Celtic eye own fairytale as Hearts' story continues to captivate

And his team is improving at the right time. Bang in the middle of it is Maeda. He's not repeated his imperious goalscoring of last season, or looked all that happy at various times over the last 10 months having had a move to Germany cancelled amid the slapstick antics of what passes for Celtic's recruitment department. In April, though, he ended a run of 17 games without a goal - last season he never went more than six without scoring. Most lately, there's been a sense of a gathering force. …