Strangely, or maybe not the Daily Record, Sun and STV have yet to highlight the attack on a young fan who was man-handled by three stewards after James Forrest scored against Aberdeen.
No-one knows the dynamics of the relationship but the Tisdale and Nicholson dynamic looks like every manager’s nightmare.
Of course none of Celtic’s legacy media partners will touch the video clip shown below. That is how the partnership operates.
Getting the Police media team to issue that farcical statement explains exactly why Celtic recruited Mark Hargreaves and his contact book.
With the blade terror story taken apart Gaddi wasn’t deterred. On Saturday the Record carried it as a page lead, any excuse to put the boot into Celtic fans goes down well with their ageing Army of Readers.
Neither Nicholson or McKay would survive an audit or corporate review. Both are younger than their hero Lawwell, they really ought to be looking at other career opportunities where their limitations aren’t in the public eye.
A fan when it’s handy, a fan when it makes him look good, a fan when it protects his little kingdom. But step out of line? Question what he’s saying? Criticize what he’s doing? Suddenly, the fan disappears. And the man, untouchable, remains.
But not a word on Nancy’s assistants, his backroom team. It was no great secret, from the Columbus end of things the news came through. Kwame Ampadu, Jules Guefuen and Maxim Chalier were Glasgow-bound.
Anyone with a knowledge of football crowds and stadium security in 2025 would instantly dismiss the story.
Just another false accusation of violence levelled at every single Celtic fan. A board big on statements and updates but light on evidence.