How Dermot Desmond reacted when ‘approached’ and quizzed about Celtic fan protests

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Dermot Desmond is a very elusive figure at Celtic.

When the Hoops were losing against SC Braga in the Europa League, Desmond was on golf duty as he blanked Celtic’s big European night.

Desmond is rarely seen at Celtic Park and ever since the fan protests against the Parkhead board began, his absence is even more glaring.

However, despite that, Kenny McIntyre has shared what one of his BBC colleagues texted him when he managed to get in front of Desmond to ask him about the recent spate of Celtic fan protests.

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Dermot Desmond blanked BBC man’s question about Celtic fans

Getting a word out of Desmond even when all things are rosy in Celtic’s garden is hard enough but at this point when the fan relationship with the board is so fractured, surely even he would have something to say, right?

Wrong.

McIntyre said on BBC Radio Scotland, “I’ll tell you what else is difficult. Our sports news correspondent, Chris McLaughlin has just messaged me.

“He was at the Dunhill golf today and did the pro-celebrity of course up at the three courses in Fife.

“And listen, I’ve been in this beat myself before. You’re trying to grab a word with Dermot Desmond, who is there most years.

“So Chris approached him today and asked him for a comment on the protest, but he refused to speak. And that is often the way when you try to get a hold of Dermot Desmond at these events.”

The last time Celtic fans heard from Dermot Desmond

Believe it or not, it has been five years since Desmond directly addressed Celtic supporters. It was in 2020 and the Bhoys were on the brink of a Quadruple Treble.

Desmond said at the time, “Europe is so important as a yardstick of our football progression.

“On a sporting level, I think the Celtic team we have now [in 2020] is as good as at any time in the last 25 years, no doubt, and that’s even without a player like Henrik Larsson.

“If you asked me if the Celtic team today would beat the one that reached (the 2003 UEFA Cup final in) Seville, I’d say, ‘Yes’.”

The irony is off the scale here.