Last week Ian Bankier signed off Celtic’s annual report by assuring shareholders that the club is in good hands.
With the clock ticking towards the AGM the hoops chairman will be hoping that results improve quickly if he isn’t to face a winter of discontent from fans inside the stadium.
Since the appointment of Brendan Rodgers in May 2016 it is difficult to recall a decision by the club hierarchy that has been broadly welcomed.
When the Irishman left less than halfway through his new extended contract the warning signs were there, two and a half years later it seems that Bankier and his fellow directors are still in denial.
The processes that installed Neil Lennon and Ange Postecoglou seem questionable, one was the caretaker appointed in the Hampden showers while the other was quickly head-hunted once it became clear that Eddie Howe wasn’t interested in taking on a massive rebuild funded by selling off the best players.
Since Rodgers arrived the club has cashed in on Moussa Dembele, Kieran Tierney, Stuart Armstrong, Jeremie Frimpong, Kris Ajer and Odsonne Edouard. Even the most optimistic fan would struggle to identify a £10m player in the current squad.
Postecoglou will be in the media spotlight today as he tries to look at Bayer Leverkusen with a domestic storm gathering over a record of picking up 10 points from 21.
Behind the scenes more and more fans are realising that there are far bigger problems and issues in the boardroom than in the dug-out and dressing room.
Ive already prepared myself for disaster this season. The consequences of failure in a two-horse race? 40m to our rivals. We need structural change at Celtic, we cannot allow this incompetent board to destroy the club. It cant go on like this, change is inevitable.
— Stef1888 (@stef18881) September 28, 2021
They need removed now, they have failed constantly over the years by standing still, the League this year should have been a must,no qualifiers in pre season giving the players time to rest up, straight into the Champions league,!!! No forward vision, they are not interested,
— (McCabe?) (@johnmcc17199131) September 28, 2021
No as long as we turn a profit on tickets, merchandise, players being sold on, and looks like europa league is our new champions league.. and D.D has money to keep jetting off to the Ryder Cup etc, thanks it . Celtic Done.
— Dan (@Dan11848014) September 28, 2021
They are not capable they are culpable.
If fans ran the club we would take in at least £30mil in season tickets & £40mil with automatic qualification to CL. Plus player sales etc. With the currently board can you tell me where the money and ambition is?— Back Ange. Back the Team. Sack the board (@Terryhu33546015) September 28, 2021
We are being duped as usually.
— Mstrwul1 (@mstrwul) September 28, 2021
Definately not Brendan Rodgers seen the writing on the wall seems Dom McKay did too.When someone has any new ideas they are quickly pushed out.
— Barry Murphy??? (@Barrym2011) September 28, 2021
No way are they capable. They have the ‘old school’ big boss dictator management style that dictates rather than collaborates. So, the progressive newcomer McKay, could not be part of that. Purge the old board or we will continue to sink.
— Jd Meatyard (@meatyard_jd) September 28, 2021
This board are interested in bonuses. Dom was not a YES man so he got punted. They want a YES manager like Strachan and Lennon. They will punt Ange if results don’t go well and bring Strachan in. This board are utterly toxic but the fans backed them with ST money.
— Mark Mackay (@markmackay67) September 28, 2021
No – too much money wasted on poor signings at cheap prices in the hope they find another VVD, Wanyama, Moussa etc. Money on Klimala and Bayo could have been merged together to get another Eddie type in. Taylor and Boli fees would have got us a top notch LB etc
— Stephen Pearson (@Stephen53704822) September 28, 2021
There is simply NO forward thinking in the boardroom! How long did they have to organise for this season? No excuses! Ange isn’t to blame.
— Kevin Hannah (@KevHannah7) September 28, 2021
Well this website and many others spent two years haranguing Brendan Rodgers after he left.
Turns out that he was right after all.
He foresaw the collapse from within and wanted no part of it.
While we all felt betrayed by the manner of his leaving it is clear now that he saw the downsizing in every department the club barring merchandise.
Scouting and recruitment is a joke and the medical science is even worse. We can’t keep players fit and some of the players that do play you wish would pick up a knock.
Five years ago today we drew 3-3 with Man city. A great European night that we should have been repeated time and time again. Instead of this our board have downsized our team to a level that great great nights in Europe are out of reach.
As I said previously we need to unite. Blogs like this have the power to get the message out there. Desmond and his cronies have taken the club backwards and continue to do it. No DOF, other departments such as scouting are not filled properly let alone with quality. A shambles and they need to get the message Keep up the momentum on making Desmond and his cronies accountable for the shambles we are.
I agree with you Jim.
Unity is the answer and the blogs need to get the message out.
Normally it is good when we sign players like Calum up on a long deal, but we have seen recently that when this happens the p,Ayer is often then sold a a big profit.
The board are NOT helping to build a squad.
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