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Davie Provan highlights the only opinion that matters at Celtic

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Davie Provan believes that Neil Lennon’s fate is in the hands of Dermot Desmond.

The Celtic boss has come under incredible pressure after a run of two wins in eight matches left the club trailing in the SPFL and Europa League.

The signals out of Celtic Park from trusted sources are that Lennon is safe but no-one in Scotland is close to the thoughts of the club’s biggest single share-holder, Desmond.

So far this season the Irish businessman hasn’t been pictured at a Celtic match but in his only media interview he told The Athletic that the current squad is superior to the side that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville.

It’s doubtful if a Martin O’Neill squad would have lost four home matches before November but according to Provan, who appeared on Go Radio yesterday, it’s not Peter Lawwell but Desmond that will make the ultimate decision.

The Daily Record reports:

He has to hang in and hope that the club can find a spark that has been missing for just about the whole of the season so far. This ultimately will come down to Dermot Desmond and I think he will recognise the service Neil Lennon has given the club and will back him as far as he can.

What I would say is Neil is running out of time at the moment and he needs something to happen and to happen quickly if he’s to see this out. Second is last in Glasgow and Lennon knows that.

He has a decent run of league games coming up. Favourable on paper. There is a chance for Celtic to turn a corner but they have to find something so far that has eluded them.

Celtic’s AGM in on December 14, it is over a decade since Desmond made an appearance but with this year’s virtual arrangement he could tune in or take part.

CLICK HERE for Desmond’s full interview with The Athletic (subscription)

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