Celtic Watch McInnes Blame Game Continue as ‘Wi-Fi Password’ Side Exposes £59m Ibrox Excuse

Celtic watch as McInnes produces another explanation

At some point, Derek McInnes is going to run out of excuses.

The latest arrived after Jagiellonia Białystok dumped the Ibrox club out of Europa League qualifying.

A 1-1 draw at Ibrox completed a 3-2 aggregate defeat and sent McInnes’ side tumbling towards the Conference League play-off.

Jagiellonia then delivered perhaps the most brutal punchline of the evening.

The Polish club joined in with the joke about their name resembling a Wi-Fi password, posting: “Correct WiFi password.”

The joke is funny. For McInnes, however, the reality behind it certainly isn’t.

His side have now failed to win any of their opening four competitive matches.

Yet McInnes’ assessment afterwards included another remarkable admission. He effectively conceded that his current team isn’t good enough for the Europa League.

That deserves serious scrutiny.

Celtic comparison makes spending difficult to ignore

Transfermarkt records €16.46million of expenditure in 2024/25 and another €43.66million during 2025/26.

Another €8.30million is listed for the current campaign so far.

That makes €68.42million — roughly £59million — in transfer expenditure across the three seasonal windows covering approximately the last two years.

So how much money does a club need to spend before its manager believes it should be ready for the Europa League?

This wasn’t Real Madrid. It wasn’t Bayern Munich. Wasn’t even one of Europe’s established second-tier powers.

It was Jagiellonia Białystok.

McInnes inherited a club which reached a Europa League quarter-final as recently as 2024/25. Now he is explaining why they aren’t equipped for the same competition.

There is also more money being spent.

Couhaib Driouech was at Ibrox on Thursday ahead of a proposed £7million move. Reports suggest McInnes still wants several additional players.

At what point does rebuilding stop being an explanation?

Wilfried Nancy received 33 days and eight matches at Celtic. He was dismissed after six defeats.

Ange Postecoglou also endured a dreadful beginning at Celtic. However, there was an important difference in his language.

After losing at Livingston in 2021, Postecoglou said the team’s preparation was his responsibility.

That’s leadership.

McInnes increasingly sounds like a manager explaining why circumstances prevent him succeeding rather than demonstrating how he intends to overcome them.

Injuries. Recruitment. Individual mistakes. Players needing time. The squad isn’t ready.

The explanations keep coming.

Meanwhile, four competitive matches have produced no victories and Europa League elimination.

For Celtic supporters watching across Glasgow, the most embarrassing part may be the identity of the executioners.

The supposed “Wi-Fi password” worked perfectly.

Unfortunately for McInnes, his European password has already expired.