathing criticism from various pundits for his part in the opening goal.
The big man should have saved Goldson's header but it didn't exactly fall into the howler category. He looked excellent at Ross County recently and it's far too early to judge how successful he will be over the course of his long-term deal.
He's also hampered by following in the footsteps of the best Celtic keeper in a generation and a man who performed heroics against Steven Gerrard 's side in the Betfred Cup last year.
These issues need time and patience to settle from the boil to a simmer but the league table should give Lennon some solace.
While everything is negative and the fans are restless the team is one game away from being a solitary point behind their biggest rivals.
That's the reality, and the cold hard facts must cut through the online hysteria.
Despite all their issues, Celtic are still very much in touch and given their manager and his squad's history of winning, it would be foolish to discount a comeback.
Lennon took the reins at an impossibly difficult time. He followed the most successful Celtic manager there will ever be on a trophies against time in the job ratio and showed great maturity to keep the train on the tracks without adjustment.
The two Irish managers are very different in their approach and there will have been temptation to rip up what has gone before and stitch it back together again in Lennon's image.
He steadied the ship through those stormy waters and has since won every trophy that has been available to win in the meantime.
Let that sink in for a moment.
He's a winner to his bones, always has been whether turning out as a player, captain or manager.
It's time for everyone to take a deep breath, count to ten and give the Celtic manager time to fix his team.
