Chris Sutton has sent Dermot Desmond a question after his ‘vicious’ attack on former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers.
Desmond’s statement on Rodgers has caused more headlines than the actual act of the former boss leaving Celtic this week.
After branding Rodgers ‘toxic’ Desmond’s statement, which was released on Celtic’s official website, has attracted some serious condemnation from plenty of the Hoops support.
And when asked about it for the first time on Sky Sports, Sutton says he has just one question for Desmond as he ‘can’t quite understand’ what he said.
Chris Sutton says Dermot Desmond may have damaged Celtic’s hunt for a new manager
Sutton has had his say on social media about Rodgers leaving Celtic but now, after reading what Desmond said, the Hoops hero has one question for the minority shareholder.
Sutton said on Sky Sports, “I don’t think it was such a surprise Brendan leaving the club. I think the biggest surprise really, was the astonishing attack on him from Dermot Desmond.
“You very rarely hear from Dermot Desmond, but he didn’t miss on that occasion, you know, he absolutely butchered Brendan. He filleted him.
“Some people may like that, the way that Dermot went about that, and that what he did say he was straight and he was honest.
“My view on that is, you think further down the line, there may be high profile managers who would look at the treatment of Rodgers and how vicious that attack was on Brendan Rodgers, might think twice about maybe coming to Celtic and their reputation is being damaged if there’s a fallout. So there is that.”
Sutton asks Desmond why he didn’t just sack Rodgers before Celtic statement
The former Celtic striker was then asked why he thought Rodgers had resigned when he said there is one thing he ‘can’t quite understand’ about Desmond’s statement.
Sutton continued, “In regards to his resignation, I think the writing felt like it was on the wall that he would part ways. Him resigning may be a little bit of a surprise.
“The one thing I can’t quite understand, if Dermot Desmond was unhappy with his conduct and communication for the previous couple of months, why didn’t he sack him then?
“That’s a question for Dermot, you know, but Brendan eventually felt that there was a need to step down. But if Dermot was that unhappy, I mean, I think three weeks earlier the club put out a statement saying that there wasn’t a disconnect between the manager and Brendan, everything was was rosy.”
That’s a very good point. There is clearly a contradiction here between what the board have claimed in previous communications compared to what Desmond has just claimed.
And as the Celtic shareholder may have thought he drew a line under Rodgers’ departure, in truth Desmond has just raised more questions than ever now.
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