Jim White and Simon Jordan clash over Celtic board ‘having a go’ at the media after club statement

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Celtic’s statement over the weekend seems to have taken things to a whole new level.

If people thought Celtic’s 2025 summer transfer window caused a negative reaction, then the club’s statement, regarding how and why they have gone about their business, has made matters worse.

There has been so much to pick from the lengthy statement, including Celtic seemingly having a go at the media for how they add fuel to the fire when it comes to transfer speculation.

This was discussed by Jim White and Simon Jordan on talkSPORT, and the latter wasn’t afraid to throw his hard-hitting opinions straight in the face of his colleague.

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Simon Jordan tells Jim White that Celtic were right to have a go at the media

Former Sky Sports presenter White seemed to take umbrage at Celtic’s statement, referring to the media ‘commoditising the transfer window in its relentless search for content.’

But Jordan stated that Celtic are ‘absolutely right’ in that aspect, before pointing the finger directly at his colleague, and how, ‘this isn’t a go at the fans. This is a go at the media. They are having a go at you (White) and people like you.’

White was keen to defend his corner and spoke about Celtic crashing out of the Champions League, and how it wasn’t the media taking to the field for those two dire and dreary two legs.

White started by saying: “On Friday, a whole bunch of the fans met with the board, which led to a statement from Celtic, to say the least of it, was wordy.

“It began with, ‘transfer activity attracts enormous attention and speculation, particularly across social media and the mainstream media has commoditised the transfer window in its relentless search for content.’ I am not sure about that.”

Jordan interrupted in the background: “It’s absolutely right.”

And then continued a minute later: “I agree with the principles of the statement, saying that the transfer window has been commoditised. Of course it has. It’s a main industry now, in terms of people talking about the content around transfer windows, and what’s happening at football clubs. It’s part and parcel of the business of show.”

White: “Yeah, but the media doesn’t dictate how the club does its business.”

Jordan: “No, it doesn’t. It also doesn’t necessarily have accurate facts half of the time.”

White: “So, that’s nonsense, that part of the statement.”

Jordan: “This isn’t a go at the fans. This is a go at the media. They aren’t having a go at the fans. They are having a go at you (White) and people like you. Sitting there with your yellow tie on, talking about the transfer market. What people should or shouldn’t do, and how they should or shouldn’t do it.”

White: “They put the statement out off the back of the backlash from the fans.”

Jordan: “And who creates that backlash, in part? The media. And people like you.”

White: “It wasn’t XI members of the media playing Kairat Almaty the other night, if I am not mistaken.”

Jordan: “I am not blaming the media for the result. I am blaming Brendan Rodgers and the players on the field for the result, and perhaps the ownership model.”

Celtic should have taken accountability

Celtic supporters, and all the major groups, were already fed up with the board and wanted them out, but this has made things much worse.

One of the main issues with it all was the fact that there was no accountability. Putting their hands up and admitting they did wrong.

Celtic’s next home game is at the end of the month, against Hibernian, and you can bet your bottom dollar that those in attendance will make their feelings loud and clear.