Dermot Desmond has paid tribute to Tom Allison after one of the invisible men stepped down from the Celtic Board of Directors.
In less than seven months since being set up the Celtic Fans Collective have claimed two boardroom victims.
Allison joins his former Clydeport colleague Peter Lawwell in bailing out at the first sign of trouble.
During 23 years as a Non Executive Director Allison contributed exactly nothing to the club.
Allison was such a non-event as a non-Exec that he never even featured in any of the banners produced by the Collective.
Allison was a long standing member of the Celtic Remuneration Committee. Voting through the bumper pay rises and bonuses for his colleague Lawwell.
In season 2018/19 Allison and Ian Bankier voted through a package of £3.5m for Lawwell on a turnover of £83m.
That season saw Celtic knocked out of the Champions League in a third round qualifier from AEK Athens and lose Brendan Rodgers to Leicester.
Two years earlier it was reported that Lawwell had been hit with a huge tax bill after being caught out in the film scheme that left many in football bankrupt.
ANOTHER OF THE DESMOND YES MEN BAILS OUT OF CELTIC
Allison was vote back onto the Celtic board at the 2025 AGM but five months later he has bailed out with his long term colleague.
On the Celtic website Desmond paid a particularly underwhelming tribute with:
Tom has made an enormous personal contribution to Celtic. He has been a key advisor to me at all stages and brought his wisdom to the many challenges which arose over the years. Tom is a person of vision, and he has brought that vision to all his endeavours.
The wisdom and experience that Tom brought to the Board is unmatched and irreplaceable. I am indebted to him for his wholehearted commitment to our Club.
There are no plans to replace Allison and whatever his skill-set was.
The big question now is which of the non-event Directors will be next to bail out.
Brian Rose is the only Director that has been on board for less than 10 years. Like Allison his contribution has been hard to identify.
None of the Celtic managers during Allison’s spell as a Director has commented on his decision to step down.
Allison failed to raise any concerns over the horrific appointments of Mark Lawwell, Paul Tisdale or Wilfried Nancy.
All were appointed by Michael Nicholson, another suit that owes his Celtic salary to Lawwell Senior.
Allison – Another fu**in lassie that was on The Celtic Board !
Clach…
Your choice of words as usual shows a lack of respect to women.
Time for you to learn a better vocabulary.
I agree wholeheartedly Kathleen.
Mairy.
Tom another parasite with no voice easy money.
As we know, the whole point of NED’s is to enhance good governance by providing independent, impartial oversight / advice if asked.
Fundamentally though, NED’s should not overstay their welcome, as the perception of their independence could be negatively affected.
A NED has a personal duty, and to stay in post for 25 years is actually a disgrace:
his integrity and judgement could reasonably have been questioned over the last 20 odd years!
The remaining longterm NED’s should consider their own positions as well, now.
I think many of us agree here with regard to NEDs, 5 year maximum term and then removed by (what should be) statute.
We KNOW exactly who/what DD is and the question is not about what he’s got to say to us or the SMSM, we’re not interested anyway.
It’s about what WE say to him and the golf at Saint Andrews at the beginning of October sounds like a great time to let HIM hear OUR voice. He won’t like it.
I’ll commit to going if we get a good few to join in and I’m happy to help prepare some placards or suchlike to let him know just WHO we are and WHY.
Bye Allison, won’t be missed!
A “key advisor” to a shareholder. Wtf ? Read through that again. Eye popping
Kathleen @ 9.17pm…
You’re right to point out my error but I just wanted to give it to that thieving bastards Tom Allison…
Please do believe me when I say that I worked in a (then) male dominated industry where I was a production worker but now there are lots of very very capable females blossoming in the role which is progressive and magnificent indeed…
I also used to do a lot of flying and can catagorically say that the best Captain of the fleet of aircraft was a female called Lucy Morgan again in what was then a male dominated industry…
So while that comment was perhaps a wee tad off I’m ALL for Ghirl Power !
All the same I’m still saying – FUCK TOM ALLISON !
Celtic Park is run by coffin dodgers and controlled by Dinah Sores like Dermot Desmond a Robbin Bastard, Will Steele, Nick More, Rip U. Orff, Count DeMonet, Dick Turpin, Stan N’ DeLiver, Phillip D. Baggs, Iona Fortune, Ty Coon, Urich Hunt.
Brian Wilson, May Dye, D. Kay, M. Balmer, Iona Gail, Rex Myears, Daryl Rhea, Emma Royds, Payne N. Diaz, Rachel Predudice.
Tom Allison, Jerry Atrick,
Chris McKay, Louise Change, Penny Wise, Franc Peso, Tex Dodger, Rich Takkins, Lora Lolly, Johnny Stash, Owen Cash, I.O.U. Nuttin, Jack Pott, Michael Nicholson, Eustace Bastard, Stan Still, Noah Pinion, Lee Thargic, Hal E. Tosis.
To name but a few