Irate fans & upset boss - how did Celtic get here?

"Image source, SNS Celtic's business in this transfer window "reeks of incompetence". It's an "absolute embarrassment". Fans are "no longer surprised, just disappointed". The Scottish Premiership champions' board are "actively managing a decline", and the failure to significantly enhance the squad "feels like self sabotage". The Glasgow outfit have "proven again they are not a serious football club" and manager Brendan Rodgers "would be justified in leaving this time"."

"To say that Celtic fans are unhappy with how the summer has gone doesn't even come close to capturing the anger swilling around the east end of the city right now. The fans are revolting against the board for not investing. The manager has aimed a barb or two towards his bosses for the same thing. And with Rodgers' deal up and the end of the season, those fissures look like leading to only one outcome."

"The flurry of signings Rodgers and the Celtic fans craved on deadline day failed to materialise. Just one player - Tunisia winger Sebastian Tounekti - arrived, while Adam Idah was allowed to join Swansea despite Rodgers' insistence a few days prior that the striker was going nowhere unless a replacement had been secured. With Kyogo Furuhashi not adequately replaced following his exit in January, Celtic already needed one striker. Now they are two short."

Celtic have failed to significantly strengthen their squad during the summer transfer window, prompting intense fan anger and accusations of incompetence and self-sabotage by the board. Fans describe the club as not a serious football club and accuse the board of actively managing a decline. Manager Brendan Rodgers has criticized the board and faces an expiring contract, increasing speculation he could leave. On the pitch, a costly Champions League exit and a poor Old Firm showing intensified dissatisfaction. Deadline day yielded only Tunisia winger Sebastian Tounekti, while Adam Idah departed for Swansea and Kyogo Furuhashi remains inadequately replaced. Links to Kasper Dolberg faltered and potential targets like Kelechi Iheanacho are unlikely to appease critics.

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