Celtic already have a strong fanbase in Australia, and support for the club will only grow as the country follows the fortunes of Ange Postecoglou in his new role as Celtic manager.

With Tom Rogic having been a key figure in the team over recent seasons, awareness of an interest in Celtic is already high in Australia. That will only continue to grow as the country follow the fortunes of the new Hoops boss.

“It’s great for the game over here because he’s going to managing such a big club like Celtic and people will take notice of what he’s doing, not just in the football community but in the wider sports community,” explained Paul McStay.

“Celtic is well known over here. A lot of eyes are on the English Premier League and the Champions League but anytime Celtic are in Europe they get good coverage over here on the TV when the games are on.

'There’s a big support here of Celtic fans at supporters’ clubs and this will engage the football community because they’ll want Ange to do well.'

“From a football point of view here, it can be tough to get coverage because of all the sports that go on.

“It’s a great country for all the different sports here and I think this will help the game even at the grassroots level. They’ll all be paying attention and hoping Ange does well because it’ll help the whole footballing community over here.”

And, like every other Celtic supporter, Paul McStay will be the new Hoops boss does well in the seasons ahead.

“Ange has had good success going in somewhere and implementing his own style and football philosophy, so hopefully he can get in and do that fairly quickly at Celtic,” McStay said. “He’ll need time to blend that team but, hopefully, it happens fairly quickly.”

Paul McStay: Australia will be cheering Ange on at Celtic