28 Aug 2026 10:12:20
Read the piece by Charlie Methven on how Celtic hierarchy have failed so miserably on every business and football level compared to other clubs in leagues at or below our perceived level.
Makes you wonder what we could achieve with proper leadership instead of the selfish cretans we have now.
28 Aug 2026 11:06:55
Our Europa League opponents are going to be tough.
8 difficult games, however if we spend on the areas we need to improve, there is no need to fear any of the teams.
That is where our dinosaur board needs to behave like a modern football club and invest in our future and not play Scrooge Mcduck.
Build a team that will win domestically and be together a year before next CL qualification, with the fans right behind the club or bottle it and have another year of discontentment in the stands.
28 Aug 2026 11:18:41
Can you really say we fail on a business level with the money retention we have?
The only argument I have for that is lack of preparation to qualify for the UCL each year which would see our bank balance increase substantially.
28 Aug 2026 13:08:22
Ken, we are a football club not a restaurant or a bank.
Our business is football and as far as I am concerned, our board are failing me and every other fan, the customers, by not investing properly for the future of the club.
That money in the bank is money we have invested in our club and being stored for a rainy day, this board is dragging us kicking and screaming towards.
You see that large sum of money in the bank, gathering little interest, that will not last too long if we continue to fail to qualify for the CL group stages, where the real money is.
They will either have to use that money to invest in the team, which they have failed to do in years, or continue along this road, where our success will not be guaranteed domestically at at some point, one of our competitors, will catch us up. Don't kid yourself that will happen if we keep heading in this direction.
Hearts almost did it by spending 10m. Only 10m, and to use the argument that we had that money in the bank if needed is a false narrative because our board demonstrated they won't dive into that money.
With this board, their failure not to finance the only area of business Celtic Football Club have, yes the football team, is neglect.
Continually spending less than you make in this business, and not investing in the opportunity to try and guaratee much more, in CL group stages qualification, is a totally false economy, when the money in the bank is used to pay a huge tax bill.
12m would pay for 2 Durans and in a year or two, which is going to make a bigger profit, certainly not the money in the bank.
So yes, as businessmen they are drowning this club whilst stading there with their hands on the key for the lifeboat.
28 Aug 2026 14:11:23
Ken, you pretty much answered your own question.