Very few Celtic fans would dream of handing cash over to purchase the Record with the online edition racking up the clicks but barely bringing in the advertising revenue to justify the massive overheads, mainly through the wage bill.
Lawwell Senior might see greater strength, getting players shifted out on loan looks like the priority for Lawwell Junior when the January Transfer Window opens.
With projects, you’re willing to give them more time. But qualifying from a Champions League group is not something you can wait for to come to you somewhere along the line. It’s an instant demand. You can’t go into the campaign undercooked and hoping that projects just in the door…
One match into a Champions League campaign the ambitions of June and July are in tatters, this Celtic squad isn’t about to advance in Europe, matching last season’s tally of two points is far from certain.
That sounds very much like preparing for failure, something that the club chairman specialised in as CEO when Maribor, Malmo, Cluj, Ferencvaros and AEK Athens all beat Celtic with vastly smaller budgets.
Trying to dress up a goal-less first half against St Johnstone as a strong display doesn’t wash with Celtic supporters who are watching stale, predictable football.
With Celtic recently back in the market for a manager a couple of versions of what went on during the spring 2021 appeared.
Apparently Celtic were duped by double dealing Eddie Howe then rescued by the combined wisdom of the Lawwell family to bring Ange Postecoglou to the…