Willie Collum is also a product of the Lanarkshire Refereeing Association. Now the Head of Refereeing at the SFA, Collum makes all of the appointments for SPFL Premiership matches. He knows exactly what Andrew and Hugh Dallas are.
A fan when it’s handy, a fan when it makes him look good, a fan when it protects his little kingdom. But step out of line? Question what he’s saying? Criticize what he’s doing? Suddenly, the fan disappears. And the man, untouchable, remains.
No fans are asking Celtic to indulge in tax scams and disguised remuneration. Sell a striker and replace him, sell a right winger and have his replacement in the building two months before Champions League qualifiers are played.
It has created a gap which keeps growing and challenges any club playing in a smaller European league. Most supporters understand that. Of course, clubs can still punch above their financial weight, and we should aspire to that.
I don’t know why the goal wasn’t given. It’s a real pivot point in the game, we get the goal, one each, and then it builds the confidence again. So I don’t know why, and I haven’t had an explanation as to why it wasn’t given.
Swiss Ramble is the go-to site for all things financial, examining Celtic’s accounts for the two years up until 30 June 2024 the club is spending between 40-50% of turnover on direct football costs, well below the 70% limit that is in place for season 25/26.
It seems that the club led by Michael Nicholson knows best on every issue but have been thwarted by other clubs, mainstream media, players, agents and even social media to deliver a competent team on the park that can qualify for the Champions League
The players that watched Kyogo and Kuhn get sold realised that they could be next, that they were more valued on the Balance Sheet than on the team sheet, that Nicholson would rather sell players than build a team.
I think that we need to improve the squad. There’s clarity around that for a long time and we see that, you know, I think supporters see that. We certainly do in football. We need to improve.
In response to the displaying of the racist and/or discriminatory banner at the Fenerbahce game, the club can confirm that it is in the process of issuing lifetime bans to the individuals responsible.