Eric Steele has coached the best in the business and knows the Old Firm rivals have two top operators as the last line of defence as the pressure cranks up.
He might be the only viewer who tunes in to the Old Firm this weekend hoping for a goalless draw and both keepers to be grabbing a share of the limelight.
On the flip side, as Hart prepares to bow out, Steele reckons the summer could yet still see the regrowth of Butland as an England goalkeeper at the Euros. He insists the Rangers number one - whom he coached at Derby County - will most definitely be in the thoughts of Gareth Southgate and Three Lions goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson.
“Scottish football has been brilliant for Joe and Jack. Their moves came at a time where they were needing to get back to where they should be. “I’m 100 per cent behind Joe’s decision but I’ve watched some of our old clips and I just think, wow, we will miss him massively. You don’t play 75 times for England without being a very good goalkeeper.
“Every time I’ve spoken to him since the move to Celtic he’s said he is loving it. He’s played with a big smile on his face. That’s what I’ll miss. People always ask who the best goalkeeper I’ve worked with is. I don’t have favourites. But, boy did I love working with Joe. He will always be up there with the best and I mean the likes of Edwin van der Sar, David De Gea and Peter Schmeichel.
“There’s a long way to go before the season ends so they will always be looking. They watched Jack before the last call-up and he was very close then.”
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