With the pressure mounting on Rodgers Lennon seemed to be in great demand from broadcasters. There was one message. Everything at Celtic was tailored to success with just the manager falling to deliver.
Police Scotland managed to miss three assaults around the ground while closely monitoring Celtic fans attending an Irish bar in the Merchant City where they were welcomed to enjoy the game.
Lots of f-words, lots of expletives. Apparently it went mental. So I think your point about Desmond just throwing that (the statement) in so quickly, I rate it. It all adds up as to what happened.
the club has gradually turned the north curve area of the stadium into a high security detention zone over the course of this season.
The day after humiliation in Midtjylland the Europa League tables tells an honest tale about Celtic.After four matches they have four points, on course to finish outside the top 24 places that will progress into the knock-out stages.So far their matches have been against opponents from outside the top five…
Occasionally there is a real left field move, such as Ange Postecoglou or Ronny Deila but generally there is a pattern that revolves around the contact book of Dermot Desmond.
Of course Premier Sports didn’t want to know. Referee Walsh can be excused for missing it, he was dealing with Nicky Raskin moaning about the assault on Kenny. No excuses for McLean and Andrew Dallas on VAR duty, those incidents are what they are paid for.
If you had to rely on BBC Scotland, the Daily Record, Radio Clyde and other legacy outlets you’d easily conclude that Celtic got away with daylight robbery at the National Stadium.
Now we are left to cross our fingers and hope that Desmond, a wealthy Irish shareholder who holds no official position at our club, picks the right manager.
Dodds genuinely said that Auston Trusty raked his studs across Butland’s face! He repeated that claim. Sheepish Richard Gordon, on presenting duties refused to correct Dodds.