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Today Celtic FC Board Of Directors admitted by their actions that Paul Tisdale was responsible for making possibly THE worst decision in our clubs glorious history by appointing Wilfried Nancy as Celtic manager. 

The damage caused to our club proved significant in three separate  tournaments. Nonetheless, it's still possible to win a domestic double. Admittedly it's a tall task for whoever comes in as the interim manager but is achievable.

Both Nancy and Tisdale were sacked unceremoniously today and good riddance. A complete waste of money every second they were here. I wholeheartedly detested Nancy obviously not the man himself but his ludicrous tactical mismanagement as our manager. I honestly believe Mr Bean could provide signs of improvement to Celtic FC following Nancys dismissal. The dread of Celtics football calendar fixtures has now been lifted. Now we may actually win a game.

Yesterday marked Wilfried Nancys one full calendar month in charge of Celtic FC resulting in absolute heart breaking chaos and carnage.

The fact that his latest catastrophe guaranteed defeat to sevco, Scotlands Shame, a team £130 million poorer than Celtic, at Celtic Park' was staggering. Defeat was a shoo-in. I even predicted a 1-3 loss at half time despite ripping sevco apart and leading by a single goal.

Had we employed a semi decent striker instead of Johnny Kenny we'd have been 4-0 up come the break. We led at half time thanks to a superb individual solo goal by Yang who was ripping sevco to pieces. He was outstanding on the right wing during the first 45 minutes. I would go as far as to say he was unplayable.  

The half time whistle blew and the dread suddenly struck me. What could monsieur incompetent possibly do yet again to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory ?

Out came the players in the second half and Yang was inexplicably  playing on the left wing with obvious alterations to our overall formation. We immediately looked like lambs to the slaughter. Nancy had struck yet again !  He couldn't outmanoeuvre a Subbuteo linesman.

It took all of five minutes for sevcos equaliser. Our heads dropped and we knew we were onto yet another hiding. 9 minutes later we were1-2 down. 12 minutes later 1-3 down and game over. Kasper Schmeichel didn't exactly cover himself in glory either with his keeper display. Sinisalo should be given the gloves from now on.

The fans hatred inevitably turned from the sevco bigots to monsieur incompetent and our own Board Of Directors seated within the stadium ( albeit our majority shareholder with 34.7% shares was notably absent from the proceedings ). 

The match concluded followed by the inevitable exiting fans gathering outside the front doors of Celtic Park to voice their disgust at both Nancy and the jokers responsible for hiring him. 

At the conclusion of the match the fraudster masquerading as a football manager with a 25% win rate at a club the size of Celtic FC was asked the question by a sporting journalist live on television how he aims to turn Celtic into a winning side to which he replied 'No Change ' 

The rumour mills have gone into overdrive. One of the latest stats doing their rounds is that Nancy has never won more than 3 matches in a row as a football manager. Compare that to less than 10 years ago during season 2016-2017 Celtic won the league title undefeated over 38 matches. 

If true it would have been grossly negligent by Paul Tisdale ( Head Of Football Operations ) to appoint such an ill qualified character to manage our club. 

When we dig deeper into Tisdales own lack of qualifications we discover he himself was a bit of a journeyman whilst managing lower league teams in the English football leagues namely :-

Team Bath ( 2001-2006 ), Exeter City ( 2006-2018 ), Milton Keynes Dons ( 2018-2019 ), Bristol Rovers ( 2020 - 2021 ) and finally Stevenage ( 2021-2022 ).

Matters have plummeted to such depths within our club that our captain Callum McGregor,, whose played for Celtic man and boy is reportedly considering leaving for pastures new. How has it came to this within one football calendar month at our club ?

I can honestly say I've never felt so low supporting my beloved club during my 50 years attending Paradise .

Theres a particularly cruel joke circulating in Scotland suggesting  Nancy is actually some non qualified illegal asylum seeker who crossed the English Channel from France in November amongst the thousands  arriving weekly on British shores. I've no doubt the man is a really decent human being and clearly doesn't warrant such cruel comments.

However, his football mismanagement has now reached comical proportions in record time. I've followed my club for over 50 years during which time I've attended matches regularly from the late 1970's standing in the old ' Jungle ' and held a season ticket for longer than I care to remember. 

I've endured the cheating years of David Murrays decade of fraudulent Rangers contracts / tax avoidance within Scottish football followed by an indulgence of Celtics modern day domination of our national sport. During this half century I've experienced plenty of highs and lows. As a fan I accept no club is entitled to win every game or competition. Thats the beauty of our sport - no guarantees. 

What I do expect from the Celtic manager and players is fast attacking football in the traditional ' Glasgow Celtic Way '. I do not pay hard earned cash to constantly being subjected to watch Liam Scales, Auston Trusty and Anthony Ralston repeatedly mis-control the ball then inevitably kick it out of play. Nor do I enjoy watching them constantly  play side ways and pass backs between themselves for large portion of the match ignorant of the concept a team needs to score goals during a football match to win.

Celtic obviously do not have the quality footballer to play defence in a 3-5-2 formation. None of our past transfers have been geared towards that style of football. It's akin to square pegs in round holes with an idiot in charge of the shapes.

I can honestly opine I've never witnessed such an incompetent allegedly qualified football manager serve up such naive, absolute garbage unentertaining football in every department. 

His win rate with the countrys most expensive group of players doesn't merit a mention. His predecessor beat all domestic opponents with ease weeks prior to Nancys arrival. The blame for all our regular catastrophic defeats lies firmly at the managers feet. Defeat by sevco at home on 3rd January 2026 must surely require Nancys resignation. How can it even be possible for him to stay ? Celtics total capitulation on the field of play since Nancys arrival is simply breathtaking.

Questions must now be asked not only of the Board of Directors responsible for appointing the worst Celtic manager in our clubs history but accountability from Dermot Desmond the clubs major whilst minority shareholder.

I actually fear for Nancys mental health in a few days time. Be rest assured the fans have had enough of his comedy act. If he plays the same formation and beaten by the fraudster club at home then I wouldn't envy his position. Standing all alone at the side of the pitch listening to 60,000 outraged Celtic fans baying for his blood will prove an ugly sight whilst the world looks on. 

The good news is that once Nancy becomes nothing more than a distant nightmare then change will inevitably come with time be it with new investors or Board of Directors. Celtic have two directors with more than 40 years between them - talk about being stagnant. That cannot be good for any business as all companies have to move with the times. We need a real football manager plus fresh blood at board level with fresh modern ideas of the way forward. I only wish the players knew the same.

Less than two weeks ago I welcomed our new manager to Celtic F.C.

Our club is the most successful in Scotland and richer than all the other clubs combined. Our players wages are the highest in our country and attract a massive following across the globe. I stood by the Board Of Directors over the Brendan Rodgers escapade and trusted their judgement on appointing Wilfried Nancy as the next Celtic manager. 

Like the majority of Celtic fans this side of the Atlantic, I admit to knowing absolutely nothing about the man yet wholeheartedly wished him all the best on his appointment to the Celtic family. Within 11 days of taking charge of our club his 3-5-2 formation resulted in scoring 3  whilst conceding 10 in four defining matches of our season.

When Martin O'Neill took charge of his 37 day reign prior to Nancys appointment, Martin managed to claw back the 8 point deficit to Hearts in the league, secured a 3-1 win over Feyenoord in the Europa League, won all his league matches and registered a 3-1 William Hill Scottish League Cup Semi Final win over Sevco, Scotlands youngest club.

On 7th December 2025 Nancy found himself in charge of a top of the table clash against Hearts who were by now showing signs of their title challenge collapsing. Instead of continuing our 4-4-2 winning formula  Nancy announced he was altering our shape with a new 3-5-2 set up which was completely alien to the squad. Given the importance of the match everyone thought Nancy had either lost the plot or extremely naive. Hearts to their credit defended well and ran out worthy 2-1 winners. The fans seriously questioned Nancys tactics. He genuinely looked like a fish out of water at the side of the pitch. Nor did his credibility heighten when he suddenly produced a red, white and blue coloured hand held tactics board, shouted over the captain, explained all the possible formations to our captain within 2 or 3 seconds, but  completely unaware the Hearts manager Derek McInnes was looking over Nancys shoulder and within close hearing distance to Nancys instructions to McGregor. It was a horror show and now trailed Hearts again in the league.

On 11th December 2025, Nancy was in charge of our must win Europa League match again at home, against AS Roma. He declared the team would maintain playing with his 3-5-2 format whereby we trailed 3-0 before half time. The second half was merely a training session for the Italians. Now it looks unlikely we'll continue playing European football past Christmas and lose a fortune on income.

On 14th December 2025 Nancy led the team out at Hampden Park, Glasgow for the William Hill Scottish League Cup Final against St. Mirren who were sitting 9th in our league table. Martin O'Neills side already beat the same opponents on their own turf 3 weeks beforehand so most fans quietly expected to lift the trophy. 

When the teams were announced over the PA system, it immediately became evident to all n sundry that Nancy was still sticking to his guaranteed defeat 3-5-2 format. St. Mirren, a side low in confidence and fighting relegation in the league, convincingly trashed Celtic 3-1 to remove the trophy from the Celtic Park trophy room.

On 17th December 2025 Nancy took the side to Dundee to play Dundee United in our must win league match to keep some form of pressure on Hearts. Nancy utilised his beloved 3-5-2 format whereby Celtic were simply dreadful losing 2-1 to our hosts. At the final whistle, Wilfried Nancy became the first ever manager during our clubs illustrious 137 year history to record four straight defeats in their opening matches during an 11 day season defining period.

I never thought it possible but the football being produced is arguably worse than a Brendan Rodgers side. It's the same group of players Martin O'Neill utilised to win 6 out of 7 games only losing 3-1 away to Midtjylland who are joint top of the Europa League table.

Whoever on the Board Of Directors were responsible for appointing Nancy as the Celtic manager must surely take accountability of their own position within the club and resign.  

My dream came true when Brendan Rodgers resigned from the Celtic managers post on 27th October 2025. The majority share holder Dermot Desmond accused him of being " divisive, misleading and self-serving ". The style of football was probably the worst I've endured since the John Barnes / Kenny Dalglish era. I stated at the time of Rodgers second appointment as Celtic manager that I disagreed with the Boards decision.

Season 2025-2026 - trailing Hearts by 8 points in the league after just 9 matches played was truly shocking. Celtic couldn't buy a goal and trailed the league leaders by an 11 goal difference. Some accused Rodgers of intentional sabotage and working his way out of the club.

He wasted £30 million ( including wages ) on three sub-standard players namely Arne Engels, Auston Trusty and Adam Idah. Rodgers  deemed all three players unsuitable options over both legs in our Champions League qualifier against Kiarat Almaty ( seeded 315th in the competition ) - which we lost via the penalty shoot out. Brendan Rodgers cost our club a total of £70 million between transfers / wages and would be Champions League earnings.

That was dire enough but the manager had the audacity to publicly criticise the clubs transfer policies by comparing it to being handed the keys of a Honda Civic and expected to race against a Ferrari. He took no accountability in losing £70 million. We don't play in the English Premier League where all clubs treat money like confetti and face bankruptcy were Sky to pull out of their viewing contract. Celtic receive less than £5 million for winning the Scottish Professional Football League. Rodgers blew £70 million in one season. Think about the financial ramifications to this institute caused directly by Rodgers. No wonder the Board couldn't trust him with any more transfer money. 

He also bought several other players then refused to play them. A case in point is Hayato Inamura, whose undoubtedly a capable and versatile Japanese left back / centre back. The player was afforded one faultless league game appearance, played superbly then never seen again. This was despite the fact Carter Vickers is probably out for the entire season with his serious ankle injury. Inamura clearly has the makings of a first class defender but Rodgers inexplicably wasted even more money on the squad.

Step forward the 73 year old Celtic legend Martin O'Neill. He subsequently took interim charge of 7 matches in a 37 day period. He won 6 of those matches including an away win against Feyenoord in the Europa League. He somehow managed to claw back the 8 point deficit to being equal league leaders with Hearts on 32 points with a game in hand plus reduced the goal difference down from 11 to 3. 

One of his six match wins included the 2nd November 2025 game against Sevco in the Scottish League Cup Semi Final by beating them 3-1 after extra time. He secured our Cup Final place against St. Mirren on 14th December 2025. Last nights 1-0 league victory over Dundee was his swan song.

Step forward Wilfried Nancy who today officially becomes Celtics latest permanent manager. If the Frenchman can replicate Martin O'Neills success then he's guaranteed to be loved by both the fans and board of directors. It will interesting to see how his differing 3-4-3 formation affects our overall attacking playing style. I wish him all the best in his new role. Welcome to the gold fish bowl of Glasgow where every word Nancy mutters is recorded and dissected.

This is much more than just another football club. For thousands of fans it's literally their sole reason for living. It's the main purpose they work all week simply to follow the team home and away. It's more than a religion it's the reason they breath. It's in our blood. Heres hoping Nancy has the shoulders to carry such a heavy burden of weight as our  expectations are monumental.  Celtic have 8 million fans registered world-wide. Another Ange Postecoglou would be perfect.