Even before a word was uttered, this was a highly anticipated AGM, especially given that Brendan Rodgers resigned<\/a> last month, Martin O\u2019Neill was in interim charge, and a new manager was yet to be appointed. <\/p>\n But inside half an hour, Peter Lawwell cancelled Celtic\u2019s AGM<\/a> to the disgust and anger of the already frustrated supporters, who didn\u2019t take too kindly to Ross Desmond\u2019s quite incredible statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n Celtic statement on AGM postponement <\/p>\n Such conduct is completely unacceptable and hugely disappointing, and while today\u2019s events are completely outwith our control, clearly we regret the impact on our shareholders who were deprived of the opportunity to take part in an orderly and constructive meeting.<\/p>\n During Jordan\u2019s<\/a> time at Palace, his boyhood club, he took them from the Championship to the Premier League, and, at one point, at the age of 32, he was the youngest chairman in English football. <\/p>\n But in 2010, Palace were put into administration after financial issues, which brought an end to his tenure, so he knows a thing or two about facing hostile supporters.<\/p>\n After watching the scenes unfold at Celtic\u2019s AGM, Jordan was left baffled by Ross Desmond<\/a> being so \u2018provocative\u2019, \u2018judgmental\u2019 and \u2018accusatory\u2019 towards the paying fans, and then being shocked by the reaction. <\/p>\n \u201cI felt that the statement in and of itself, I mean, I applauded Dermot\u2019s statement about Brendan Rodgers,\u201d said Jordan.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt it was bold of him to do it. He wasn\u2019t going to allow Brendan just to have the passing word and to have the narrative set for others, whilst Brendan escapes scot free from his consequences, so I admired that. <\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t think that some of the statement, that was being read, was particularly conducive to achieving anything in that meeting (from Ross Desmond). <\/p>\n \u201cIt was provocative. It was judgmental. It was accusatory. Maybe that\u2019s what is needed. But what you got is a reaction to it. If people were dissenting, and you are now giving them a lecture about how they should behave. What they do or don\u2019t think. What they are and aren\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Poll: Do you have faith in the Celtic board? Jordan defends Celtic fans\u2019 reaction at the AGM<\/p>\n When the Celtic fans were chanting \u2018sack the board\u2019<\/a> or raising their red cards, Lawwell<\/a> adjourned the meeting, before it continued half an hour later. <\/p>\n It\u2019s okay for the Celtic board members to verbally batter the fans and take the high ground when they react, but the fans can\u2019t voice their frustration? <\/p>\n Either way, Jordan was right to state about the supporters listening to Desmond\u2019s garbage, \u2018Did you expect them to sit there and take it?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cTo my mind, listening to that statement, it felt a little bit condescending,\u201d added Jordan. \u201cMaybe these people deserve to be condescended towards. <\/p>\n \u201cBut if you are going to do that. Have that sort of conversation. If you are going to give somebody a lecture, or a group of people in that room, who were clearly dissenting voices. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you are giving it to nobody that\u2019s in the room. What was the point of it? It was obviously aimed at people in that room. What did you expect to do? Did you expect them to sit there and take it? <\/p>\n \u201cOr did you expect them to say, \u2018Well, hang on a second, we are going to be dissenting towards that. We have legitimate grievances. We are going to do what people do when they don\u2019t like something.\u2019 <\/p>\n \u201cThen to say, \u2018we are going to stop the meeting.\u2019 On the back of a statement, you wanted to put out. You have created the provocation in the room. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd now you are closing the meeting on the back of it? Seems to me, it\u2019s not the way to do it. 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Ross DesmondSimon Jordan reacts to Ross Desmond\u2019s statement at Celtic\u2019s AGM<\/p>\n