It is a measure of the impact someone has made that even after they have moved on, superstitions about them endure. For some, there’s an almost religious believe that a huge figure cannot be diminished by retirement, loss of status or even death (there’s a special 1970s category for Elvis and Bruce Lee).
Prepare yourself: Peter Lawwell is not Elvis Presley. He can’t sing like Elvis, he seldom dresses like him and under no circumstances should you confuse the supernatural powers attributed to ‘The King’ in the late 70s to our former chief executive.
Peter retired on appointing Ange Postecoglou in the summer of 2021, when Dominic McKay started his summer placement in charge. By September, Michael Nicholson, previously company secretary and in-house lawyer, was temporarily then permanently given the top job.
18 months after he left, Lawwell agreed to replace Ian Bankier as chairman. As Celtic’s representative, Peter was on the board of the European Club Association (currently vice chair) and was working with Uefa on the new Financial Sustainability Regulations. It suited the club and our interests that Peter take the role, allowing him to extend Celtic’s influence at Uefa.
Back when Elvis’ died, football club chairmen carried executive roles. They often opened the doors in the morning, did the accounts, sorted the banking and were always responsible for player contracts and budgeting. The role has changed. Lots.
In a modern PLC, a chairman is a non-executive, “unconnected with the day-to-day management of a business and which is instead concerned with effective management of the board”. That means they are unconnected to player contracts, signing strategies or – and I cannot be clearer on this one – managerial appointments.
Such matters are reserved for the executive team and any major shareholders they are answerable to. At Celtic, this is Michael Nicholson and Dermot Desmond.
Peter Lawwell was a huge influence in Scottish football and a significant figure in Europe. Without him at the helm in 2012, Newco Rangers would have been voted into the SPL, debt free and ready to go again. Back then I got some credit for starting a campaign on this issue, but take my word for it, all credit was due to Peter. He fought and won the most intense battle Scottish football has ever seen, and like Keyser Soze, he left everyone searching in the shadows.
We scarcely got to see Dom McKay and Michael Nicholson has had two and a half years of low-profile management, a benefit of inheriting a club on the up. As a consequence, when people think ‘Celtic board’ they assume Elvis lives. In every meaningful way, Elvis has left the building. He doesn’t sing the songs or choose the band. If you think otherwise, you’re howling at the (blue) moon, and ironically, applying absolutely no pressure to the wound.
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1-1 at Ayebrokes
Won’t mention the scorer, but that’s twenty he’s got this season.
We shoulda put in a £2 mill bid for him…..
Maestro.
Because we won’t spend more than 3 million on a player.
Nice goal from Miovski but love that strength too. Shrugs off the defender, wasn’t going to be outmuscled. Not sure we have a player like that.
CELTIC MAC
We would have, had Kyogo been called up by Japan.
Celtic recruitment team not fit for purpose.
Goldson and Tav Pen are finished
Beaver 🦫 Jota and CCV were 6m
Whatever the result tonight – Miovski to Celtic needs to happen. Brilliant player.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
So ironically, we’d have been better off if Kyogo was called up because now he’d be back and we’d have Kyogo and Miovski 😊
Ignore the orphan at the end of my previous from ” I offered to y”
Each passing week Miovski the goal machines value increases
BHEAVER
Unless he’s Luis Palma ( £4.1M )
Why did we not buy him then??
He’s certainly a better player than Palma. But I forgot. We needed another winger.
Hopefull thinkin..
But article today betrays supporters.
Every player in Scotland has a price. No issue about not wanting to come to Scotland.
It seems we were not willing to pay that price.
HH.
Auldheid
You have no need to justify anything.
P67 ? . Sorry, but culpable in takin sides.
Hun commentators voices annoy me just as much as their faces . McCoist , Miller , Boyd ….ugh !
Tom Daly on for Sevco
I see that Fleetwood have moved Bosun Lawal away from the CB and RB positions they were playing him last season and he’s now a central defensive midfielder. When he was with us- he always looked like he had a mistake in him. I hope he has found a position that gives him a chance of making it. He seems to be playing regularly
Watching Greenock Morton , Warnock will have no real idea about Scottish refs . If it stays 1-1 he is about to find out .
Are we playing penalty bingo or was it called of due to cheating?
Just checked the Sky Sports updates on the people vs Aberdeen. It sounds like Aberdeen are playing a team of world class proportions and are hanging on by a thread. Brendan and the Bhoys will see these challengers off just as we have done before.
Colin making sure that his lips won’t be chapped when he goes home to the missus tonight!
Huns ahead.
C*ntwell.
Dons keeper once again knocks a shot straight back out to a sevco player 2-1 huns .
Keeper palms another one out to them.
Tonight shows we have it in our hands.
Accept or fail.
The choice is..
Adi- they are abysmal
Roos is Rab Douglas in disguise
Peter Lawwell will be buzzing tonight the other half of the OF are winning.
we are not half of anything.
They are gash.
Getting results for the time being but gash none the less.
Don’t depend on any cun* that rat basta*rd Lawwell and the board sold us down the river.#scumbasta*ds
Get them out.
Dearie me.
huns down to 10
8mins extra time
Ok we have now had the c word used albeit abbreviated time for a banning
Sterling sent off for Rangers.
In real time it looked red but after slomo, you can argue it was stud to toes.
Even after an on filed review, however, the red card stands. It looks to me like the straight leg from Sterling did it, similar to Maeda vs Atleti.
Down to ten men for 8 minutes overtime.