Graeme Souness had labelled Celtic “the unacceptable face of football in Scotland” and claims the anti-monarch actions of a section of their support will put off potential major sponsors.
In a hard-hitting speech, he also slammed the club’s silence over disrupting tributes to the Queen. The former Rangers boss and talkSPORT pundit hit out at the Hoops fans who chanted “if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands” and unveiled banners with the same message during a minute’s applause for Her Majesty before Sunday’s Scottish Premiership defeat to St Mirren.
Self-proclaimed royalist Souness said: “Whatever I say on this people will say they expect that because I was employed by Glasgow Rangers and I’m a Rangers fan. But you try to stand back a bit and the eyes of the world were on this country in the last 10 days. Celtic now have a major problem because if you’re a major company looking to sponsor a team in Britain or Scotland, would you consider Celtic any more?
