Ange Postecoglou might be delighted with the appointment of Peter Lawwell as Celtic chairman but it seems not all fans of the champions support the move. Some see the 63-year-old taking up the position at Parkhead as a backwards step for the club he served so well as chief executive during a trophy-laden spell spanning almost two decades.
Lawwell will succeed Ian Bankier when he steps down at the end of the year but is the Hoops supremo the man to lead Celtic forward in 2023? Not according to David Bryce, Troon, who said: “The appointment of Peter Lawwell as chairman of Celtic is a shocker. The man took us miles back the way yet he’s been allowed back in. We need new leadership at the top at Celtic. Dermot Desmond has also been there too long. There are no fresh ideas. Spare me the lifelong fan nonsense. Lawwell is a terrible appointment. He should be nowhere near the club.”
The new Celtic chairman can bank on his wealth of European football contacts which former striker Chris Sutton, writing in his Record Sport column, insists will be a huge benefit to the Scottish Premiership champions. Across the city, there was another key appointment as Michael Beale succeeded Giovanni van Bronckhorst and the Englishman wants to maintain maintain certain traditions at the Ibrox club - including players being suited and booted on match days.
