Celtic board deserve credit for signing Kasper Høgh. It was an exciting deal and one supporters had demanded for weeks.
However, one good signing does not erase months of poor planning.
Celtic Board Still Haven’t Learned Their Lesson
Fresh reports suggest Arne Engels has verbally agreed personal terms with West Ham, while Celtic continue working on a deal for Mika Baur as his possible replacement.
Meanwhile, speculation also surrounds Reo Hatate and Alistair Johnston.
Whether every reported move happens is almost beside the point.
The worrying pattern never changes.
Celtic only seem to react after a problem appears.
Instead of having replacements ready before major departures, supporters are forced to watch negotiations begin after uncertainty emerges.
That is not elite planning.
It is firefighting.
Celtic Board Must Start Acting Before Players Leave
Every workplace has one employee who does almost nothing all year.
Then, one day, they work hard for a few hours and expect everyone to forget the previous 364 days.
That is exactly how this Celtic board feels.
Signing Kasper Høgh was the right move.
Nobody should deny that.
Yet one positive day does not wipe away years of hesitation in the transfer market.
The club reportedly sits on enormous financial reserves.
Supporters are entitled to expect forward planning rather than last-minute panic.
If Arne Engels leaves, his successor should already be through the door.
If Reo Hatate or Alistair Johnston depart, replacements should already have been identified and negotiations completed.
Instead, fans once again face reports of exits before arrivals.
Martin O’Neill deserves every possible chance of success this season.
The squad has exciting additions.
However, ambition cannot stop after one impressive signing.
Supporters do not expect perfection.
They simply expect a football club with Celtic’s resources to plan ahead instead of constantly reacting to events.
Until that changes, one good day will never be enough.
The financial reserves are generated either directly or indirectly by the celtic fans, this club without us would be dust, the Desmond doesn’t change his spots , as a odious example of a human being ,he loves money our money, the Desmond doesn’t use his money ,he will use our money and when he is done the damage done will take years to repair, stop giving them your money or you are complicit in the destruction of our club