The day after the collapse in Austria, I was told of a tense exchange in the immediate aftermath of the game against Lasc.
With King Dermot presiding, he heard the conflicting versions of who was to blame for yet another Eurocrash.
I’m told that before the discussion got fully underway, one person was instructed to leave the room, but only on an interim basis, you understand.
The conclave finished with the Boss saying that there would be a proper sit-down during the upcoming international break.
There, according to the billionaire, it would all be “thrashed out”.
Of course, since that fiat was issued, Celtic have lost two derby matches and started their Europa League campaign with a home defeat to Ferencváros.
As they say in the boardroom world:
Suboptimal.
Yesterday I learned from a very well-placed source that the meeting will finally happen this weekend.
If recruitment during the summer transfer window isn’t the first item on the agenda, then there isn’t much point to the entire event.
Moreover, if the scrutiny is suitably forensic, then it should focus on whether deals were concluded timeously, or whether they got over the line at all.
Consequently, I cannot imagine that the roles played by the nondynamic duo will not be examined.
In other companies within the Desmond imperium, this level of failure usually ends careers.
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The tennis balls will change this. Heels will be dug in and there will be no sackings
We only need rid of one man
Board Games. I wonder what pieces the King will move or sacrifice. Cheque Mate?
We have the most dysfunctional Board of Directors imaginable. Unwilling to communicate with Supporters, with an agenda against any kind of future planning.
They have a man of 75 years of age running a supposed top European team. The man has been unwell and stress is probably the last thing he needs. They have made No Attempt to recruit anyone to step in. Hibernian sacked their manager and replaced him within 7 days. These chumps at Celtic require sacking and replaced with Directors who actively work for the club.
Here’s hoping, that would just leave him to excuse himself from the picture completely by any means possible HH
Won’t be holding my breath for that to happen Phil, they love failure in that board room, and we’re just customers
A few games after a rebuild the team needs rebuilt again. The Board, every single one of them, needs put out to pasture.