Meltdown in the Celtic boardroom- and the bootlicking below

Desmond’s meltdown — the mask slips

When Dermot Desmond used Celtic’s official club website to publish a personal tirade against Brendan Rodgers, he didn’t show leadership — he showed weakness. He exposed the arrogance and rot that have hollowed out this football club from the top down.

Let’s be absolutely clear: Dermot Desmond is not the owner of Celtic. He’s not the chairman, not the CEO, and not an elected voice of the support. He’s an unelected, unaccountable figure who’s somehow decided that Celtic exists to serve his ego.

And now, in the middle of a crisis, he hijacks the club’s platform to take petty swipes at a departing manager? That’s not leadership — that’s panic.

Desmond’s rant didn’t steady the ship. It torpedoed it. It showed every supporter exactly how this club is really run — by self-interest, not by football.

When a non-executive shareholder uses the official club site as a personal soapbox, it’s not just embarrassing — it’s unforgivable. Celtic deserves better.

Who runs Celtic — and for whom?

For too long, the myth has lingered that Celtic is “well-run.” But let’s ask the question that now hangs over every conversation:

Who actually runs Celtic — and for whose benefit?

Because it clearly isn’t for the supporters, and it clearly isn’t for the football.

Desmond’s interference proves that power at Celtic has no accountability. The PLC structure hides behind corporate layers, the executives hide behind PR statements, and the people who truly pull the strings never face the music.

This club has been treated like a private share portfolio, not a public institution.

The contempt shown to the fans in that now infamous meeting — when Michael Nicholson literally shrugged off questions about “club signings” — was the same contempt on display in Desmond’s rant. It’s the contempt of men who think they own Celtic.

They don’t. The supporters do.

Lennon’s bootlicking — the betrayal of memory

And then, as if things couldn’t get worse, Neil Lennon decided to chime in — defending the board and lecturing the fans.

He said, “People need to realise the club can’t always be on an upward trajectory.”

Really, Neil? That’s the message now? While the club sits eight points off the top after nine games, the manager’s gone, and the boardroom is at war with itself?

Nobody’s demanding perfection. But Celtic supporters do demand honesty, ambition, and standards. What they won’t accept is defeat dressed up as realism.

For a man who’s lived through the fight, who knows what this club means to ordinary people, to now side with those who’ve lost the plot — it’s gutting.

Neil Lennon knows better. Or at least, he used to, this isn’t the Neil Lennon who fought for Celtic. This is someone defending power for power’s sake — and that’s not Celtic.

This is the turning point

Rodgers is gone. Desmond’s exposed. Lennon’s shown his colours.

Now the truth stands alone: Celtic is broken at the top, and only the fans can fix it.

The “Not One More Penny” campaign has never been stronger or more justified. The Celtic Fans Collective has never had a clearer cause.

Every public meltdown from the board, every condescending quote from a so-called club man, every insult disguised as PR — it all fuels the same fire.

The fans aren’t the problem. They’re the solution.

The message, again

To Dermot Desmond: step back, to Michael Nicholson and his enablers: your contempt has been seen. To Neil Lennon: stop talking down to us — we built the club you’re defending them for. The fans- stay united, stay disciplined, and stay loud.

This is the moment where Celtic either breaks — or becomes Celtic again.

“Not One More Penny” means not one more ounce of faith wasted on those who’ve forgotten what this club stands for. It means belief, dignity, and the refusal to be treated as customers instead of custodians.

Because this support doesn’t quit. It endures. It builds, it remembers.

Celtic has always been more than a business — it’s a cause, a community, a legacy. And the people who built it are the ones who’ll rebuild it again.

The fight for Celtic’s soul continues — with the fans leading it.