It’s not every day we agree with Hugh Keevins but he’s got things spot on when it comes to the latest at Celtic Park.
The Superscoreboard pundit has bemoaned the lack of communication from Celtic’s majority shareholder in a time of emergency as the pundit puts it.
Keevins believes Dermot’s absence has hurt the club more than they think.
The pundit cited anger from the Hoops fans turning to apathy which is very bad for business.
Writing in his Record Sport column, Keevins said: “My guess is it’s been shelved because Celtic haven’t discovered anyone with the creative writing skills to put the club’s current state into words the supporters will understand.
“J.K. Rowling would struggle to demonstrate the level of imagination to describe internal collapse on the scale Celtic have suffered.
“Anger has turned to apathy among the paying public – and apathy is very bad for business.
“The car park outside Celtic Park has gone quiet.
“Shoot the Board” has turned to “Ignore the Board” – which isn’t a good sign before the season ticket renewal forms are sent out to the disillusioned. There’s a power vacuum at Celtic Park. Peter Lawwell is going from the chief executive’s office – but not until the summer.
“Manager Neil Lennon will follow him out the door because no one would think Celtic could get away with starting next season without a change of gaffer.
“Desmond should now be filling the vacuum with a statement of intent to the supporters while remembering how he gained access to the club in the first place.”
Celtic fans have been banging their heads off a brick wall since September of last year. The inability from the Celtic hierarchy to do anything of note to quell the disappointment of this season has only added to frustrations.
There are Celtic supporters who will renew their season tickets regardless of how they’re treated but there are plenty who will remove their hard earned cash from the decision makers if they believe they are no longer looking after the best interests of the support and the club.
That demographic will vote with their wallets in May, unless something drastic happens.
