Lawwell & Co. Last minute window shopping, rinse and repeat

Lawwell & Co bought some time with that Glasgow Derby victory, but the Celtic support has certainly not forgotten…

Peter Lawwell is seen during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Hearts and Celtic FC at Tynecastle Park on October 22, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

We finished the first section of the season on a high, beating theRangers and St Mirren to make sure we headed into the break top of the league, looking down on theRangers.

It was imperative we went into the break on a high due to the cloud that was gathering over the club just before Christmas as we suffered to back-to-back defeats in the league for the first time in more than a decade.

Celtic supporters were delighted with these wins, but Peter Lawwell and his colleagues in the Boardroom will have been relieved, as these victories deflected some of the heat that was heading their way ahead of the January transfer window opening.

Peter Lawwell, Brendan Rodgers and Michael Nicholson. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

I hope for their own sakes that they aren’t under any false pretences that the heat has died down, even a little, because they are sadly mistaken if that’s the case. It’s still early days in the transfer window, but some supporters are starting to get impatient and rightly so.

We’ve seen this movie before with Peter Lawwell and it’s never a good one. It’s always the same predictable ending. Some will say he has no say in transfers, but it can’t be a coincidence he’s back in a position of influence and our lethargic ways in the transfer market are present once more.

Think back to our last two January windows under Ange Postecoglou, when our business was done early doors. Deals that were planned in advance. There was no messing about with Ange in charge.

Ange Postecoglou. Photo Jane Barlow

Don’t get me wrong, we could be working on something as we speak, and I, like most supporters will be delighted if we pull a quality signing or two out of the hat. It’s a must that we do.

If nothing comes to fruition, or we end up with more ‘projects’ then the Celtic Board will be feeling the heat once more and will be dependant on Brendan Rodgers winning the league to calm everyone down before they rinse and repeat.

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