This member of the National Union of Journalists has been to many, many press conferences.
The most memorable ones are car crashes.
Well, that one at Celtic Park today ( it starts at 23 minutes) wasn’t in that category.
If I were reporting back to an editor today, I would say two words to characterise the headline act in the presser:
“Professional” and “businesslike”.
Celtic’s quietly effective CEO Michael Nicholson also made a rare public appearance.
His personal style couldn’t be more different from the chap, the current chairman, who used to have his job.
Mr Lawwell started the proceedings and didn’t have anything else to add.
It was a Bankieresque performance from him, which is as it should be, especially as he almost certainly played little part in the recruitment process.
Brendan’s reference to Mark Lawwell and the recruitment team strongly hinted that the situation in February 2019 that led to his abrupt departure has now been addressed.
Indeed, the very idea that Michael Nicholson would imagine himself as a football professional, able to assess the qualities of a potential signing, is utterly risible.
The learned chap from Harper Macleod knows what he should be focussing on.
Moreover, he doesn’t think it’s all about him.
Appropriately the last words were with the man of the hour, “unified” and “together”.
The Sevco High Command is justified in being concerned about this appointment across the city.
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Brendan Rodgers welcome home 🏡 sir.
I could not be more happier
Now that you have signed.
Strength and Honor Brendan
The strength first for coming back to celtic and it’s a honor for us to have you back at celtic.
Everyone better get behind Supporting celtic and get our team together as one
hopefully no banners from the North curve
we have to deal with the referee decisions and var decisions that effect our game only one time i seen
the tory leader get a mention from the ultras
stamping out the SFA cheating on referee’s should be the only banners coming from the ultras hope I haven’t angered eneyone.
Supporting celtic is a privilege to be there watching our team play
HH Brendan.
ps good luck with the banners.
Phil thanks for all your work each year brilliant 👏
Not a fan of press bans either. Be interesting to note how those one is covered compared to other press bans…..
Hi Phil
Surely Celtic could have formed a relationship with a better named team than those Austrian fellows.
With a name like
Admir a Wacker
we will no doubt be the butt of many a joke in days to come!
Hail! Hail!
2 words
Hail Hail
Dia dhuit Phil
What’s your thoughts on not letting certain media outlets in to cover the conference ?
Dia Muire duit.
Not a fan.
If Celtic consider they’ve been impugned by adverse coverage then they can go to law-they can certainly afford it.
Excluding the media isn’t a good look.
That is a very good point, Phil, saves the Victim shite from being sprayed over us, take them to Task properly & in a professional manner…..
The reasons for media outlets being banned is for saying things that were typical amongst the vast majority of Celtic fans until around a fortnight ago?
Unless I’ve missed something?
Insane doublethink nonsense from the club.
“The world has not heard the last of Peter Lawwell ….”
Pedrophobia is a tenacious fear but let’s hope that events going forward bury it for good.
It should have been buried when he left as CEO.
You really do seem to do a lot of popping up every time his name’s mentioned on any Celtic blog any time any place anywhere.
Is there a good reason for that?
Do you really scan all the blogs waiting for someone to insult him?
Because that’s exactly how it looks from here.