The fans unleashed their fury during and after the goalless draw with Kairat Almaty<\/p>\n
22:36, 20 Aug 2025Updated 07:09, 21 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
Concerned Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers<\/a> reckons it’s normally the MANAGER that is shown the door when fans chant ‘sack the board’<\/p>\n 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<\/a> playoff.<\/p>\n The Celtic<\/a> fans vented their anger at the Parkhead decision-makers after a sluggish transfer window going into the \u00a340million shoot-out – with chants of ‘sack the board’ heard ringing out from the stands.<\/p>\n Tensions have been bubbling throughout the summer with Rodgers making it clear that he would like to see more new faces<\/a> coming in the door, particularly up front.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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…”<\/p>\n Pressed on if he understands what the fans are saying, he went on: “Yeah, absolutely. But sack the board?<\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n “But listen, we have to go away and analyse tonight and see where we could be better.<\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n ‘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.”<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the-minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Celtic<\/a> pages, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to your phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a> and our Celtic community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n