With each passing day and week the position of Michael Nicholson has become impossible to justify.
His title is Chief Executive Officer. The top of the tree, the ultimate decision maker at Celtic. He is paid £17,000 for his leadership skills, his experience and knowledge of the football industry.
Somehow he has made silence a strategy.
His own inadequacies are stamped into the way that Celtic do business.
Mute Mike wants the entire club to operate in his unique way.
Whatever the issue Celtic operate in silence.
Nicholson thinks that a super new app allowing fans to buy things is the answer to communication issues.
Communication isn’t a problem it is the message. Which is why Celtic remain silent.
Because he is terrified to speak every other aspect of the club has to remain silent.
What are the benefits to Celtic of paying Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay around 1.3 million per annum?
They cost us 40 million last year. They are kept afloat by 52000 sbh they treat with contempt.
Mistakes repeatedly again
Do they ever intend to speak? @CelticFCSLO https://t.co/hGlyYPqMuT
— Danny (@deejaypb) August 6, 2026
When BBC Scotland, the Daily Record and TalkSPORT lead an attack on the Celtic support based on nothing.
There were no attacks on Hearts players. No missing minutes.
Celtic let their media partners run with it for weeks.
NICHOLSON- THE PUBLIC FACE AND VOICE OF CELTIC
Why? Because Nicholson is afraid to even speak to Gerry McCulloch to demolish the myths being used as facts.
The transfer failure is being treated the same.
On July 4 Nicholson told Irish Supporters Clubs about his problem dealing with agents.
Ten weeks on from winning the Scottish Cup Celtic have lost 15 players. And signed two.
The deadline for signing players for the Champions League against Linz is one week away.
A place in the Champions League and a potential £40m windfall from UEFA is slipping by.
And then we have the statement on Martin O’Neill.
Another abdication of responsibility.
It is now open season to speculate on O’Neill and his future as Celtic manager.
A CEO should be out explaining when or if O’Neill will be back on the training ground and the dug out.
Is Shaun Maloney now fully in charge.
Don’t laugh but has the signing of players being put on hold.
Putting Maloney on media duty on Friday solves nothing.
It only confirms Celtic as a club devoid of leadership.
While Nicholson smirks in the background with another £17,000 tucked away for producing absolutely nothing.
The CEO is operating as DD wishes… If everyone else tells you you are wrong, dig in double deep and stick to your guns, even if you ARE wrong!
McGowan is correct – nothing changes until it all changes. DD has to be forced into change.
Editor: No one is twisting Mute Mike’s arm. He has another career as a leading sports lawyer. Clearly he is happy in his job, that £17k a week gets his obedient service.
This time next year , he’ll still be here , making another rip-roaring cunt of it and probably getting even more money
They are more than happy to allow their media chums to say what ever they want about the fans because of the hatred they have for us, but they are that thick they probably don’t realise the damage to the club it is doing.
I’ve said from the start I smelt another rat at celtic park when they rolled the red carpet out for the GB and the bhoys to amalgamate in the standing section as soon as they don’t meet the t&c’s on the season ticket that area with them all in it will be closed and whoever came out with that idea will get a pat on the back and a promotion no more nasty banners.
As fans I hope we really can up the anti and get rid of these parasites who many of are no use or not qualified for their rolls.
Brian Wilson a 2 bob lying politician now a 2 bob lying (embarrassment) chairman.
Nicholson a sports lawyer now allegedly a CEO on £17000 a week of our season ticket money also a Liar and a total embarrassment to the club. Totally out his depth.
Chris McKay other than take videos of fans (as an executive of the club totally unprofessional and embarrassing) what does he bring to the table?
I believe he earns about £10000 a week of our season ticket money.
Compare the board Fergus surrounded himself with to the bowling club committee we have now?
If this board was in place at the time of the McCann era we would be sitting in a stadium that could hold no more than 35/40000. They have no ambition and have zero vision for OUR club. Just do the honourable thing and GTF! please