Everyone in employment has to follow the party line, on Friday the Celtic manager went a little too far defending the Chairman’s son, the question had been put to the CEO but Rodgers knows how uncomfortable and unconvincing Nicholson is outside of his comfort bubble.
Goldson moved from Brighton in the summer of 2018 to join the Gerrard Revolution, when he quit in the summer he left with a record of three winners medals and 15 failures.
Praise for Celtic was thin on the ground last night, some hoops fans made it through to TalkSPORT where they weren’t slow to put the boot in and call out Cundy.
The interview with Premier Sports was illuminating, rather than usual gaggle of keyboard warriors Rodgers related to Charlie Mulgrew and Michael Steward as he explained his thinking after joking about his ridiculous booking from Kevin Clancy.
Did Aitken review the incident for a penalty and decide that it wasn’t the case or did he decide not to review why Daizen Maeda ended up on the ground? Either way it isn’t a good look for Aitken or the SFA whi haven’t provided an explanation on the non-decision.
The Belgian has brought hope when it was previously thin on the ground. He has revived players who were looking tired and added vitality with some astute new signings.
At a massive financial disadvantage to Celtic the new CEO will have to conjure up something special to earn credibility and breathing space, sacking Clement would give him a fresh start but the issues run much much deeper than the latest dud in the dug-out.
We are extremely grateful to Premier Sports for their increased investment into the game, which will bring an additional eight-figure sum into Scottish football over the next five years, meaning further record-breaking payments to clubs.
There are times when it does feel as if Rodgers labours under his very own Messiah complex and that he’s on some sort of mission to educate and enlighten the mere mortals with whom he happens to come into contact whilst carrying out his missionary work. Which, of course, is…
There is very little sign of transfer activity in this transfer window, in two weeks time Celtic fly to the USA where they have a demanding schedule of matches against DC United, Manchester City and Chelsea over seven days.