A self-destruction of epic proportions continues for Celtic. The real question now is, how much worse can it get?

So yes, today, for all Celtic fans now, the real question is how much worse can this get?

Was yesterday rock bottom?

Or will next Sunday be rock bottom at Hampden against the Ibrox side?

How much more destruction must be wrought on Celtic by the people in charge of our club until the reality of our situation becomes clear?

This is a self-destruction of epic proportions.

Self-harming to a staggering degree, yet people in the media still sit and defend this Celtic board.

I fear for what could happen next Sunday in the League Cup semi-final.

Because make no mistake, this Celtic side is there for the taking.

We are now fair game for any side in the Scottish Premiership.

I have not seen a Celtic side this fragile since the early 1990’s, and back then, we were headed towards bankruptcy.

So, you could at least understand why we were weak and unable to compete against the financially doped juggernaut playing out of Ibrox.

That was the inevitable collapse of a regime that was running out of money, and ideas.

The current leadership at Celtic ran out of ideas a long time ago, but they have never struggled when it comes to finance.

We have the guts of £80 million sitting in the club’s bank account.

£80 million, and we were forced to start against the League leaders yesterday with a former League of Ireland striker up front, and a former League of Ireland defender in central defence.

Heart of Midlothian are the League leaders today.

8 points clear at the top of the table, and undefeated this season.

But the League table you see today is very much of our own creation.

And I say this with all due respect to Hearts, and what they have achieved this season to date.

It is time to take them seriously as challengers for the title.

Yes, there is still a long season ahead, and plenty could happen, but they gave their title chances a serious shot in the arm yesterday.

But when I say that this League table is of our creation, I mean it.

Because in reality, there is no excuse for a club like ours, with the resources it has, to be lagging behind a club with a fraction of those resources.

Celtic is a financial behemoth in the Scottish game.

With the exception of the Ibrox club, our club turns over more than all of the rest of the clubs in the Scottish Premiership, hell, even the entire Scottish League pyramid.

Yet we now have a footballing side which is struggling to compete with most sides in the Scottish Premiership?

How is that even possible?

You all know how its possible.

It’s been made possible by the people whose job it is to make us the strongest we can possibly be.

Or in their in words, “world class in everything we do”.

So yes, the League table we see today is entirely of their own creation.

For years now, those in the media who despise us have stated that our financial resources are what guarantee us our dominance in the Scottish football.

That we have a huge financial advantage over the rest of the clubs in the game.

Well, the two clubs in the Scottish game who have a huge financial advantage over the rest are floundering at the moment.

And in both cases, its all down to the people running the clubs.

Which makes one thing patently clear.

Huge financial resources do not guarantee success.

Strong, forward thinking leadership does.

Neither ourselves, nor the Ibrox club possess leaderships that can take either club forward.

It is blatantly obvious at this point that both leaderships have done nothing of late, but take both clubs backwards.

Doubtless, the Ibrox side’s victory yesterday will be trumpeted as the start of brand new era.

And you know what?

The way things are going at the moment, I could see them getting their shit together and overtaking us.

They are now only 5 points behind us.

Do you honestly think that we’re not going to drop more points based on current form, combined with the fact we’re a side riddled with injuries too?

In my headline, I asked how much worse can this get?

Well, here’s the most demoralising thing in all of this, it is only the people in charge of our club who can stop this from getting any worse.

And personally, I have no faith in them stopping the current slide we find ourselves on.

This feels eerily similar to the collapse we witnessed during the ill-fated Covid season.

In fact, if I’m being honest, it feels worse than that.

I hate to be the harbinger of doom here, but I think we have all resigned ourselves to the fact this isn’t going to improve.

Because there is nobody within the walls of Celtic Park capable of improving it.

They could stop all of this tomorrow if they wanted.

They could stop it by accepting they are not capable of running Celtic anymore, and by commencing the recruitment process for the people to take over from them.

Many of my commenters have asked me that if the Celtic Fans Collective succeed in getting the current board to step down, then how do we intend replacing them?

My response to this was pretty straighforward.

It’s not up to the Celtic Fans Collective to find replacements for the board.

It’s up to the people on the board to do that.

They proved 4 years ago that they were capable of doing that by carrying out a proper recruitment process to find Peter Lawwell’s replacement.

They found a pretty good guy in Dom McKay.

Too good, in fact.

With reference to his hiring, it would appear they bit off more than they could chew when it came to Dom McKay.

Because I’m convinced they became fearful that his levels of professionalism would show the rest of them up to be…..well, what they’ve turned out to be now.

I’m sure Dom McKay is looking at the club now, and he isn’t in the slightest surprised at what he sees.

In fact, I’m sure he’s getting some level of satisfaction from it.

He’s probably saying in his own mind, “I saw this coming down the tracks”.

Bearing McKay’s recruitment in mind, I still believe this board is intelligent enough to conduct a decent recruitment process for their replacements.

After all, this is what all other football clubs do, isn’t it?

Its called succession planning, a concept that is clearly alien to the Celtic board, but not out with the realms of their talents.

Or maybe I’m giving them too much credit by suggesting that it is?

Dermot Desmond, the “double billionaire”, is surely capable of talent spotting good people to step in at Celtic?

I mean, he must have good CEO’s and officials involved in his other businesses?

To be a “double billionaire”, he must have, right?

I know it feels like our situation at the moment is becoming more hopeless with each passing day.

But the only consolation you can take from that is the worse things get, the more untenable their positions become.

Yesterday was proof positive that their asset stripping of our squad in the last year or so crossed a line.

Tolerance levels dropped another notch by the full-time whistle at Tynecastle yesterday.

And if they think that’s bad, imagine how much lower they’ll go if we lose to the Ibrox side next weekend?

So many lines have been crossed by the board at this point.

And they meet it all with silence.

Nothing to see here, move along now.

I don’t think they realise what’s coming down the tracks if this continues.

It’s time for us to help them with that realisation.

Because if we don’t, we are going to watch our club fade into obscurity before our very eyes.

We already are.

If yesterday didn’t tell us that, then nothing will.

Key Takeaways

• Celtic fans question how much worse the team’s situation can get amidst poor performance and unstable leadership.
• Despite having significant financial resources, Celtic struggles to compete in the Premiership due to ineffective management.
• The current board’s lack of forward-thinking has led to a self-destructive cycle within the club.
• Many fans believe that unless the board changes, the team’s decline will continue, potentially leading to further failures.
• The recent performance signals a grave concern for the club’s future, making it crucial for leadership to adapt or step down.