A four paragraph effort announced Maloney, Fotheringham and Stephen McManus as the backroom team. No mention of roles. No mention of Gavin Strachan’s successor.
With pre-season starting on Friday there is very little time for Celtic to act. Nicholson has never been known for being decisive.
Only the extent of their pay-cuts is up for debate. That tactic is very Celtic. Where money is chucked away on wasters while those that deliver are undervalued.
Celtic have just written off £1m by releasing Stephen Welsh from his contract. There would be change out of £1m if that figure was used to pay Fotheringham and Maloney for one season.
It is something that I’d like to do because I feel that I’ve got too much experience and knowledge to keep it to myself and not pass it on.
Occasionally there is a real left field move, such as Ange Postecoglou or Ronny Deila but generally there is a pattern that revolves around the contact book of Dermot Desmond.
Kennedy is given the same ‘respect’ as Adam Sadler, Jack Lyons and Glen Driscoll. All four have left the club, no reasons are given, no gushing comments. Not a peep from Michael Nicholson, Peter Lawwell.
Celtic appointed Maloney for that role on June 25 with only a website statement announcing the job, since then the former Scotland forward hasn’t said a single word about his role which revolves around putting players on loan at clubs that will assist their development.
Having him back inside the club with his coaching and management experiences is clearly worthwhile but it can’t be denied that the role he is taking up isn’t the best match for his skills.