CELTIC’s season is a bust. Supporters are looking for direction as to where exactly this club is going over the next three to five years but the powers that be are keeping their cards close to their chest.
More immediately though, there’s a difficult route to the Champions League for second place in the SPFL, and assuming we can do enough to secure the second spot there’s a very small amount of time between the end of this season and the start of next.
The majority of the Celtic support have been looking for change. While we know there’s a new CEO coming into the club at the start of July, we have no idea about the manager and playing staff.
If Celtic make the qualifiers of the Champions League their first fixture in next seasons competition will be on 20th or 21st of July according to UEFA’s calendar.
Qualifying
22 June 2021: Preliminary round semi-finals
25 June 2021: Preliminary round final
6/7 & 13/14 July 2021: First qualifying round
20/21 & 27/28 July 2021: Second qualifying round
3/4 & 10 August 2021: Third qualifying round
17/18 & 24/25 August 2021: Play-offs
That means Dominic McKay will only have been in the job three weeks before a pivotal season defining fixture.
Who is having a say on football operations before then? Is there anything in place for next season, will Neil Lennon be the manager? What’s the benefit of keeping Neil Lennon at the club if he’s not?
Season ticket renewals will go out in April and May time and at a time where household budgets are tight and getting to the football looks bleak, if the club don’t divulge this information, they are in for a serious reality check.
