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Now all eyes switch to the Celtic board room to see if they can deliver for club legend Martin O’Neill who against all the odds delivered the title and the Scottish Cup. The last week of the league campaign will live long in the memory. It was tense, dramatic and in the end gave the Celtic Fans a high that no drug could ever do!

Confidence is not high within the Celtic support that the current board can deliver for O’Neill after two very poor transfer windows and a management merry go round. Bringing in Martin O’Neill will buy them time. If Celtic do not hit the ground running and winning games he will be given grace by the Celtic support.

Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson has failed to communicate any forward planning to a restless Celtic support. His last interview was to welcome Wilfried Nancy to the club and tell us he was the boards No. 1 choice to succeed Brendan Rodgers.

What ever Celtic fans thoughts are on Brendan he is a top manager and he delivered plenty of silverware and showed us he could adapt his tactics in Europe after the mauling in Dortmund, he would eventually lead Celtic out of the new CL faze for two competitive ties against Bayern Munich. We left the stadium in Munich that night full of optimism for the future!

Another person who may divide the Celtic Support is former Celtic CEO Peter Lawell and again what ever people think of him he was a far superior operator than Nicholson. When Martin O’Neill left Celtic the club was in debt of £45 million. Gordon Strachan came in and together they cut the budget and made a profit while making the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.

The alarm bells started ringing after the double when reports filtered through that Dermot Desmond had only spoken to two candidates for the job, O’Neill and Robbie Keane. You would imagine that a club as big as Celtic could cast the net a little further. Don’t get me wrong I am happy with MON returning and I think he deserved first refusal after what he done not once but twice last season. He steadied the ship and sailed us to victory.

At the moment O’Neill has no backroom team in place and the Celtic players will be back for pre-season soon ahead of 3 planned friendlies against Shels in Dublin, Sporting in Portugal and AC Milan at home. Player recruitment will be key and once again Celtic have failed to do any business early with the exception of releasing defender Stephen Welsh who was on loan last season at Motherwell.

I hope and pray that I am wrong about the current Celtic board and that they prove me wrong and deliver a short term plan to get Celtic into the Champions League and give Martin a decent budget to improve the first team. They also need to be putting a longer term plan in place that does not include kicking the can down the road and hoping for the best.

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The Bhoys return from a wee break after Andrew enjoyed the sunshine of Spain at the Celtic Supporters Festival and Michael had a wet one at the Damned gig in Glasgow. During that time Celtic announced their pre-season schedule which like last year takes them to Ireland and Portugal before they take on AC Milan at Celtic Park. Michael gives his opinion on pre-season games and ticket prices.

They discuss the good the bad and the ugly of the current World Cup including Scotland and Dubliner Pico Lopes anchoring the Cape Verde defence in the 0-0 draw with Spain. Ireland may not have made the World Cup, but The Shamrock Rovers captain is representing the League of Ireland. They also share their World Cup memories.

Andrew interviewed Neil Lennon last weekend and the bhoys chat about his contribution to Celtic. The highs 21 major honours as a player and a manager and the low of losing out on the 10IAR.

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Celtic do not have a manager in place, a permanent chairman or woman, a head of recruitment , Michael Nicholson is still the CEO and Dermot Desmond has held talks with O’Neill and Robbie Keane. Celtic fans are not Keane on Robbie that’s for sure. Seems to be business as usual.

The Summer rebuild seems on hold after two poor transfer windows at a time when the Celtic squad is top heavy with passengers picking up a wage. The Celtic board have wasted so much money on paying off managers and brining in some players who can’t even make the bench.

Hopefully Celtic can hold on to their best players and build on it but the bhoys have little trust in the current Celtic board especially now that two Green Brigade members who were allowed back in to Celtic Park after the Blanket ban on the group was lifted have not been allowed to renew their season books.

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Andrew will be in conversation with Tommy Johnson, JackieMcNamara, Simon Donnelly, Alan Thompson, Peter Grant and Joe Miller at the Celtic Supporters Festival in Rosie Maguires in Spain. The festival takes place from Thursday June 04 till Sunday June 07.

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Great to see all the early check ins on the socials in airports from Celtic Fans making their way to the Costa for some fun in the sun.

Free Gig Tonight for the early arrivals with Cooney & Danny at 8pm.

Still a handful of tickets left for each day and a few 4 day passes left.

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Robbie Keane is also said to be in talks with Dermot Desmond about becoming the new manager his appointment will not be a popular one within the Celtic support after continuing to manage in Isreal during the genocide of Palestine.

A move to Glasgow for Keane would be another kick in the teeth by the current Celtic board to the fan base and go against the true values of the fans who follow Celtic. After the ban was lifted on the Green Brigade everyone at Celtic put their differences aside to get behind O’Neill and the players.

The last week of the campaign was the best week of my life following Celtic the drama and tension was unbelievable and the celebrations and relief when it was all over were incredible.

At a time when the Celtic board should be reaching out with an Olive Branch to the Celtic Support to try keep Unity an appointment of Keane would destroy any good will and lead to a greater divide between the fanbase and a very unpopular Celtic board who must know that for some of them their time is up and they need to stand aside for others with fresh thinking and fresh ideas.

Not many Celtic fans have confidence in the current board but as usual there is no communication from them about what direction they are taking the club in after last season when they looked clueless in control. Poor Transfer Windows, Brendan Rodgers Saga, The AGM fiasco, Fan Protests, Celtic Fans Banned and the Wilfried Nancy calamity.

Celtic have now an interim Chairman, a CEO who no one has confidence in, an absent major shareholder, No Manager, No Head of Football Recruitment.

Although we have a summer to enjoy and to celebrate it won’t be long until the season comes around and if it is a case of the same old same old from the Celtic board then Unity will not be a word we will be using.

That’s the moan over I am off to Spain to celebrate the double with like minded Celtic fans at the Celtic Supporters Festival and get their thoughts on the current state of play at Celtic.

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast 

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Each night money will be raised for 2 charities the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust & Palestine Aid. All proceeds from Take your Pick, raffles and official festival merchandise will go to the charities.

Cooney & Danny are live on stage in the Courtyard at 8pm on Wednesday night for festival goers who are arriving in early to get the party started.

Tickets are running low for the 4 day weekend pass and daily tickets so grab the last of the tickets if you’re planning on attending.

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Rosie Maguires will be hosting a free Celtic Festival Warm Up gig for Celtic fans who are arriving in early for the Celtic Supporters Festival in Spain this week. Cooney and Danny take to the Courtyard Stage at 8pm to kick things off on Wednesday 03 June ahead of the official launch on Thursday June 04.

The Celtic Supporters Festival will officially be launched on Thursday 04 June by former Celtic Players Alan Thompson, Tommy Johnson, Jackie McNamara, Simon Donnelly, Joe Miller and Peter Grant at 5pm at Rosie Maguires in Cabo Roig.

Keltic Moods kick off the music on the Courtyard Stage at 6pm followed by Antonio Rae. The Charity Take Your Pick will take place at 10pm before we move inside to the late night stage for Cooney & Danny before Clover rip up the room.

Back in the 1987/88 season Celtic were celebrating our Centenary. 100 years of our famous club Celtic had another special manager in Billy McNeill and he and his players delivered a double, in that famous season.

Two of those Celtic players from the Centenary season Peter Grant and Joe Miller will be joining us in Rosie Maguires for the Celtic Festival and on Friday 05 June at 5pm they will take to the stage to share their stories and tales from the dressing room during that fairytale season.

Cooney & Danny kick off the music at 6pm on the Courtyard Stage followed by Clover. The Charity Take Your Pick will take place at 10pm before we move inside to the late night stage for Antonio Rae and Keltic Moods.

Back in the 1997/98 season Celtic were celebrating a League and League Cup Double. Wim Jansen was in charge and Celtic stopped Rangers doing 10IAR.

Three of those Celtic players from that famous season Jackie McNamara, Simon Donnelly and Tommy Johnson will be joining us in Rosie Maguires for the Celtic Festival and on Saturday 06 June at 4pm they will take to the stage to share their stories and tales from the dressing room during that season.

Cooney and Danny kick off the music on the Courtyard Stage at 2pm followed by Eddie Sherlock and Clover . The Charity Take Your Pick will take place at 10pm before we move inside to the late night stage for Keltic Moods and Antonio Rae.

Martin O’Neill won the first treble since Jock Stein in his first season and took us on the road to Seville and European Final in the UEFA Cup.

Three of the Celtic players who played under O’Neill, Alan Thompson, Jackie McNamara and Tommy Johnson will be joining us in Rosie Maguires for the Celtic Festival and on Sunday 07 June at 3pm they will take to the stage to share their stories and tales from the dressing room during their time with O’Neill at Celtic.

Keltic Moods kick off the music on the Courtyard Stage at 4pm followed by Eddie Sherlock and Antonio Rae. The Charity Take Your Pick will take place at 10pm before we move inside to the late night stage for Cooney & Danny and Clover to bring the festival to a close.

Limited Weekend Tickets are available as well as some one day tickets. Children under 14 go free with paying Adults.

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We will be basking in the Summer Sunshine in Spain on day four of the Celtic Supporters Festival sipping a cool €2.50 beer and hearing just what it was like to play under Martin O’Neill, Jackie McNamara, Alan Thompson & Tommy Johnson will be joining More than 90 Minutes Editor and Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast Andrew Milne live on stage to talk about their time at Celtic when the Derry man was in charge and to get their opinion on the dramatic end to this season which saw Celtic lift another double at 3pm in Rosie Maguires in Cabo Roig on Sunday June 07.

In the audience will be former Celtic Players Simon Donnelly, Joe Miller and Peter Grant who all celebrated doubles and trebles during their time at Celtic.

Keltic Moods kick off the music on the Courtyard Stage at 4pm followed by Eddie Sherlock and Antonio Rae. The Charity Take Your Pick will take place at 10pm before we move inside to the late night stage for Cooney & Danny and Clover.

Limited Weekend Tickets are available as well as some one day tickets. Children under 14 go free with paying Adults.

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Martin O’Neill won the first treble since Jock Stein in his first season and took us on the road to Seville and European Final in the UEFA Cup.

Three of the Celtic players who played under O’Neill Alan Thompson, Jackie McNamara and Tommy Johnson will be joining us in Rosie Maguires for the Celtic Festival and on Sunday 07 June at 3pm they will take to the stage to share their stories and tales from the dressing room during their time with O’Neill at Celtic.

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