Celtic fans switched their anger from the SFA to their own club following the decision to uphold Ryan Christie’s two match ban.
The midfielder will miss the matches away to Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock as well Ross County at home on account of disciplinary points from earlier in the season.
Celtic has become masters of the statement, this time around instead of disappointed and surprised they have gone for ‘extrememy disappointed’ with the promise of contacting the Scottish FA on the matter.
That will be the SFA that finally announced in September 2017 that they will review the issues arising from the 2011 UEFA licence- and still haven’t decided more than two years later.
Celtic’s half hearted statement was as predictable as the decision made by the SFA today to reject Christie’s appeal of a two match suspension.
Next Saturday Celtic will begin their defence of the Scottish Cup away to Partick Thistle, in March the SFA will be looking for Christie, James Forrest and Callum McGregor to get the national team through two rounds of play-off ties to Euro 2020.
There is real anger among the Celtic support tonight, perhaps at some stage it will require more than a disappointed statement to convince fans that the directors share their passion and commitment.
Celtic Football Club statement regarding Ryan Christie’s sanction ??
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) January 6, 2020
Why have the club been silent on MUCH bigger and more important issues ? LNS ,RES 12 & the secret 5 way agreement was were where the fight should have been at.
— Wullie Malloy (@Jimskiv92) January 6, 2020
I sent a stronger worded statement to the council about a street lamp that isnt working last week .
— James Patrick (@JPFlawless82) January 6, 2020
https://t.co/EKMJhrNRKs https://t.co/kofYLhuVQo
— Timposter (@Tim_Poster) January 6, 2020
Bland and accepting SFA corruption. Very disappointing HH
— Celtic Gossip (@CelticGossip) January 6, 2020
Far too weak a statement. We are being pushed around.
It’s time to fight back.— kerryjim (@bnyf) January 6, 2020
That’s a woeful statement and in many ways is actually worse than the sanction.
— Tee My Days (@TeeMyGuest) January 6, 2020
NOT ENOUGH here Celtic. We have had a decade of EBTs,Imperfectly Registered, no title stripping, Res12 , FFP and the same club LIE. Yet you have said and done little.
We as fans/customers have had enough of your inaction.
What is your agenda or lack of agenda all about??? pic.twitter.com/JdIeIoEtBh
— Longshaw (@youhavingalaugh) January 6, 2020
Embarrassing statement that, remember YOU wanted them alive, now this is what you get, operation stop 9 is in absolutely full force and yet again our joke of a board are a sleep at the wheel, bring back wee Fergus, he would tear them all apart ???
— Sean McLaughlin (@Seanmac1407) January 6, 2020