Lots of f-words, lots of expletives. Apparently it went mental. So I think your point about Desmond just throwing that (the statement) in so quickly, I rate it. It all adds up as to what happened.
Occasionally there is a real left field move, such as Ange Postecoglou or Ronny Deila but generally there is a pattern that revolves around the contact book of Dermot Desmond.
On the back of the creation of the Celtic Fans Collective there has been a strange but notable reaction online.Previously they kept their comments to certain Facebook groups and Celtic Quick News, suddenly the pro-board fans are out about spreading and sharing how much they detest Brendan Rodgers.The manager that…
My view on that is, you think further down the line, there may be high-profile managers who would look at the treatment of Rogers and how vicious that attack was on Brendan Rodgers, and think twice about maybe coming to Celtic and their reputations being damaged if there’s a fallout.
Michael Nicholson’s complete absence from the most dramatic night for the club in many a year merely confirms what we all knew. He is no leader. He won’t or can’t make decisions. He does drain a near £1m package in salary and bonus out of Celtic.
Let’s be absolutely clear: Dermot Desmond is not the owner of Celtic. He’s not the chairman, not the CEO, and not an elected voice of the support. He’s an unelected, unaccountable figure who’s somehow decided that Celtic exists to serve his ego.
Rodgers is guilty of the occasion tall tale about Danny McGrain or the Clyde Tunnel but this was taking things way too far. The final say over all football matters? Seriously.
Failure born from a decade of short-termism, underinvestment, and a boardroom that treats football as an inconvenience to its balance sheet. This is Celtic.
Nicholson is paid a pretty penny to be the man at the helm, to do the part that Desmond doesn’t fancy, but he is clearly no leader. And that lack of leadership can be seen all across the club, especially on the pitch.
The finger of suspicion is pointed at all of the Celtic directors.Last Saturday The Sun published allegations about Brendan Rodgers that they were given from someone close to senior figures at the club.It wasn’t James Forrest or Callum McGregor.That narrows the suspects list down to Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, Peter…