Former Scotland international turned broadcaster Alan Brazil has taken aim at the Celtic board. The Bhoys have had a sloppy summer of recruitment, failing to land key targets on repeat, with only two new players added so far.
There are major gaps in the squad, and fans are very unhappy with how recruitment has gone, especially following last summer, when poor recruitment set up a difficult start to the season and Brendan Rodgers ultimately departing.
Brazil takes aim at Celtic board
Speaking on TalkSport on Tuesday, host Brazil took a swipe at the Celtic board over their failure to truly back Martin O'Neill.
“The problem that Celtic have… the support is unbelievable. People know that. They’re everywhere.
And yet, I just get the feeling that the board expect: ‘The fans will turn up anyway, if we spend money or not. It’s a religion to them, it’s in their blood. They’ll come’.
“But I did notice this pre-season, Middlesbrough going to Parkhead, and there was as many red tops, shirts and scarves as there was green and white. A lot of empty spaces. That’s the fans saying: ‘Enough is enough’.
“I remember, as a kid growing up, European nights at Parkhead. I’ll never forget… unbelievable. I used to think about it a week before the game.
“And Celtic, with the crowd they have… but Dermot Desmond, the owner of the club, who’s done a remarkable job…They won the league last year – how they won it, I’ll never know, but they did – Martin O’Neill, brilliant, absolutely brilliant Martin.
“But I think Dermot has said – I don’t know if he’s on record saying it, but I believe he’s said – ‘I’m not the bank. I’m here to look after the club and make sure it’s run properly. You’ve got to use your own money’.
“So he’s not one of these chairman who says, ‘Go on, I’ll give you another £50 million, or another £100 million’. He’s not like that. He can. I think he’s a very wealthy man – but it’s just a business to him, and it’s so frustrating for the fans. They want players.
“And even now, Martin must be pulling his hair out, saying, ‘get me some quality signings!’. At the moment, there’s a couple of players that I thought were going to leave. I thought McGregor might leave as well, so it’s not over yet, but Martin needs to get players in.”
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