The 2025 Celtic AGM is coming up next week and Hugh Keevins has a Rangers warning to the Parkhead board.
In recent Celtic AGMs, the board have been at pains to poke fun at our rivals across the city as the Celtic board lorded it over Rangers.
This year however, there is far more pressure on the Parkhead executives because despite still ruling Scotland, the Celtic fans are deeply unhappy with their running of the club.
And in the run-up to this year’s annual event at Celtic Park, journalist and radio pundit Hugh Keevins has fired a pointed
Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesHugh Keevins warns Celtic board stop ‘jokes about Rangers’ as fan unrest continues
The Celtic Trust have already shared their AGM voting intentions as they plan to oust all the non-executive directors to force change at the club.
And Keevins has warned that if the Celtic board do not directly address fan concern and continue with their affable jokes about Rangers, they will be in serious trouble at this year’s AGM.
Keevins wrote in the Sunday Mail, “Celtic are on the verge of taking what the French call an “acte de foi”. That’s a leap of faith to you, me and Nancy.
“And Desmond is taking the biggest leap of all, so perhaps he’ll attend the club’s AGM next Friday and explain his rationale.
“Celtic have approached a precarious juncture, with fans and club at odds with each other over allegations of mismanagement and a supporters’ scheme to starve the club of money through non-purchase of merchandise ongoing until February.
“Jokes about Rangers and penalty kicks won’t placate disruptive attendees at the shareholders’ gathering.
“It’s time to look the paying customers in the eye and do them the courtesy of showing accountability.”
Hugh Keevins is not often right about Celtic, but he’s bang on here
Keevins is often derided by Celtic supporters as he tries too hard to criticise the club at every turn.
But when it comes to his warning about the AGM, the Celtic critic is bang on the money.
The board are at war with Celtic fans. The Green Brigade ban has only further steeled the efforts of fans to demand change at the club, and the executives must address that.
This is a crucial point in their tenure and if some do not smarten up, it could well be their last.