How in heaven’s name have we got ourselves into this position? People say that it’s not the Celtic way to get rid of a manager so quickly but what’s the alternative? When I was asked about his appointment (two weeks ago!) I said I didn’t know anything about him but had heard he was tactically astute. Sadly, classic one trick pony.
Heads need to roll for this and the mismanagement that has been evident for some time.
Some further ramblings…
Before last night’s game, Wilfred Nancy got TWO votes of confidence. Johnny Kenny was effusive in his praise for the new manager and the Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson gave him what used to be called the Chairman’s vote of confidence. What struck me about the first one was why a fringe player should feel the need to come out with it.
If Kenny had to go public with anything it should have been that he is working hard in training to improve his game and to get back into the first team. Oh, and by the way Johnny, don’t expect the manager to reciprocate.
The second one was tagged onto the CEO’s valedictory speech for Peter Lawwell. We now know why he says very little in public because subsequent events tend to make him look foolish. I guess that following last night’s debacle, he will resort to type and stay schtum.
I thought Brian Wilson’s comments on his interim appointment were encouraging and a tacit admittance that people at the top had got it wrong and indeed the Board was not “world class’ after all. That’s another of the CEO’s comments that will come back to haunt him. The proposed review of operations is also encouraging as long as it not the old politician in Brian Wilson trying to kick things into the long grass. Time is not on his side.
I suspect his call for unity will fall on deaf ears and his comment about fans backing the team is misdirected. The fans have and always will back the team. The Board wouldn’t listen to the fans’ concerns and, in their arrogance, disabused them for daring to speak out.
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