Celtic chief goes into hiding at Hampden

Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson was camera shy at Hampden yesterday.

Usually at semi-finals and finals pictures will appear of the executives of both clubs watching their team in action.

Peter Lawwell revelled in those images, smiling and waving to show what a huge Celtic fan he is.

At the League Cup Final in December Nicholson, Lawwell, Chris McKay and Paul Tisdale were present.

Watching down as Wilfried Nancy handed the League Cup to St Mirren in a totally feeble capitulation.

Two days later Nicholson made his second ever interview with Celtic TV.

He explained how Nancy retained his full support and backing. Exciting recruitment talks had taken place to bring in the players to back up the seventh best coach in the Eastern Conference of the MLS.

SILENT MIKE- CELTIC CHIEF NICHOLSON GOES INTO HIDING

Nicholson hasn’t been heard in public since. Not even to record his thanks to the departing Tom Allison. The NED was described as a man of vision by Dermot Desmond!

Desmond and Lawwell haven’t been pictured inside Celtic Park this year.

Over 40,000 Celtic fans were inside Hampden for the extra-time win over St Mirren.

That result earns the hoops a return trip to Hampden on May 23 to take on Dunfermline Athletic.

Celtic fans may get to hear from their CEO, in the next fortnight the club is expected to launch their Season Ticket renewal campaign.

That is normally led by the first team manager.

With Martin O’Neill only in charge on an interim basis it should fall on Nicholson to set out his exciting plans to boost the bank balance during the 26/27 season.

The Celtic Fans Collective has recommended that concerned Season Ticket holders should hold off to deadline day before renewing.

Plans are in place to step up the Not Another Penny campaign which has created a steep drop in a number of revenue streams. Current season strips are available at heavily discounted prices.