A series of tweets from Paul Larkin perfectly summarised the complete breakdown between the Celtic executive and supporters.
Years of contempt over a number of issues have bubbled along but the arrogance of continuing with a manager that is hugely under-performing finally went off line after the club’s fourth successive home defeat of the season.
For weeks Neil Lennon and the obedient media messengers had tried to play down concerns raised by supporters about grim results that had followed on from grim performances that delivered single goal victories over St Mirren, Riga, Sarajevo and Livingston. The fans read the warning signs and weren’t fobbed off.
Be good if the club published the findings from the September 2018 investigation into policing, stewarding and access arrangements into the Glasgow derby as 59,000 Celtic fans had their plans altered to accomodate 800 Old Firm visitors. https://t.co/eDeShLPVvO
— Joe McHugh (@videocelts) November 30, 2020
If you’re going to be smug and belittle fans who want change at Celtic, count me out. If you’d paid attention, this has been coming for a while now. The club needs a full clear out from top to bottom. Otherwise, it just continues to be a cabal making a small group of folk richer.
— Paul Larkin* (@paullarkin74) November 29, 2020
I wish @CelticFC worked as hard on our football club as they do informing their lackeys of their narrative and trying their best to dehumanise anyone with a different opinion to them.
— Paul Larkin* (@paullarkin74) November 30, 2020
Lawwell spent last night briefing his lackeys to dehumanise people. This is at a time when the support is hurting badly. That’s what he cares about, his ego, his image and his control. No one and I mean no one at the club ever stands up to him or his antics hence getting to
— Paul Larkin* (@paullarkin74) November 30, 2020
Last thing I’ll say. It’s my nature to debate, argue and agitate. I’ve no interest in that today with fellow supporters because whether we agree or disagree, none of us are to blame for this clusterfuck. Celtic folk are hurting and playing tennis matches on here won’t help that.
— Paul Larkin* (@paullarkin74) November 30, 2020
Last night’s club statement took their contempt to new depths, painting a target for their media partners to turn on the fans while the constant European failings of the club evolve into the domestic arena.
European embarrassment against Malmo, Maribor, AEK Athens, Ferencvaros, Cluj, Sparta Prague and Copenhagen have been glossed over as a culture of self-congratulations festered inside the club. Only the ineligible players fielded by Sion and Legia Warsaw kept them off the list, something that wouldn’t happen in the unregulated Scottish game.
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The expected removal of Neil Lennon won’t begin to deal with the issues at the club. No amount of feel-good #celticfamily video messages or spin will cleanse the club until there is an executive clear out and a degree of ‘levelling up’ with supporters.