Home wins over Panathinaikos, Viktoria Plzen and Alloa haven’t papered over the cracks, even the Gullible & Deluded fans can see through the soundbites delivered by the bearded former MK Dons boss who has refused to slip into the brogues associated with his job.
No Champions League, a depleted squad, an elite manager working his notice and a board and CEO with nothing to say about anything – fans have reached breaking point.
For now, domestic dominance continues to mask these flaws. But as the new Champions League format ratchets up both the financial rewards and the competitive bar, Celtic’s model will face its most severe test. In Kazakhstan it was exposed and failed miserably.
Arrogance and complacency were at the centre of Celtic’s Champions League exit to Kairat Almaty.He takes no pleasure in donning the ‘I told You So’ t-shirt but Chris Suttpn echoed the concerns of supporters all through the summer as he warned of the dangers of Celtic’s so called strategy.While others…
This Celtic squad would have been eaten alive in the Champions League, it would have made for brutal viewing, the Europa League will be slightly more forgiving but all eight opponents will be ambitious and sense demoralised opponents where the manager is working his notice.
I think we all, every player, every coach, manager, wants to work at the highest level of club football, and for us that is the Champions League.
Is Martin working his ticket for a pay off and a return to the sympathetic media circuit down south where some still view him as a visionary?
If they don’t realise they’re about to find out we are two defeats away from the Americans and Patrick Stewart and that leadership group finding out exactly what the fans want because the fans do not want Russell Martin.
It is very obvious that Martin has no friends across the Scottish media, he has an arrogance and contempt whenever he is put in front of the cameras and microphones that has switched off a naturally sympathetic audience.
After the late, late show of summer 2024 it seems that Nicholson is wanting to repeat that white knuckle ride with the added jeopardy of Celtic being involved in a Champions League Play Off.