During Lawwell’s time at Celtic the club has lost Champions League Play Off ties to Maribor, Malmo, AEK Athens, Cluj and Ferencvaros, Don McKay had been in the door a fortnight when Midtjylland visited Celtic Park on their way to a Play Off victory.
Sunday’s incidents were far from isolated, they are par for the course at Ibrox but with a CEO dedicated to promoting the toxic O** F*** brand it seems that anything goes as long as Celtic get four SPFL matches a season with their 13-year-old business partners.
No one can tell me that would have been allowed to happen if the gap was only a couple of points. It’s complacency – and that’s something Celtic cannot afford ahead of next season.
From the moment that the final whistle blew against YB Bern on January 22 the club has been on the beach, season over and congratulating each other and calculating the bonuses for success.