My friends in Celtic, you and I have discussed this subject for over two decades, seldom in that time has the club been in such disarray. No one football game determines the health of a club, but yesterday’s 2-0 defeat at Fir Park perfectly illustrates what a soft touch Celtic are.
Credit to Motherwell, this is as good a side as I have seen from them, but they are not a Champions League-level team. However, they out-thought Celtic and controlled the game throughout. The list of Scottish clubs who have already done this, this season, is significant: St Mirren, Hearts, Dundee and Dundee United have all beaten Celtic and bossed them, at least once each. Kilmarnock were denied a point by an added-time penalty, 10-man Aberdeen by two goals after the 87th minute, while a truly awful Livingston twice took the lead against us.
Wilfried Nancy inherited much of this mess. Three misfiring transfer windows proceeded Brendan Rodgers departure and Wilfried’s arrival. Despite significant spending the squad was left imbalanced, the new manager had to cope with that, but he is far from blameless.
When plans meet grass
Few of us looked forward to last night’s game expecting yet another new formation. I am sure this made sense on a flipchart at Lennoxtown on Monday but it was destroyed from the start by a Motherwell squad which benefited from a total spent this summer of £250k.
The lack of structure which caused the alarm in the first half was not due to a lack of a decent striker, it was a consequence of what was written on that flipchart. The second half saw a return to the formation which won the previous two games, and allowed Celtic a degree of control of the ball, but roles were changed. McCowan came on at wingback, not the inside role he has been enjoying so much success in. Maeda, whose crossing was a real asset in recent weeks, was hooked, while Shin Yamada was given the lost striker role. Better than expecting Reo Hatate to plug the gap, I suppose.
We are at the cusp of the ‘favourites for the league title’ shifting from Celtic to God knows who. Either one of two poor-to-average teams who because of Celtic’s inept performances are likely to win the league.
Football fans love a scapegoat; take your pick. None of the players involved last night were to blame, nor was the referee. The result was a failure of team planning and the team planning failure was a consequence of the second successive poor managerial appointment by the board.
When appointing a manager, I support Celtic looking outside the box. We will not out-perform unless we follow different leads to our wealthier competitors. On paper (or a flipchart, if you prefer), finding someone with a bit of form in the MLS ticks this box, so I was happy with the appointment. The diligence and transition planning, however, was woefully short.
20 years ago, Gordon Strachan started his Celtic managerial career with a terrible defeat and an alarming draw (at Motherwell). Despite winning three successive league titles and taking Celtic into the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first and second times, he never quite recovered in the eyes of some supporters. 20 years on, the world has not become more tolerant. Wilfried could recover and win the league, but it will not be enough for some.
Layered on top of this is transfer planning. The head of recruitment brought the manager in and the manager has plans to spend many millions in January. This is what the club hopes will deliver salvation from what ails us. Players suited to the formation in three or four positions might work. The return of Jota and Kelechi Iheanacho, then Callum Osmand and Alistair Johnston, will help. Our prospects of a league title this season are circling the drain, but they have not yet flushed.
The other side of the equation is equally important. It is easy to destroy but difficult to build ‘What next?’ Sack the manager is easy, subsequently recruiting someone who can deliver the kind of success Celtic has come to expect not so much. Sack the board, that’s easy done too. Replaced by what? I’ll save you a lesson in corporate governance structures, but if you think any fool can run a successful Celtic, you are the fool.
My expectation is that Celtic will not win the league this season, despite that being entirely possible right now. Head of Football Operations Paul Tisdale has been thrown in at the deep end in at a level he had little experience of. We are not Exeter City. Nor are we Columbus Crew. Our football structure is simply not operating at the level we were even two years ago.
To our board, I suggest they reflect on how we got here. Why was Brendan brought back, who was inevitably going to play the same games he did during his first spell and resulted in the summer debacle? Why did we move from importing Manchester City’s recruitment imprint to that of Exeter City? Celtic is a big ticket job, recruitment analysts across Europe would jump at the chance to work here.
I expect the club will throw the dice in the January transfer window in the hope of landing some sixes. The fallacy of sunk costs is powerful. You and I do not have all the information, so we should also consider where we are on the Dunning-Krugger chart. People on the outside who believe obviously clear decisions are not being made are usually at the first peak.
Personally, I would have a chat with Shaun Maloney this afternoon. I might be one of the fools, but he is not. We have talent at the club. There is a squad with potential to achieve more than they currently are. There is enough money in the bank to fix whatever is wrong – all a consequence of years of good work.
It has been a real honour sharing 2025 with you. The blog can sail through the good times with little of substance to contribute. It is needed most when clouds gather and perspective is low. Some may regard today’s as being light on perspective, but there is no point having a blog if we do not step forward and say when we believe things are going wrong.
Very best wishes for the new year. I hope you have a healthy and happy one, and I hope we see Celtic back bossing the land once more. Take care, all.
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VALE BHOY on 31ST DECEMBER 2025 4:47 PM
What boss appoints someone whom he/she thinks will stand up to them?
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A good one.
no answer. (typo_
Paul 67 for the love of God get an edit facility added to CQN . Make it your New Year resolution for 2026.
Make CQN the better for it.
Be the change you want to see in Celtic.
Back to basics
I think it’s a bit more than just a reaction to us not winning. I think it’s also driven by the fact lots of us could see the writing on the wall and were told to more or less “know your place” and not complain as we’ve been successful and almost a “what more do you want”.
It might also be less “noisy” if it weren’t for the Board/Desmond adding fuel to the fire. for many just getting back to winning ways will be enough but for a decent proportion of the support, there’s no longer a “trust in the Board/your betters” and a recognition that just doing enough to win the league isn’t enough.
An T
Not from what I have seen so far.
I seriously doubt I could name anyone who would have done better with the tools he has and with the timeframe he has had to work in.
Not Pep or Tuchel or Arteta.
I agree with Paul in that you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression and he is up against it now.
A pre season such as the Motherwell manager had or even Russell Martin or Ange at Celtic might have allowed a fairer assessment.
Personally I fear that a reversion to a (Barry / Dodds / McCann) old school type solution for balance of year might be our only chance of salvaging something this season pre Martinez or whoever.
Maybe Shaun and a couple of others might fit the bill. Not at all certain tbh. We could see MON teams were creaking to get results.
For me the change would be as suggested plus loan deals to support to end of season then reset if we go for it. Alternatively double down with our guy and give him some tools to work with both players and advisers / coaching help.
B78
These are the same resources Brendan had to work with
And MON did an ok job
Anyway – off out to family gathering so Happy New Year to one and all
I seriously doubt I could name anyone who would have done better with the tools he has and with the timeframe he has had to work in.
Not Pep or Tuchel or Arteta.
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Martin already did.
Absolutely convinced, experienced managers would have came in and managed change over time. They would have kept things the same, because as Martin tells us over and over again, all that matters is winning football matches.
Performannce, shape, style, are all nice to haves, but winning comes first.
Tell you what bores me, the people demanding to be entertained because possession football was boring, go watch youth football instead.
Nancy’s record is now 7 wins in 24 games. Who thought this was a good choice. Total negligence in picking him.
Bro Wilf is toast. Question now is a matter of timing and replacement. Here’s my shot at it.
For me, crawl over the broken glass of embarrassment and ask MON to get the band back together for the rest of the season. It’s got some additional value in that he has a better idea of what the squad needs this window than the guys who’ll make the decisions otherwise. It’s awkward but he might do it, and however it works out, it’ll be better than what we have here and now.
The financial hit is as much as the wages of the Bonkersball boys for as long as they’re out of work, plus any shortfall thereafter. It’s not 3 years worth unless he finds no further work in that time. Garden leave works that way.
While MON is doing his thing, replace the CEO with someone who knows how to run a complex organisation, and recruit a competent placement for the job title Tisdale has. That’ll take us to the summer, most likely.
A new round of recruitment for the next manager can run quietly in the background.
A Chairman who understands the job of Chair both internally and externally is next on the list. I suggested a candidate last week and I’ll not embarrass him for a second time, but someone who naturally leads consensus, knows the corporate ropes and bleeds green is entirely achievable.
It’s not a plan, but it’s a sketch of an idea of an outline of a plan.
Emdy got anything better right now?
As the old war cartoon had it; If you know a better hole, go to it.
TBB
One problem is Desmond with those suggestions?
A Chairman who understands the job of Chair both internally and externally is next on the list. I suggested a candidate last week and I’ll not embarrass him for a second time, but someone who naturally leads consensus, knows the corporate ropes and bleeds green is entirely achievable.
is who ?
B78 – I seriously doubt I could name anyone who would have done better with the tools he has and with the timeframe he has had to work in.
Not Pep or Tuchel or Arteta.
His two predecessors had the same tools and neither contrived to lose as often as he has, not even Brendan when things were toxic.
I agree he’s been given a bad hand and that’s on the Board and the “successful strategy” that’s been in place. But he’s taken that hand and made it worse by putting players into positions they can’t play and having a shape that can only be described as shambolic.
He’s not going to get better after a window as it’ll be the same folk making “club signings” as it was in the summer, so we’ll see more players not of the requisite quality, like JSP, Inamura and Shin, arrive. Our strongest linked player is Bournemouth’s third choice right back who we can’t actually loan in unless Bournemouth recall one of their current international loanees. That’s where we are at. A mess at recruitment level, a mess at managerial level and a Board dug in and railing against the support.
I suggested elsewhere that Wilfried Nancy is Celtic’s Pedro Caixinha moment, in that it struck me – after his performance at the AGM – that young Rossco might be the guy who owns his appointment.
Just like wee Graeme was trying to show Daddy Douglas that he could run the new R2ngers football club when he ‘headhunted’ Caixinha, did Ross Desmond run the recruitment of Wilfried Nancy?
Certainly, Wilfried Nancy is not a typical Dermot appointee.
It seems improbable but someone chose him, and we can infer that it wasn’t the outgoing Chairman or he’d still be in post.
Perhaps Dermot has gone soft in his dotage and allowed our unqualified CEO and out-of-depth Head Of Football Operations to crack on and keep him posted. I’d say the Rossco scenario is more likely, but you never know.
murdochbhoy on 31st December 2025 3:32 pm
The core question is what divides Dermot Desmond and his proxy son from Celtic supporters ?
The simple answer is MONEY! It always is for those whose life revolves around accumulating wealth.
The Desmond’s don’t have any time for Celtic’s hoi poly, they’re just a cash-cows, and some have become nuisances.
The move to resolve the fracture in the club rests with Dermot Desmond, he has to expand the board to give democratically chosen supporter representatives seats on the board so that their input better represents those who are supporting/financing the club.
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It would be a lot easier to sell DD the idea that some form of supporter representation to influence the Board is a good thing, if only the support gave him encouragement by their behaviour that cooperation rather than confrontation would be the result
Christ, (and I very rarely say that) supporters cannot even cooperate amongst themselves .
If you want evidence read CQN or other blogs where any idea/suggestion is either labelled a Happy Clapper one or a Mineshafter one or coming from Board placemen if all that is being attempted is clarification and challenges already held beliefs like what The Desmonds care about .
The only place change can take place is at an individual level whether that be Burnley78 or Chairbhoy or DD himself (to illustrate, no offense meant guys)
Such change is called a metanoia.
The conditions for it are ripe. However the capacity to unify the support simply does not exist.
I have expressed my reservations about the limitations of the CSL initiative by David Low and suggest an alternative Membership Service to establish the capacity needed.
I will post questions and answers about the Membership Service next in the hope it gets folks thinking about how to recover from the mess division has caused.
Annex C Questions and Answers on A Celtic Supporter Membership Service
1. Credibility & Leadership
• Why should fans believe this scheme can succeed where the Trust and other supporter bodies have struggled?
It is not a scheme. It is a service provided by the fans to the fans for the fans. It will not depend on resolutions at an AGM once a year but the opportunity for the Celtic supports globally to put their concerns forward and to get answers in the spirit of dialogue which depends on trust but is a step towards building trust issue by issue. It will include supporters with shares and those without shares and so will have a much wider reach than the fragmented groups but it would not be a replacement for them and would work with them in a spirit of unity to fulfil the purpose of Celtic.
2. Structure & Governance
• How would the membership scheme be structured to avoid the infighting and stagnation we’ve seen in other supporter organisations?
The Membership Service would be funded by supporters at as low a monthly cost possible to provide the resources to deliver the kind of service supports would want to subscribe to. It would be set up as a not-for-profit service and if there is any profit an amount service users would agree to would go to charity with The Foundation the obvious but not only one.
3. Accountability & Transparency
• Who would oversee the funds, and how would members be reassured that money is being used responsibly and transparently?
As a not for profit but funded organisation there would be a regular book keeper an occasional auditor and a set of accounts to be agreed by members and an office manager responsible for the smooth running of the service . The cost would be a factor in the membership subscription. Basically, it would adhere to best practice for a not for profit organisation. Folk with experience of such standard practice could advise on that set up.
4. Funding & Reach
• You’ve spoken about members subscribing. Realistically, how many supporters do you think would sign up at launch, and what’s the minimum number needed for the scheme to have real impact?
Since it intends to reach all the support and if it delivers what they want and when, they would set that figure at 40,000 , 20k from match goers and 20k from the Celtic diaspora. There is a “what if” business model to establish the cost of Membership depending on the actual numbers.
5. Relationship with Existing Groups
• How would this scheme work alongside the Celtic Trust, ARCSC, and the Green Brigade etc — and would you actively seek to unify them under one banner?
All of them would be part of identifying issues along with the Membership Service staff and deciding what needs to be taken to Celtic to address. There is rudimentary model for how that can be done. If the formal bodies and bloggers engage, those who are on social media could move from talking about issues without making any difference to being facilitators of change.
6. Legal & Practical Power
• Beyond making statements, what practical levers of power would the scheme give supporters over the PLC? Would it be legal, financial, or purely public pressure?
Much would depend on the PLCs response to The Service. Since they accept communications needs to improve the independent Service would be a means of doing that. However, if there was an issue where Celtic were seen as uncooperative the service would allow for funding of a law firm on a retainer to either advise on the formation of a resolution that complies with Company Law if that is their area of expertise or refer to a firm that has. It need not be a resolution to The Board it may be a letter to the police to question any action on their part that has caused supporters problems. Or to City Council to complain about pavements that need repair. There is nothing like a letter with a reputable law firm heading at the top to open doors. It certainly did with Resolution 12. In some case having a large membership speaking for the support means Celtic need not be involved at all. A sum for such a retainer is in the model although al the assumptions used there need to be check s realistic.
7. Resistance from the Board
• Celtic PLC have a track record of ignoring or deflecting supporter concerns. How would you stop this scheme from being brushed aside as just another protest movement?
In a word NUMBERS no more meetings in silos with different groups where what is true at one meeting is no longer true later. Recognition that supporters are capable of understanding how things work and why they don’t and have something of value to add to the dialogue.
8. Long-Term Vision
• What is the ultimate goal: boardroom influence, fan ownership of shares, or simply forcing greater transparency and dialogue?
A House united around a common purpose not one where division is rife. Agreement on what the purpose of Celtic is and everything that is done meets that purpose.
9. Inclusivity
• How would you ensure the scheme is accessible to all Celtic supporters — including those abroad, the unwaged, and fans who feel alienated from current structures?
Via technology by bringing together the disparate groups blogs , podcasts etc and using them to agree common issues and take them to Celtic.
10. Risks & Pitfalls
• What are the biggest risks of launching this scheme — and how would you prevent it from collapsing into the same issues of division, apathy, or boardroom resistance that have blunted past efforts?
By having a feasibility study to identify the risks and take steps to reduce them. This would need a small start up group and crowd funding to pay for the study.
To the guy that keeps asking us what now like we have all the answers – we do not propose to know all the answers but those that do and congratulate and reward themselves lavishly clearly do not either so what next for them? People are clearly making a giant mess of this club and being rewarded handsomely for doing so but yo don’t seem to hold their feet to the fire in the same way you do people whom point out the bleeding obvious?
Just for fun
Sack today WN, PT and MN
Nancy – clearly in the wrong movie – replace with MoN and hopefully the team he worked with previously. Give them the transfer window and a target with a view to a new contract end of season for winning the league. Alternatively Motherwell manager looks a great prospect either now or summer.
Tisdale – another out of his depth. Begin a executive search for new Head of Football
Nicholson – work notice until on basic functions of current role until replaced. Begin executive recruitment process.
Not having these two operational for a spell will do not damage to the business as they are pretty useless.
Longstanding NEDS put on notice and seek replacements amongst the many experienced and suitable Celtic minded people. I’m sure it is a fairly big list and may include the likes Willie Haughey, Duncan Smillie, Paul Smith – a younger more experienced and role specific team to bring freshness to the board.
Desmond – with a new team of NEDS DD does not get all his own way and either he becomes part of the solution or part of the problem.
There are clearly hurdles an governance issues must most of the above is not overly difficult especially getting rid of the first three.
Auldheid
I’m literally aff oot now, though I’m pleased that yours was the last post I read this year.
Reasoned, relevant and respectful.
(Could be a new year resolution for me there!)
Anyway, Happy New Year to all Tims when it comes
I’m away to get hammered on whisky of various blends
Moisy, we’re singing the same song, I’ll be second part harmony.
“either he becomes part of the solution or part of the problem.”
Dermot Desmond can only ever be part of the solution. He’s got an effective majority of the votes. There’s no solution without him. That’s the starting point for any change; getting him in and onboard from the get go.
TBB- Nobody at the top of this club, is taking responsibility for anything, instead every statement is deflected into blaming the fans,and the Hollywood production sham of an AGM, kidded only a few on here.Nothing major is changing soon I fear,and we are killing our club from within,through self preservation, nepotism, and total incompetence, Desmond won’t walk away,he’s enjoying the power and stranglehold he has.
Martin was willing to stay on for a while when Wilf arrived. This would have given a unique opportunity to have a good handover so that the new manager could assess the players and the rest of the teams in the league. Very few teams, if any, ever get that luxury. Sadly, the handover was all of 10 mins and Wilf was straight in. The rest is history.
THE BATTERED BUNNET on 31ST DECEMBER 2025 5:36 PM
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👏👏 Hogmanay blinder
The money in the bank needs to be invested in players. But would a player fancy playing under coach Nancy with his lack of experience? We have no option, we should spend on four or five players because that is what money in the bank is for…during hard sporting times. If we had no money we could scout in Coatbridge…
Celtic goes on.
Headtheball- how MON wasn’t asked if he would stay longer, even by these clowns in charge is staggering, and here we are…….going backwards by the day…..
Happy St Sylvester Day all! Ave Ave
One Club. Back our Board, the Team,and Wilfried Nancy.
Petition:
https://c.org/xsGXWMNsxw
Headtheball on 31st December 2025 5:58 pm
Martin was willing to stay on for a while when Wilf arrived. This would have given a unique opportunity to have a good handover so that the new manager could assess the players and the rest of the teams in the league. Very few teams, if any, ever get that luxury. Sadly, the handover was all of 10 mins and Wilf was straight in. The rest is history.
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I think MoN had Nancy clocked within minutes of that meeting.
MoN is too smart a man to not know how his 15 minute meeting with Nancy would be portrayed. He told us all he stayed on an extra day for the ‘handover’ and said meeting lasted 15 minutes. A handover during which WN asked no questions about the squad he’d just taken over. MoN told us all this and in doing so, threw WN under the bus,
MoN’s too smart a man not to know the pressure it exerts on our board when he tells everyone he’d have stayed on for the season. He’s too smart a man not to know how telling everyone he wants back into management puts more pressure on Nancy.
MoN knew this guy was a spoofer from the get go and he’s made absolutely no attempt to ease the pressure on him.
What took MoN all of 15 minutes to figure out, our Board was unable to in 5 weeks.
Sionnaigh on 31st December 2025 6:13 pm
Happy St Sylvester Day all! Ave Ave
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In the interests of fairness , I demand a tweety pie day .
Mibbe I’ll start a petition anaw.
Does anybody honestly think our board knows that if the huns win the league they go directly in CL and the 40-50 million to go…….total game changer ….because they won’t fk about buying 10 players for 13 million
Nancy is a bawheid, thinks he is way better than he is, he’s getting handed his arse in most games and nobody sees the improvements he sees, out of his depth conceited and spent 10 minutes with a guy who’s been a manager for 40 years, he didnt take that opportunity.
Auldheid-above
Christ, (and I very rarely say that) supporters cannot even cooperate amongst themselves .
Auldheid,supporters do have differing views but I think its wrong of you to suggest there has been no cooperation,there has been in the collective,as an outsider it does look as tho folk have been working together.
You are not involved there in decision making so I dont know how you can say they dont co-operate they have done.
Co operation takes 2,stand forward dermot
HH
That is different
Vinniebhoy.
They do not go directly into the CL if they win the league.
Scotland are ranked 14th for next year’s CL qualification.
Champions of 11-14 go into the Play Off.
They’d be a seeded team in the Play Off.
Auldheid on 31st December 2025 5:46 pm
Thank you for your comprehensive reply that sheds light where there was only darkness (on my part) previously.
Without being overdramatic I pray this dangerous disconnect is addressed by Desmond and his board.
He needs to drop his highhanded approach and embrace those fan’s representatives who’ve demonstrated they can help build on foundations of Celtic as an inclusive club.
Here’s what the CEO said on Wilfried’s arrival,
“I think when Brendan resigned, we always have to be aware of the market. We’ve been aware of Wilfried for a long time. He was our number one candidate going into the process. The more we looked into it, the more we saw that he aligned with what we need and what our vision for the club is.”
The newly appointed manager, Wilfried, has been commended by Nicholson for his passion, style of play, and ambitious vision, all of which align with the club’s philosophy.
Nicholson said: “We believe this was the right time to bring Wilfried in. We’ve been pushing very hard to get the process completed as quickly as we could. It took time. “We want to develop the club. We want to develop players. And we want to succeed. So there’s a real performance element.
And the more we looked at this, the more we felt that Wilfried was a perfect fit.”
Bon chance CSC
CLASHCITYBHOY on 31ST DECEMBER 2025 1:14 PM
Pete the Beat at 12.54
In many jobs, there is a notice period of three months or whatever after you join, where you can be let go if your performance is unsatisfactory.
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How do you know that is not the case with Nancy?
I personally know of at least 2 SPFL clubs who announced managers on X years contract, but put in a probation period.
From convos with the Chairman of said clubs, I was told it is standard process at many clubs, and all you need to do is look at the number of managers who leave just on 3/6 months.
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I heard an ex English championship manager say that contracts are often paid up front now -maybe a year at a time – as clubs don’t want to be in a situation where the financial aspect is aspect is what’s making them keep the manager.
Spidey101 – cheers.
Re my previous comment about impotence … that is a manifestation.
“Man in suit thinks he’s better than man in plain clothes” shocker
“Man enjoying rarified atmosphere of a board of Directors thinks he’s more informed, attuned, skilled and bigger picture aware than ordinary Joe” shocker.
Ever thus.
Hence my recent comments about the suits.
Celtic has never been about the suits for me nor will it ever.
Bob Kelly was disliked right up until we won the European Cup.
Desmond White was despised for the cheapskate he was.
Kevin Kelly was scorned for his weakness (he emerged with some dignity), Michael Kelly for his perceived arrogance and Chris White for his aloofness.
Fergus McCann was booed.
Bryan Quinn was resented for turning off the credit tap and mocked for dialling the wrong number
Peter Lawwell … endless list.
The true, real connection that mattered at Celtic was between fans, team and (as figurehead for the team) the manager.
We lost that with the demonstration against Neil Lennon during Covid.
We lost it again with Wilfried.
Why?
Because we didn’t win football matches.
I said on here last night that it was obvious from day one that Wilfried would never get as much out of the players as Martin & Co did. Not game one, day one. Take your mind back to that first training session @ Lennoxtown following a hard fought 1-0 victory over Dundee. Think Martin was still in the building. Carried out on a mini-pitch area wise, with constant interruptions from the Brother, it was a complete shambles, and a complete contrast to those of both Martin’s coaching team and Brendan’s from earlier in the season. Think I was the only one on here to comment on it but cannot have been the only one who noticed it. Things have not improved on the coaching front, nor likely to. If I am right we have lost 18 goals in 19 SPL games this season, 9 of which we have conceded in 5 games behind the Wilfried Line. The other 9 in 14 games, 5 of which were conceded in Brendan’s last two SPL games. Therein lies a tale. Or two. I’m talkin fitba here, we are heading into the New Year and into the second half of the season, there is a coaching team waiting in the wings, ready and willing, they will not win every match, nor will we expect them to, but they will strive to win every game, and to get the best out of out of the players we have and any additions we manage to bring in over the next 2-3 weeks. Martin & Co. will get behind the players and the Celtic support will get behind them. There is time to make that decision. That time is now.
The sad thing is that every single aspect of Celtic’s decline has been self inflicted.
The Board claim it was all Rodgers fault but who hired Rodgers again? It certainly wasn’t those pesky malcontents (now there’s a word from yesteryear).
A complete disconnect between recruitment and what the team/squad actually require is glaring, who is responsible for that?
The selling of asset after asset with no clear replacement identified has left little or no creativity in the team. Who is responsible for those decisions?
When Rodgers refused to sign the contract extension by the summer, he should have been sacked but that would have required someone on our Board with a spine and, as we know, that is sadly lacking.
Instead, they deliberately weakened the side further in an attempt to make him resign.
At the same time this Board has systematically alienated more than half the support so that every home game feels like an ordeal other than the pleasurable pastime it used to be.
For people who claim the fans have become spoiled by success, what type of success should fans reasonably expect from a club who is the only club in the country making large sums of money every season while every other club records losses.
The financial landscape has changed utterly from the nineties when the club teetered on the edge of the abyss and so should fan expectations.
The only thing holding the club back is the strategic thinking within our corridors of power. It is decisions taken within the Boardroom that has brought the club to this.
I really feel sorry for Nancy in this respect. He has been jetisoned into this job, obviously unaware of the current civil war within the club. The fans are now watching, not the best coach in America nor even the second or third best, attempting to get players to get players to play a system they are wholly unsuitable for.
Who at our club decided a complete change in tactics, halfway between transfer windows, was what would fix the issues facing the club?