HUGH KEEVINS believes Celtic fans who unfurled a banner saying ‘back Rodgers or lose him’ at the recent game versus Hamilton are mad if they think he hasn’t already been backed.

The Clyde SSB antagonist was at it again in his weekly column for the SSB site. The pundit who has seen empires come and go in Scottish football believes the Celtic fans are wide of the mark and Celtic continue to slog on even without some of their top players.

Celtic fans are becoming restless with the perceived lack of activity when it comes to bringing in a right-back before the deadline. Lustig put in a good performance on Saturday but the club needs a full-time replacement. The fans also know their centre-backs Benkovic and Boyata are off in the summer, leaving the squad bare for European qualifiers which is unlikely to be addressed before the summer.

Speaking about the banner and what it said, the Superscoreboard pundit pulled no punches.

Really?

“Celtic’s weekend win over Hamilton Accies was achieved without the club’s record signing, Odsonne Edouard, as well as Celtic’s most valuable player, Kieran Tierney.

“Then there was Tom Rogic, away with Australia at the Asian Cup, and Leigh Griffiths, scorer of over one hundred goals for Celtic but currently on compassionate leave.

“Craig Gordon was rested as well and James Forrest was left on the bench to begin with.

“If the manager was backed to any greater degree they would need to build an extension at Lennoxtown so that all of his playing staff could be accommodated”

Keevins went onto say that Rodgers has got everything he has asked for since coming through the door.

“No board of directors is perfect but those in power at Celtic Park have adopted a policy of what Brendan wants, Brendan gets ever since he arrived at the club.

“Million pound playing surface? No problem.

“Disco lights? Let’s get this party started.”