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Former Celtic player Chris Sutton says the board have to either back Ronny Deila or sack him.
The Norwegian manager has come under criticism for his sides poor European results and tactics – and rightly so because he has been naïve at times.
Defensive errors and injuries haven’t helped the cause either but some fans have already had enough.
Despite winning two trophies in his first season and a poor decision away from a chance at the treble, Deila has come under fire like no Celtic manager has before.
Below standard performances this season have Celtic in a better position than this time last year, and once the players hit form they will open up a bigger gap to Aberdeen.
Sutton is used to the winning feeling from his Celtic days, and is part of a niche group of players to win a domestic treble, a feat which has only happened three times in Celtic’s history.
The former striker has called on the board to either give Deila the funds to improve the team to get back to the Champions League or sack him now.
As quoted by the Glasgow Evening Times, Sutton said:
If Peter Lawwell makes the decision to keep him there is no point in not backing him, because he is hanging him out to dry even further.
If you keep him get behind him and give him the tools he needs.
If they were going to relieve Ronny of his duties this was the time to do it.
It would make more sense to get someone in now and let them get the feet under the table so it’s not the scattergun approach in the summer where you get someone in you are asking unfairly to make an instant impact in the biggest games of the season.
Sutton also had a go and some of the abject performances this season, which has seen Celtic win just three of their last eight games in the absence of skipper Scott Brown.
I think there’s an air among the supporters of being resigned at the minute to bang average dross at times.
Eric Knott 
Sutton lives in the past celtic need to live within there meens now I’m sick of listing to people so called celtic people slanging off Ronnie and celtic every night on radio snide it’s the same thing so called celtic fans callers slanging celtic and Ronnie what happened to faithful thru n thru
Too right Mate. I wish motormouth Sutton would zip it. This Bawbag ‘writes’ for the Daily Retard and gives quotes to the Evening Slimes. What a three carder.
Well guys that’ll be Wee Jamesie out the door now that Mr Lieweel is continuing to downsize..The reason his contract talks have broken down is Lieweel has offered him LESS MONEY than he’s actually on now..Now isn’t that the Celtic Way..Wisen up youse guys were getting screwed by these Miserable pair of Bastards and youse seem to all agree..Big Suttons spot on We’re going back to the Biscuit Tin days..And before you ask Yes I have a S/ticket for the North Stand..Knock Knock Who’s That..Its Fucking Rangers that’s who it is..
I agree with Sutton, when Ronnie came on board the team played brilliant, but the loss of the main defensive two left a big gap, and that has had a negative reaction on the team, buying 3 players from D Utd wasn’t the answer, as is some other signings, Ronnie doesn’t make the signings, Lawwell does, what are the scounting team doing?
Whine, moan, whinge.
I’m sick of it.
Call yourselves supporters?
You should be ashamed, as should Sutton who has taken the media’s thirty pieces of silver.
Disgusting Judas.
Carntyne Riddrie.
Yes I am a supporter,and I have been for over 60 years.I am now watching the worse manager in my 60 years,and it dose’nt matter what you or any other Ronny lover says,DEILA IS WAY OUT OF HIS DEPTH.What was his record before he came to parkhead?,he won a Norwiegan cup and league,which Ally MaCoist could have won.As for Chris Sutton,he feels like most real Celtic supporters feel…we are being taken for a ride by our board,the SFA,the SPFL,and probably the judicial system too.So I think we are entitled to moan.