Wilfried Nancy is the first Celtic manager to lose his first two games in charge

It's an image in the mind's eye that's hard to shift.

Stephen Robinson studying Wilfried Nancy's Celtic as the hours tick by to Sunday's Premier Sports Cup final. Forensic analysis in every waking hour. And for the St Mirren manager, suddenly, hope.

A little over a week ago, as Martin O'Neill, the great redeemer, exited the club in a fanfare of gratitude and optimism, Robinson would have to face a team content in its own skin again.

What he must see now is something altogether different.