Rodgers himself spoke about this meeting at the time, the day before Flag Day at Celtic Park. Brendan also said at that media conference which was attended by The Celtic Star, that he wouldn’t be a maintenance manager and would only agree to stay if the board’s ambitions matches his own. The summer transfer window proved it didn’t so why would he sign a new contract?
We move on then to the bit that you can not doubt is a lie, or perhaps a clever twist of words. Every player signed and sold was done with Brendan’s full knowledge, approval and endorsement. Come on now, there is no way this is true. We have seen it with our own eyes. Players like Inamura, Shin and JSP have arrived at Celtic and been unwanted by Rodgers almost straight away.
Shin Yamada & Hayato Inamura of Celtic step off the team bus at Celtic Park. Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 23 August 2025. Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock
No manager in world football asks for players then makes them outcasts right away. Why would they? It makes zero sense. We know these players weren’t wanted by Rodgers, like many more before them including players the last time our manager was at the club during his first stint.
He then talks about what has failed recently was not due to our structure or model, but all Rodgers fault. Here we are again with Desmond and the board doubling down on the falsity that those who run the club never make mistakes and everything they do is just world class. Absolute garbage.
Then we get the even more ludicrous statement that every pound generated by the club is reinvested towards those goals and the continuous improvement of Celtic Football Club. We just have to look at the money being hoarded away in the bank to see that’s not true.
The final slap in the face comes at the end of the statement where Desmond claims Celtic is greater than any one person. How ironic coming from this narcissist.
Dermot Desmond and Peter Lawwell. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
In my view, Dermot Desmond has embarrassed the club with last night’s statement. It was full of malice and spite. He should never have been allowed to use the official club website to air his personal grievances against Brendan Rodgers. This is yet another sign that those who run our club aren’t fit for purpose.
Celtic Fans Collective, Founded September 2025.
The Celtic Fan Collective must be fully backed going forward. It’s well past time we rid the club of these chancers.
Conall McGinty
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If you combine this statement with the one the other week then it would appear that none of the people running our club have any perception of the real world .
I hope that Brendan has not been silenced and we can hear his side of events over the last 2 + years .
Though I doubt the Desmond will ALLOW THST TO HAPPEN
I would also like to know if I CAN MAKE A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB AS I AM A SHAREHOLDER
YOU and those like you are the “embarrassment to Celtic football club” You and those like you that print sheer Rafael Scheidt spamming out your narrow minded opinions, that are based on other bloggers narrow minded opinions trying to get revenue are the “People who are stealing money from fans”
You sit there ranting nothing more than your own childish opinion about a CONFIRMED LIAR who you were calling “rat” a couple of seasons ago! But now you are firmly right up the CONFRIMED LIAR’s backside so far you can’t see past his Scheidt and just like him its everyone’s fault BUT the CONFIRMED LIAR’s!
The most self entitled “fans” that the club has ever had, absolutely projecting your own failings about “not living in the real world” onto others.
YOU are the embarrassment.
Are you okay mate?
Thanks for taking the time to reply Dermot, I know you’ve had a busy few days
All that statement will achieve is divide opinion.
I fail to see how DD would leave himself open to a potential lawsuit, for a character assassination.
Would even say a lawyer wrote it on behalf of DD, and he only put his name to it imo?
Regardless I have suspected that Rodgers was the biggest culprit, within the current shitshow within the club. This statement only confirms what I suspected.
But it’s become very toxic to show any agreement towards the board whatsoever at present.
Personally, it’s got to a stage where I’m glad to see the back of Rodgers now.
All I’m hoping for is that MoN and Maloney can get our players back to playing to there capabilities, as Rodgers couldn’t any longer.
Haven’t got no interest really in 2 multi millionaires having a fallout.
What is very evident is that we were to believe that Rodgers was DD choice to replace Ange.
Even resulting in lawwell Jr losing his job, presumably with the backing of DD.
So Rodgers must have done something to really piss off DD to such a degree imo.
What that actually is, will expect it to be revealed soon enough.
With JK leaving also, would be very surprised if both haven’t got a job already lined up imo?
Couldn’t care less myself, but will be interested to see if the likes were to happen, as to what the reaction then would be like?
Don’t believe this saga is finalised by any means, Personally got far more interest in winning our next 2 matches, despite a mixed reaction.
This article isn’t representative of all fans but the nutter brigade minority. I hold Rodgers and the board responsible for the mess but this lazy journalism simply portrays a distorted view. If DD said nothing he is accused of hiding and now if he gives his opinion which anyone can do then he is criticised too. If Rodgers is innocent then he is old enough to speak up in response so let’s wait for that before choosing sides. This is what the Huns want to see – Celtic fans divided.
The article is what it is, Conall’s own take on the matter. He hasn’t claimed to speak for anyone else at all, all he has done is state his own view after hearing the news that Brendan had resigned and then read the statement from Dermot Desmond.