Red cards shown and boos heard amid shareholder anger
Dermot Desmond’s son Ross hits out at ‘shameful’ fans
The scale of background unrest at Celtic has been made more plain than ever after the club’s annual general meeting was abandoned after only 25 minutes as a result of heckling from supporters towards board members.
Celtic shareholders, who are unhappy with the way the club are being managed, held up red cards, booed and chanted “sack the board” as directors arrived. A half-hour adjournment was called, after which pre-recorded interviews were shown.
Ross Desmond, the son of Celtic’s principal shareholder, Dermot, read out a statement that criticised supporters for their treatment of the leadership. “Our board, led by Peter [Lawwell], and our executive, led by Michael [Nicholson], are dedicated Celtic people,” said Desmond Jr. “The attempts to dehumanise them and vilify them are shameful.
