McGregor has been at pre-season training since Day 1 on June 26. O’Neill hasn’t got round to speaking to his captain. He did create time to hit the booze with Michael Gannon, Ryan McDonald, Gareth Law and Josh McCafferty.
What goes on in Portugal is best kept out of the public eye. Not shared on You Tube after another week of failure at every level of Celtic.
On the back of a double win the manager was nowhere to be seen. The first home match following the dramatic 3-1 win over Hearts. An iconic figure committed to a season in the dug-out. Zilch. Nada. Zero. Not even on the club website.
Michael Nicholson has admitted that he can't cope with agents!For the CEO of a football club it is quite a big drawback.Like a taxi driver that struggles to deal with traffic. Or a chef that has multiple food allergies.Nicholson's qualifications as a joke figure increase every time he is taken…
He has no personality, no contacts and no knowledge of footballers and their worth. And for that skillset Celtic are paying out £17,000 a week.
I think the recruitment is very, very important, to try and get some more players in if we can do. And I think the Champions League game is nearly within a couple of matches of the season starting.
O’Neill Version 1 from 2000 to 2005 would have been kicking up all sorts over watching a squad being taken apart with no sign of replacements coming in.
It’s going to be a very active next few weeks, and we must come out of it with a stronger squad.
Typically O’Neill has decided to protect his CEO, blaming himself for the delay in appointing his trusted assistants. Not every fan will accept his explanation.
That teaser ought to have opened the door for the post match media access. It proved to be as underwhelming as the January transfer window.