The Celtic board are a much bigger problem than Wilfried Nancy.
Yes, Nancy’s first three matches have been unacceptable, and you simply can’t escape the verbal beating Celtic’s new manager is going to take.
But Celtic’s League Cup final defeat to St Mirren is something that has been heading the club’s way all season long, even if Martin O’Neill did so well in interim charge.
One of the individuals under the spotlight is Celtic chairman Peter Lawwell, and he was at Hampden on Sunday to watch the abjectness unfold.
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Peter Lawwell’s reaction as Celtic conceded goal number three against St Mirren
From the opening few minutes, Celtic knew they were in for another evening of chaos because St Mirren opened the scoring from a corner.
Yes, Celtic hit back through Reo Hatate, finishing off Kieran Tierney’s cross, but the Hoops just weren’t at the races in the second half, as Jonah Ayunga netted a brace.
When Ayunga tapped in St Mirren’s third goal of the match, the cameras panned to Lawwell in the stands of Hampden.
Celtic’s chairman put his head down, puffed his cheeks as BBC Sport Scotland (14/12/25) commentator Liam McLeod stated that Lawwell had ‘his face screwed up’.
“The TV cameras zoom in on Peter Lawwell, the Celtic chairman,” said McLeod. “He has his face screwed up.”
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Lawwell’s time is up at Celtic
That was the moment everybody knew Celtic were done and dusted, even though there were 14 minutes of normal time left on the clock.
You could see it from the Celtic players’ body language. Staring into space, hand on hips, with no vocal reaction.
That’s why Lawwell had his head in his hands because even he knew the game was done; well, his time is also up, along with the Celtic board.
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