Michael Nicholson Archives

Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, Rodgers, Celtic

Specialising in sports law, including 11 years as a partner at Harper Macleod LLP, Mr Nicholson joined Celtic in 2013 as Company Secretary and Head of Legal before being promoted to Director of Legal and Football Affairs in 2019. He has previously served as a Council Member for the Law…

John Beaton, VAR, SFA, Graeme Shinnie, Crawford Allan, Collum

Celtic’s two statements on John Beaton

by Joe McHugh March 4, 2024

Beaton has a long track record for strange decisions made in Celtic matches with the Morelos incidents in December 2018 the other stand out in his career.

Michael Nicholson, Peter Lawwell, SFA, Celtic, Sutton

Opinion

‘Won’t be surprised if he hits the trail again’ ‘Killing the team’ ‘Deeply discouraging response’ Celtic fans in despair at Rodgers’ transfer update

by Joe McHugh December 12, 2023

With European football ending in a tame 2-0 defeat to Lazio, sitting in mid-table in Serie A Rodgers suddenly started talking about his transfer aspirations, when he took on the manager’s job he wanted four quality signings- before losing Jota, Carl Starfelt and Aaron Mooy.

Opinion

Tell us the truth this time Brendan

by Joe McHugh December 10, 2023

Returning to Celtic in the summer surely things would be different, surely Rodgers had done his due diligence, especially with two Lawwell’s now in senior positions.

Michael Nicholson, Celtic CEO, Peter Lawwell

Doubling Down? Why did Kevin Clancy ignore two fouls as St Johnstone scored against Celtic

by Joe McHugh December 4, 2023

These two clips were available to Kevin Clancy and Dougie Potter in the VAR studio, there were no other games going on at that point so there were no distractions. Additionally they had the boost of additional angles provided by cameras from Sky Sports.

Opinion

Mark Lawwell’s Shamefull Recruitment Record is exposed

by Joe McHugh November 29, 2023

All eyes are on Lawwell Mini to see if he can buck the trend and deliver players capable of going into the team and improving things rather than bloating the wage bill.

Opinion

Five key areas that the Celtic board escaped scrutiny on at the AGM

by Joe McHugh November 23, 2023

About 75 minutes was allocated yesterday with the set up designed to ensure that the odds are stacked in favour of those on the podium who are generally being criticised, something that they aren’t accustomed to.

Fans

Pressure cranking up on Michael Nicholson over Glasgow Derby ticket stand off

by Joe McHugh November 9, 2023

On Tuesday night James Bisgrove was charming the bears at a Fan Forum with a promise made over tickets for the final match of 2023.

Opinion

Crunch time approaches for Brendan Rodgers if he is to avoid being dragged into managed decline

by Joe McHugh November 8, 2023

Back in August Rodgers neatly distanced himself from the summer signings, explaining that he has to work with and coach the players provided by the club. Players or agents that impress Mark Lawwell.

Fans

‘The Board don’t the know the history of our club’ ‘Absolute rats’ ‘Tory dictators’ Celtic fans react to boardroom plea

by Joe McHugh October 25, 2023

With trust and respect for the board at rock bottom it was no surprise that across Twitter the reaction to the Celtic statement was overwhelmingly negative.