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Dermot Desmond - The Celtic Tiger sticking to his guns

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PA Images | Celtic major shareholder Dermot Desmond (right) in the stand before a Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match at Celtic's Park, Glasgow back in 2018.

On pitch decline, stagnant income and Dubai trip scandal have prompted hard questions about Celtic’s future.

Celtic Trust raise concern that independent board members are not challenging the chairman anymore and trust think that all progress has stopped.

Club will remain in Scottish league for foreseeable future; Atlantic League plans “on ice” due to Covid and Celtic’s ambivalence. 

Despite on-field dominance Celtic turnover has increased just 12 per cent in a decade versus 425 per cent by England’s most successful club in same period.

26 January 2021 - 4:05 PM

By James Corbett, Senior Correspondent

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