What a traitorous mercenary that Steven Naismith is. So you might expect Rangers fans to protest as one of their own stands to be pilfered by the green and white hordes.
Naismith - unlike the more bilious element that takes up much of Ibrox - seems an even-tempered, amiable type of chap. He's part of a generation where the old tribal loyalties are fading away - ever more quickly as the Scottish and European football authorities have finally cottoned on that sectarianism might not be a good thing. So who's to blame him if he moves to Parkhead if it's a better move for his career?
Even Rangers fans seem reluctant to direct vitriol at Naismith so far. He'll undoubtedly have to field abuse from a few vein-popping, blue-nosed eejits if he moves to Celtic, but a glance through the Daily Record Hotline today suggests that Ibrox regulars are more concerned about the humiliation of having lesser financial clout than their rivals - not that Naismith might ditch the chance to go to the team he's long supported.
Things are changing in west of Scotland fitba. I wouldn't have believed I'd be writing this a couple of years ago, but it looks like the singing of the Billy Boys at Ibrox will be reduced to the quaint quirk of a lunatic fringe before too long.