The fans unleashed their fury during and after the goalless draw with Kairat Almaty
22:36, 20 Aug 2025Updated 07:09, 21 Aug 2025
Concerned Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers reckons it’s normally the MANAGER that is shown the door when fans chant ‘sack the board’
It was a tough evening for the Scottish Premiership champions as the Kazakhstan side Kairat Almaty held the Hoops to a goalless draw the first leg of the Champions League playoff.
The Celtic fans vented their anger at the Parkhead decision-makers after a sluggish transfer window going into the £40million shoot-out – with chants of ‘sack the board’ heard ringing out from the stands.
Tensions have been bubbling throughout the summer with Rodgers making it clear that he would like to see more new faces coming in the door, particularly up front.
The club now face the prospect of a 7000-mile round trip for the second leg as they look to return to the league phase of Europe’s elite competition.
Speaking to TNT Sports, Rodgers was asked if the board would listen to him and the support: “I don’t know, I can only concentrate on the team that we have currently. I can’t get too distracted by what I don’t have…”
Pressed on if he understands what the fans are saying, he went on: “Yeah, absolutely. But sack the board?
“I don’t know any board that gets sacked, it’s usually the manager. At any club I ever see it’s the manager that gets sacked, not the board.
“But listen, we have to go away and analyse tonight and see where we could be better.
“The guys at the top end of the pitch are giving their all, but like I have said many times – to progress at this level, we need to have more – it’s as simple as that.
‘But, we won’t have that for Tuesday and our concentration is now for Saturday with Livingston to freshen up, with a mammoth journey, and hopefully it ends with the Champions League league phase.”
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