Bernard Ponsonby has launched his latest attack on Dermot Desmond.
The ex-STV political correspondent has been a staunch, vocal critic of Celtic’s principal shareholder in recent months, and his sentiment is echoed by many in the Parkhead support.
A gifted orator, he articulates fans’ gripes better than most. Ponsonby’s speech about Desmond at a Celtic Foundation dinner in April went viral.
This week, awaiting the now-confirmed news that Martin O’Neill is to stay at Celtic permanently, he further bemoaned the club’s lack of communication about their strategy.
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Bernard Ponsonby on ‘complete disconnect’ between Celtic fans and board
Ponsonby said on PLZ Soccer: “The issue on the debit side of the ledger which the supporters are concerned about is an inability to make any meaningful progress in Europe…
“Which, they believe and which I believe, is because they haven’t spent properly. They need to get the communication better.
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“The only things what we’ve heard from the Desmond family in recent times is that incendiary statement on the night that Brendan Rogers resigned, which may well all be true.
“I don’t know. The only two people that know whether or not it’s true are Brendan Rogers and Dermot Desmond. They’re the only two people who know whether or not this is true.
“It may well be true, but it has no credibility, because there is no communication with the support. I don’t know what Desmond’s vision for the club is, because he doesn’t say anything.
“And then he sends his plenipotentiary to the AGM to read the riot act. Distant voices from a land beyond the waves in order to read the riot act.
“Well, that won’t do if you don’t communicate. First of all, you have to establish your credibility with the people who are paying their money.
“They deserve that. They deserve that degree of respect.
What would be your one message to Martin O’Neill about Celtic’s upcoming transfer window?
“So I will wait and see what happens. The last season has been… if we take out the magic of the last couple of weeks… it was, in part, horrible.
“And one of the reasons why it was horrible is that: I’ve never known in all of my years as a Celtic supporter, and I’ve been going to see Celtic for over 50 years, supporters actually falling out with one another and a toxic atmosphere.
“That’s not that’s not what I was reared in. It’s not what I was brought up in.
“And a complete disconnect between the mainstream and the board… you can only change that if you yourself are prepared to change and engage.
“I hope he does because if he doesn’t, the chances are we will be back here again. It would help if he simply came out and spoke. I always say I don’t know what he’s like.
“I don’t know what his vision is. I don’t know where he sees Celtic being in five years time or 10 years time.
“I don’t know whether he thinks the current stadium is fit for purpose. Supporters will tell you: there’s bits that needs done. What is the vision?
“From that point of view, Mr. Desmond appears blind.”
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