No other European league would allow such an obvious conflict of interest. No club dares to question the background of Scottish officials. The officials for the top matches are exclusively drawn from Lanarkshire and Glasgow.
An interview with Michael Nicholson would be far more worthwhile but by throwing a few crumbs towards desperate publishers Celtic can avoid proper scrutiny.
It seems clear that when Paul Tisdale was finally found out and shown the door, the club’s entire recruitment department and strategy went with him. A frightening thought.
O’Neill has walked into a system shaped by Mark Lawwell and Paul Tisdale. Both recruited by Nicholson.
No one thought through the consequences of undermining Rodgers. Nicholson thought that it would only impact on European performances. It hasn’t. Under pressure Celtic have buckled domestically.
But if Michael is unable to persuade his fellow board members to follow this path then he should resign, refuse to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement and give the supporters and shareholders the information that they deserve.
O’Neill may have provided a much needed win but nothing will take attention away from the failings of Nicholson and Wilson.
We’re doing plenty of work on it, seriously. I know that’s a big generalisation. We are doing that there and hopefully try and get a few players in. There’s a lot of work going on at the moment
At the aborted 2025 Celtic AGM shareholders were ‘treated’ to pre-recorded interviews from Nicholson and Lawwell. In a clearly agreed ploy both admitted that mistakes had been made during the summer transfer window.
Since the dismissal of Nancy there has been no word from the Celtic Board as to how they plan to identify a permanent successor to the hapless Wilf and his band of assistants.