Former lreland and Manchester United star Paul McGrath believes pal Roy Keane would be the perfect appointment for Celtic to overhaul the club.
The pundit has intimated he wants to emerge from the managerial wilderness and could even be considered for the Parkhead vacancy.
Having played alongside Keane in the Nineties and still holding a close relationship with the former Celt, McGrath insists Keane is a completely different character away from his fiery Sky Sports appearances.
Concerns have been raised about how Keane would handed a modern day dressing room environment given his on-screen persona and having not held manager’s position since 2011 at Ipswich.
However, McGrath reckons he is the exact figure needed at Celtic and will have learned from working as assistant boss with the Irish national side, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest.
He told the Sunday World : "The Roy Keane I know and like is not the man so many people believe him to be.
"I have always got on great with Roy. He is a funny guy, a genuine person and has always been great company as a team-mate and in the years since we both stopped playing.
"The Roy Keane we see on Sky Sports is very much a guy who has created a TV identity and he lives up to it with his comments, but don't kid yourself and think Roy is like that all the time.
"If Roy gets the Celtic job, he would go into the club and shake a few things up, which is what they need given what we have seen with that team this year.
"But I also feel he will have learned from what has happened in his management career so far, as shouting and screaming at modern day players just doesn't work.
"He would be a good fit for Celtic. Seeing him competing with Steven Gerrard at Rangers would have us all watching Old Firm matches next season and I hope he gets the job.
"If he is allowed to get the right players in at a club he clearly loves, I'm sure the Celtic fans would warm to having him as their manager."
