A leading section of the Celtic support has released a statement expressing their anger at recent club events.
The Celtic Fan Collective say their fury over the two defeats to Rangers has only been exacerbated by the publishing of the club's accounts, in which it was confirmed a loss had been made over the past financial year. Cash reserves also decreased.
The club pointed towards faiure to reach the Champions League as a major reason for this, but the CFC claim statements from interim chairman Brian Wilson and chief executive Michael Nicholson 'lacked humility'.
They add that supporters are not fooled.
Their statement reads: "Anger at recent shambolic results on the park in big games was compounded yesterday by Celtic plc latest financial results. The statements from the ‘interim’ Chairman and CEO typically lacked humility and did little to improve the mood. Supporters are not fooled.
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"The stark reality is that Celtic FC is underachieving across the Club and the trajectory is alarming. We have highlighted the signs of this decline since our formation. We will continue to hold the Club to account and fight for the standards that the Celtic support deserves.
"Celtic Fans Collective representatives met with Celtic FC yesterday to discuss the Club’s fan engagement strategy. We also the took opportunity to express the deep frustration at the continued mismanagement of the Club. A full update will be shared with members shortly.
"We are committed to building on the foundations already laid and ensuring Celtic fans have a credible, unifying body that can represent and protect the interests of the support for years to come."
