Chris Sutton is still in shock at the way the Celtic board surrendered in a season where the club was on the brink of history.
From the moment that a route to the Champions League was lost to Ferencvaros in August the warning signs were audible.
The October Glasgow Derby was a horror show, the Europa League turned into a nightmare highlighted by two hammerings from Sparta Prague.
To appease fans after losing to Ross County in the Betfred Cup the board announced a managerial review in the new year.
Peter Lawwell mumbled a grudging apology in January, Neil Lennon resigned in February- more than two months later the club has still to appoint a replacement.
Highlighting the catalogue of failure in the Daily Record, Sutton explains:
Celtic can no longer hang about. There are 11 weeks until the European qualifiers and the clock is ticking.
I still can’t quite believe the way they wrote this season off. You look at the likes of Chelsea getting rid of Frank Lampard before Christmas and then making a real fist of the remainder of the campaign at home and in Europe.
Celtic seemed to roll up the white flag as soon as it seemed 10 in a Row was gone but the longer they’ve waited the tougher the job has got. Fans might need to accept next season is already beyond them. The new manager will need time even if it’s a precious commodity in Glasgow.
Sutton is incorrect over Lampard, he was sacked on January 25 after 18 months in the job, Thomas Tuchel was appointed the next day.
Should Peter Lawwell leave with immediate effect?
Yes, utterly toxic, the rebuild starts when he leaves
No, we need his experience for the handover
Celtic’s Social Media boycott ends at midnight tonight, if there is no comment from the club this week on a new manager the task of next season’s rebuild will become ever harder.
