‘Deluded egotistical charlatans!’ ‘Coming 2nd isn’t a highlight’ ‘Disaster of a board’ Celtic fans react to ‘good hands’ report

Soccer Football - Scottish Cup Final - Celtic vs Motherwell - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Britain - May 19, 2018 Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell (2nd L) and Independent non-executive director Dermot Desmond (C) in the stand Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Ian Bankier reported finishing second in the SPFL as a highlight of the 2020/21 season and informed fans and shareholders that Celtic were in good hands!

Not many fans were in agreement with that view as they looked through the club’s annual review for what wasn’t commented on rather than what was.

Two more failures to reach the Champions League haven’t been worth mentioning, the managerial review that endorsed Neil Lennon two weeks before he quit and the 106 day search for a new manager didn’t feature in Bankier’s review. No mention was made of the decision not to offer any refund to Season Ticket holders despite the club sitting with £16.6m tucked away in the bank.

Bankier makes no mention of a club restructuring. Currently there is an acting CEO with no sign of a replacement for the Head of Football Operations who left the club in March.

During the transfer window Celtic signed 12 players, including Liam Shaw and Osaze Urhoghide, with no real transparency on the policy for bringing in those players. Three months into the job Ange Postecoglou has still to bring in a single coach or added anyone to the backroom team.

Bankier reckons that Celtic are in good hands, many fans disagree with his reading of a year of complete failure.

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