Frank McAvennie has accused Celtic of utilising AI to write the now infamous Saturday night club statement.
The Hoops crashed out of the Champions League after losing to Kairat Almaty in the play-off, while fans endured one of the worst summer transfer windows in recent memory.
Celtic tried to lowball their way through the market to no avail, and ended up scrambling for quality additions on deadline day.
The club then launched a defence with an unsigned statement that blamed UEFA financial restrictions and stressed not all transfers can be completed during a window.
Celtic fans did not buy it one bit and it only fuelled their anger, with McAvennie now having his say on the embarrassing statement.
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Frank McAvennie thinks Celtic used AI to write statement
The former Celtic striker thinks the statement was so ‘soulless and heartless’ that no human could have written it, accusing the club of using AI to deliver it.
He also agreed with his former teammate Andy Walker, who previously stated that the statement effectively told Celtic fans to be quiet and continue paying your money into the club.
McAvennie said on his Let Me Be Frank Podcast: “It’s a lot of nonsense because AI was the one who put out the letter from Celtic last week. Of course it was, there wasn’t a human who wrote that!
“It was soulless, heartless. And basically Andy Walker was right, what it said. Andy says basically what the statement says is ‘shut up and give us your money’. Basically that’s what it was.”
What did Celtic say about UEFA regulations?
There’s no doubt that the worst part of the statement was when Celtic tried to justify their lack of spending by complying with ‘UEFA Sustainability Regulations’.
But Celtic’s balance sheet and healthy cash reserves – £65.4m at the end of December 2024 – mean they are nowhere near in danger of breaching these financial rules.
The club wrote: “Like every supporter, we are ambitious for Celtic. Our shared objective is football success – to succeed in Scotland and to compete in the Champions League. We are disappointed, this season, not to compete in the Champions League, but we are determined to succeed both domestically and in Europe.
“However, the Club must adhere to our self-sustaining model: to protect the present and secure the future, ensuring Celtic remains strong for generations to come. The Club’s model has been developed and applied over many years, and during that period the Club has enjoyed a sustained period of success and growth.
“Further, the Club’s model is not optional – it is now essential as a consequence of the UEFA Sustainability Regulations, with which the Club must comply.”
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