It is a matter of fact that the appointment of Ronny Deila as Celtic manager was flawed. More pertinent now is to ask how flawed might be the strategy pursued by the club that has brought matters to this point.
The direction of travel at Celtic – despite the Barcelona win of 2011 and all that – was questionable long before the Norwegian pitched up from six years managing, effectively, the Motherwell of Norway.
Celtic’s hierarchy are fond of their number crunching and value getting the “financial fundamentals” correct. As is right and proper. Yet, they should perhaps chew on this set of figures.
In the past seven years they have appointed three managers, Tony Mowbray, Neil Lennon and Ronny Deila. You can ask serious questions of the thinking behind each one of these. Lennon may have prospered, but many of us would stand by the assertion that, if pitching at the level Celtic should be, the club should not offer any individual his start in senior management.