This week should be remembered as a monumental missed opportunity for Celtic.
Being 4-0 up on aggregate with an hour left in the tie, yet still failing to progress, defies hyperbole.
That shameful collapse cost Celtic millions in Champions League revenue.
There’s plenty of blame to go around:
Firstly, the players on the pitch who couldn’t see out the game.
However, Celtic’s analogue dithering in a digital marketplace was also exposed against Lask.
Players should have been signed in time to play in that game.
Now they probably won’t arrive at all.
With Sevco out of all European competitions as of last night, the Parkhead side will have an incremental financial advantage from Europa League revenues, extra gate receipts, etc.
However, it could have been a seismic moment.
Instead, it is very much a case of as you were.
Although the problems at Celtic ultimately reside with King Dermot, some of his loyal retainers have signally failed.
As stated here before, it is my settled view that Michael Nicholson was an excellent club secretary.
An experienced corporate lawyer with a forensic eye for detail.
The classic backroom guy.
However, the CEO of a major football club is very much a front-of-house position.
Even a cursory glance at the OCEAN personality checklist would show that he’s unsuited for the role.
What was a temporary solution meant to last six months has become permanent.
I’m told finding a suitable replacement to serve King Dermot is proving difficult.
Since this transfer window started, Michael gives me the impression that he is ready to take out a restraining order against his own shadow.
The wrong guy in the wrong movie.
It might be down to climate change, but the annual manager sacking at Sevco seems to be coming earlier and earlier.
Whether the Delaware Crew decides on that course of action will come down to one thing.
It’s about the Dollars.
Always the Dollars.
Actually, this is a pertinent question.
The American owners aren’t benefactors.
They’re in the Big House to make money.
One way to do that was to give their customers what they wanted in the summer.
Consequently, the appointment of Mr Derek was widely welcomed by the Ibrox klanbase.
As Alan Morrison of the Huddle Breakdown observed, it was “a pivot to staunch.”
It all started with characteristically tragic misplaced hubris.
Dear reader, only Celtic can stop Celtic in Scotland.
The need for change at the very top is undeniable
That is why I wish the Celtic Supporters Limited venture well.
Their task is unglamorous, but necessary.
Very necessary.
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The first comment by RFC@ SpursWnTrophies
Surely this bear has a great sense of humour or loves Mikey Moore
If not for Ange the barren years would still be at White Hart Lane
Closed doors for first Scottish Cup home games it’s a double whammy for The Rangers as they hardly have any away cup games
They’re suffering because of PTSD. Pivot To Staunch Denied.
I disagree with the inquisitive Bear in the screenshot. I think Cavenagh et al are making a great fist of getting them back to where they once were, circa 2012/13: Peterhead, Annan, Montrose, Elgin, etc. All power to them!
Good luck to anyone trying to force change in the Parkhead hierarchy. It’s a group of small minded people, with little or no expertise when it comes running a modern day football club.
They may be competent in their individual business interests, but they are badly lacking when it comes applying the basic level of competence required to further the club.
Happy to ignore the fans and give themselves a pat on the back for being the biggest and the best in Scotland.
Celtic will never reach the dizzy heights of Lisbon again, but they should be more than capable of qualifying for CL football, and making a bit of improvement in the displays whilst there HH
Hi Phil,
If Sevco fail to sell Raskin for a considerable sum, then where does that leave them?
Yet gain they are seeming to be spending more than they earn yet nothing happens.
How on earth can they shell out £18 million+ on another two players and still balance the books to UEFA’s satisfaction?
As you say, it’s all about the dollars, but aren’t the Americans taking a huge risk shelling out all this cash before bringing in any serious amount through outgoing transfers?
After all, look what happened to Chermiti.
The answer to your question is they are not shelling out the figures you read about. It’s all made up pish by a club who have a long history of making up pish.
Celtic’s capitulation on Tuesday evening was, of course, disappointing but the Europa League is probably the standard we are at currently. I believe that most Celtic fans would agree. The Champions League is way too high for the current squad and maybe we dodged a bullet by not qualifying.
I competely agree. While it might be nice to have Champions League revenues, what’s the point if they don’t get spent wisely. If we’re not in the big cup, then there’s less chance of a 7-0 humping at home to the likes of PSG.
That team wouldn’t lift the petrofac Cup.
What we witnessed on tuesday was celtic’s most embarrassing defeat in it’s history.
Worse than Kairat.
Scottish football is an embarrassment. Every team from Scotland who enter whatever Euro league are now the wee teams mediocre teams hope to draw.
That’s the reality. We might punch above our weight one or two games every 5 years or so, but that’s as good as it’s going to get.
Steff
Only worse result because £25m less revenue from Europe this year. LASK had only lost twice in last 40 games prior to last week. How many fans thought we would win after 35 seconds at Celtic Park? From memory how about winning 1-0 at Ibrox and losing 5-1,1-1 at Dortmund and losing 7-1and heavy defeats at Psg,Barcelona,Atletico,Real,Aberdeen 1970 Scup final and SLC final v Partick 4-1 1971.
As an old guy worst ever was1964 V MTK Budapest– 3up 1st leg lap of honour– 2nd leg 3 down after 20ms and 4 nil!