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.
The temper of the Chairman is bound to be tested. If he can’t be bothered attending matches he isn’t going to enjoy hearing Nicholson grilled about downsizing from fans/shareholders.
Later that season, when Celtic won the league, Santa was wheeled out again on trophy day. The crowd laughed, applauded, played along. Harmless fun? Not quite. The joke’s target wasn’t Santa — it was the fans. The message: You booed when told to clap. Now you’ll clap when we tell…
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.
Four outfield players signed in the summer were left out of the Europa League squad. Every week they become less useful. Asked about club signings by supporters Nicholson shrugged his shoulders.
If there’s a headline out there, I’m telling you it’s a guess because hardly anyone knows what I think and actually understands how I work.
Nicholson and McKay were both brought to Celtic by Peter Lawwell. They have taken fully on board the arrogance and contempt for fans of the current Chairman.
Celtic’s Legal Team are sitting waiting to approve the Minutes of a meeting with a group of fans led by the recently formed Celtic Fans Collective.George Campbell carries the title of being Celtic’s Head of Legal and Governance. Two working days after the meeting ended he has still to give…
All they did on Monday, faced with representatives of the majority of all Celtic fans, was repeat the same tired old drivel – we’ve done nothing wrong, the club is on the right cour