Greg Taylor used to being Celtic fall guy when inevitable transfer talk rolls around as he blocks out crisis talk

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He'd need the skin of a rhinoceros if it didn’t bother him a little bit. Not after all of this time.Whenever the transfer market opens up for business, Greg Taylor is aware of the same question being asked.

And the same answer being given. “Where should Celtic look to strengthen? Well, they could probably do with looking at a left-back.” And yet here he is, after four-and-a-half years, with more than 100 appearances for the club under his belt and all manner of medals on the mantelpiece.If his is a position in need of an upgrade this January then it certainly didn’t look like it on Tuesday night as a rampaging Taylor smashed home the volley which sealed a 3-0 romp at St Mirren – and kept Celtic’s eight-point lead secure.

So it’s no wonder his patience wobbled a little bit afterwards when it was put to him that his manager might be sniffing around in the sales, looking for his replacement.“It’s always been the case, hasn’t it?” was how Taylor replied with just the hint of a bristle before adding, “It’s been the same in every transfer window since I signed here.

It’s part of being at a big club.“There will always be challenges and people breathing down your neck that want to take your jersey.