Statement from Dermot Desmond to Celtic Supporters

That last quote is the one part of that horrific hit job of a statement that I fully in agreement with. Yes indeed Celtic is greater then one person, especially you. The sooner your gone the better and while your at it take your board cronies Nicholson, Lawwell, McKay with you.

 

Had to have had too many on the course yesterday. Jesus wept.
I genuinely still can’t get over how none of them have taken a shred of accountability for the mess we’re in.
They’re in for a torrid time

 

Outstanding Post. Agree with all that you have to say there. I would only add in again I do agree with Desmonds last statement about Celtic being greater then one person. Indeed it is and Desmond you need to leave along with Nicholson, Lawwell and McKay.

 

And they deserve every bit of it at this point. They need to be hounded out of Celtic. There position is completely untenable now. This hit piece/statement has sealed that.

 

That statement is right out of the same mode as the Saturday night statement and the Lawwell/board member hit piece on Rodgers. Any remotely possible * of light I could have seen for a way back for this board and or Desmond died tonight. I will never spend another euro on anything Celtic related until they are hounded out of Celtic and replaced by a board and ownership that actually has ambition and a plan to see Celtic progress on and off the field. That statement ensures that the reputations of Desmond, Nicholson, Lawwell and McKay will be mud and rightly so when they are forced out of our club.

 

He’s absolutely terrified of what Rodgers is going to come out and say by the way that’s why he’s tried to get out first and slabber that *.
Rodgers has an ego so will want his say as well, I will be shocked if he doesn’t come out with anything

 

You’re part of the problem…

 

Well, there goes any hope of some self-reflection and restructuring at the top of the football club in the wake of BR's exit. Crystal clear to anyone of sound mind that the problems at the club currently go far deeper than the manager who was working with damp powder. DD inability to recognise that would suggest it could be tough for the club to appoint a top manager with ambition because they have the blinkers on and no desire to alter from the status-quo. The fans of the club should continue to mount our pressure for real meaningful change even more forcibly than ever before.

 

Why is Desmond making the statement has the PLC folded or something and he's not a * owner but the way he's acting he thinks he is .
What decent coach when reading that statement tonight would want to come to Celtic and work with this cretin and his henchmen.
By * I laughed like * the state of the zombies would get into but we are not far behind now in the laughing stock stage and that statement is a shocker and a disgrace.

 

The more I read that statement, the worse it gets. Really petulant stuff.

 

It reads to me like an exercise in damage control, pointing the blame at Rodgers in an attempt to steer the criticism away from the board.

 

It's like they aren't even trying their best to hide it which makes it worse.

 

exactly what it is

BR resigned before Desmond could sack him

 

The statement is some laugh btw … Rodgers couldn’t point to one instance when he wasn’t backed during this home visit with Desmond …

The entire last transfer window for a kick off you silly *?

 

Without knowing what's gone on behind the scenes, it's hard to form a full picture of what's happened. There's likely some truth to what Desmond has said in his statement, but that's just one side of the story. Whether we'll get Rodgers' side, who knows.

What is blindingly obvious is that the club * up in the summer window, which has left us a squad that isn't at the standard it should be, given our resources. That's undeniable, regardless of what Desmond says about Rodgers signing off on every player. He may have signed off on every signing but said signing might have been 3rd, 4th, 5th choice on our list of targets. Who knows.

In terms of Rodgers himself, he shouldered some (not all) of the blame for our form. The recruitment and injuries obviously have an impact, as do individual performances, but there are questions about whether or not he was getting the best use out of the players we have. The team selection and tactics are arguably part of our issue just now and we were really struggling to create chances in a lot of games. Even with the squad we had at the time, we should've beaten Kairat easily.

He's * off for a second time. Some will speculate that it's a "resignation" rather than a resignation, but I'm going to take it at face value for now. Him leaving us in the lurch again is less surprising but still annoying. As I said yesterday, I'm not his biggest fan, and his word clearly means * all when he's spent over 2 years ''guaranteeing'' he'll be with us for at least three seasons. I'm not going to defend the board in the slightest and think that statement from Desmond was unprofessional, but I do think Rodgers leaving like he has, after all he's said, opens him up to criticism too. Just last week Rodgers said he was more motivated than ever to be successful as our manager.

I hope O'Neill and Maloney turn out to be a rejuvenating force for us, because the way it looks just now is amateurish. Maloney is a huge step down from Rodgers, and O'Neill hasn't managed in around a decade and his best days as manager are behind him, with all due respect. O'Neill himself has previously declared himself as done with management. From the outside looking in, re-appointing a guy who first became our manager over 25 years ago, once again shows us as a shambles of an operation.

That he and Maloney were ready made announcements as soon as Rodgers left, tells us this has been bubbling away in the background for at least a couple of weeks.

Given the boards recent record in transfer windows, they don't have much/any trust from the fanbase about appointing the right permanent candidate now.

What a mess we're in.

 

Am I the only one who found that statement strangely entertaining?

 

Desmond must think we’re complete morons if he thinks we’re buying Rodgers scapegoat nonsense. I expect the protests to ramp up even more now.

 

The irony is that the only reason desmond is stepping in here is down to the protests and the fan collective pressure. Rodgers essentially foresaw that with his comment that sack the board = sack the manager.

Had he accepted the substandard recruitment, the unambitious club model and toed the line as for 8 weels he was sent out answering questions on the lack of club recruitment while the board hid - he would still be in post. Look how long lennon remained in situ because he provided endless cover for the board.

Desmond obviously thinks that the unrest in the stands has been orchestrated by rodgers but hes totally wrong. This was coming no matter who was in the dugout because the support are sick of "the model". We now know through the efforts of the fan collective how poorly ran the football operation is. The same failings manifest themselves continually under managers going right back to mon.

Rodgers is certainly no angel but trying to pin the entirenty of problems at the club on him and take zero accountability is outrageous as it is untrue.

 

If Desmond thought that statement was going to do anything he is totally wrong, just shows how * and out of touch he is, hope the protests majorly ramp up now.

 

Embarrassing club statement and why is it signed by DD?

It reads like an immature and bitchy work place rant.

“Oh the gossip, can't wait to hear what BR has to say back to that”