Successful football clubs invest in infrastructure, talent, and long term competitiveness. They build squads capable of thriving in Europe, not merely surviving domestically. They treat profit as a means to an end, not the end itself.
There is no way back for Nicholson and Wilson. They can delay the inevitable. But they can’t even hold an AGM. Their CEO hides from club media, he admits that he can’t deal with football agents!
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.
If he chooses to crack jokes about his age while praising the brilliance of ‘the owner’ he’ll discover that he isn’t immune from the anger of the Celtic support.
There has been extensive trading of Celtic shares during the month of June.While the lazy outside perception is that Dermot Desmond is the owner more and more fans are gaining an understanding of how the club functions at a corporate level.Desmond is the biggest individual shareholder. He is a Non…
With pre-season starting on Friday there is very little time for Celtic to act. Nicholson has never been known for being decisive.
After the shambles of last season the club is heading for a repeat. Now it appears that some shareholders are concerned by the running of the club, asking questions and pushing for change.
On all known form Celtic will spend some of the money raised from the sale of players. The £70-90m in the bank won’t be touched.
Dermot Desmond, Peter Lawwell and Michael Nicholson see things very differently. A transfer window is the chance to sell off performing players, bank a profit and hope for the best with some project signings from trusted sources.