I think it’s wild wild decision and what it means to me is apart from the fact I think it’s a massive slap in the face to the fans, I think it’s so lacking in any sort of vision or courage, it is just lacking in backing of the manager.
Meanwhile turnover is up around £150m, the bank balance is stable around £100m while everything meaningful about a football club is in decline.
Really, if you can get the deal done and you get the valuation, what you think is right, then do it, move on and look to get the replacements in.
WOKE football might be fine and dandy at MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton but it will never be on the menu for the gammons that live out their supremist dreams in the Ibrox stands.
I’m feeling really good. Feeling good. We’ve had a great, really, really good pre-season. The players are shaping up very well, working very hard. There’s real spirit and solidarity here in the team.
Some of them have to drop their ego. I will look at us tactically and accept my responsibility in it, but today, it’s not really tactical, it’s a mentality problem.
We know the work that we need to do, and it’s my responsibility to convince the club that we really need them, clearly I’m not doing that job as well as maybe what I can, but I will continue to pursue that because it’s something that’s really important for us.
The summer transfer window was the opportunity to show that lessons have been learned, instead it has confirmed that the virus of complacency has set in deep across the club.
The Board recognises the inherent inefficiencies of holding excess cash, and, in conjunction with other cash commitments, the importance of investing in strengthening the team to deliver football success.
Work began in 2023 and was expected to be completed in November 2024 to provide a brand new training base for the Academy, Ladies Team and Celtic B squad.