It's that time again - and it will probably last for three months.
It's the time when every loon, attention-seeker and "in the know" tosser gives their tuppenceworth on who should be the next permanent manager of Celtic.
Many of the would say that I know little to nothing about football. But I would counter that that makes me as qualified as the most successful football pundits in Scotland, so why not share my wisdom?
(Rather depressingly, many of the names below have been literally copied and pasted from a previous article on this site, at the end of the Ronny Deila era.
So, here goes:
Neil Lennon
Like the vast majority of Celtic fans, I have admired Neil as a player and coach since he was first signed by Martin O'Neill.
That said, I was against his appointment first time round (due to his inexperience) and I wasn't convinced that he would be a huge success when he left us.
But his time with Hibs seemed to demonstrate that he had far greater tactical knowledge than I had given him credit for.
Perhaps being with Hibs, not Celtic, he was more likely to be questioned on what happened in games than pressed for a big headline or perhaps he has just developed but he seems to have shown that he can evolve as a coach, which is a vital quality.
He has also, of course, won three titles and experienced the best and worst that the job can bring.
My personal view: still tending against it but softening somewhat (more on that later.
John Kennedy
There have been rumours that Kennedy is highly regarded by both the players and the board. But is he ready for the big job right now? Probably not.
Marco Rose
One of the more intriguing suggestions. He has worked wonders with Red Bull Salzburg, who took maximum points from our Europa group.
Salzburg also work with a limited budget in a minor league, but with world-leading facilities.
It would be a huge coup but the Bundesliga surely awaits him very soon.
Roberto Martinez
Has been linked before and heavily touted as a candidate.
After a very successful World Cup with Belgium, his stock is high and would be a candidate for any number of top clubs.
Still, he has Shaun Maloney in his coaching staff.
Mark Hughes
The English football pundits' idea of a football manager.
That's why he should manage a team in the lower half of the Premier league or the Championship.
Doesn't know how to smile.
Steve Bruce
See the entry for Mark Hughes above.
Jack Ross
Doing a solid job with Sunderland having been Scotland's manager of the year, last season.
He certainly talks the talk but would be a huge gamble.
John Collins
Absolutely not. Collins has the air of a self-annointed aristocrat of football. Rumours of him rubbing people up the wrong way seem all too credible because he just exudes smugness.
Plus, we must be careful of making white teeth and a permatan a tradition in our managers.
David Moyes
Moyes might well do a good job but he has spent the years since leaving Everton, for the most part, making his own club's supporters cry. I don't think so.
Gordon Strachan
It seems that Gordon probably has no appetite for the intense pressure of the Celtic job again. So, that rules him out.
Martin O'Neill
No doubt he could deliver titles again and may even be tempted to leave the bright lights of Nottingham but it would be very much back to Martin's way, which is not going to progress the club.
Plus, he would bring Roy Keane.
Roy Keane
Let's hope not! The man punches people who ask for his autograph.
In his second autobiography (because one is never enough) he stated that going to Ipswich was a mistake because, having taken the job, he discovered that he couldn't motivate himself to put his heart into a team in blue.
He should be in a secure unit on an island somewhere.
Mick McCarthy
Good old mick. I have a soft spot for him and he gives the impression that he would nut a lamppost if it caught him on a bad day.
I'm not sure that's what the coaching blend needs right now.
Henrik Larsson
Not this again! We all love him and respect him utterly. Let's keep it that way.
Alan Stubbs
He'll reckon he could do the job but recent evidence is that he's a far better pundit than a manager.
Steven Gerrard
On the plus side, he both knows Rodgers's methods and has experience of breaking his heart.
Negatives (too numerous to list) include the fact that he thinks £1m is an eight-figure sum.
Derek McInnes
When hell freezes over.
Michael O'Neill
No doubt his name will crop up again and I wouldn't put it past the board. He's good at what he does with meagre resources but it would be suffocating football.
Malky Mackay
A name only suggested by a mainstream media pundit to stir things up. He would be a PR disaster and has a reputation for liking to spend on players.
But you can bank on his CV already being in.
No.
Steve Clarke
A popular choice who has apparently said that he doesn't want another job in Scotland.
Probably would be very successful and has excellent credentials.
Steve McLaren
Just the sort of tosser Celtic plc would like to foist on us, accompanied by a puff piece on a well-known blog, telling us how smart a move it is.
Paul Lambert
That guy who will always believe that he is a much better manager than he is. He should be managing Aberdeen or a club of similar stature.
Owen Coyle
Would bring all that Bolton and Raith Rovers experience - and appoint someone like Lambert as part of his "dream team".
Jose Mourinho
Made a comment about Rodgers having left at the wrong time and started an Internet rumour in the process. It's one of the more fun rumours but a non-starter.
Arsene Wenger
Let's stick with the silliness. He can certainly coach players, has big-time experience and might even see Celtic as a stepping stone to Leicester some day.
In reality, he'd probably prefer to manage a French or maybe Belgian club and there would be no shortage of offers.
China or the MLS would also be more likely than Celtic.
So, that's just a few of the people who probably have no chance of being the next permanent Celtic manager.
But, going back to Neil, there is a possible scenario in which his appointment works.
I hope for a management team that can retain the best elements of the Rodgers reign but with greater tactical flexibility, the ability to compete in Europe while entertaining without being kicked off the park.
Having worked with Rodgers for two-and-a-half years, John Kennedy will have retained the knowledge of the good things he did - top-level training/coaching, analysis, etc.
But Neil is probably better tactically, equally good at motivating players and has the experience of being in the firing line but delivering a winning team.
So, maybe the Lennon-Kennedy partnership could work for, say two years, with a view to readying John for the big job.
Shaun Maloney might also be enticed to join, bringing his experience of working with Roberto Martinez.
Why not develop a high-tech "boot room" combining all the elements that a modern club - but identifiably Celtic - needs?
If Neil were to agree to step aside in May 2021, the next man to join the group could be Scott Brown, with the hope of three-to-five successful years under Kennedy to prepare him for the job.
The downsides could be that it would look like "all Lawwell's men" and that these plans are never guaranteed to succeed.
However, I'm convinced that we need the above elements and we are unlikely to recruit someone who brings all of them.
So, to quote a famous advert, "It's a long shot but it might just work."
