So long as Dermot Desmond is calling all the shots, the chances are that it won’t make much difference at all. By retaining £70million, fans feel Celtic are taking fiscal caution to extremes and ushering in the very rainy day they’ve spent all their time saving for. Stay-away fans won’t have much influence on when that day comes around, assuming it ever does. A promise to improve communication and engagement during peace talks with disgruntled fan groups before season-book renewal time. Frustrated with a perceived lack of ambition in the transfer market and the paralysis of recent windows, the Celtic Fans Collective called a boycott of the Scottish Cup tie with Dundee on Saturday.

Source: BBC February 09, 2026 13:06 UTC