Lords Of Europe Give Fairytale Lesson to the Celtic Board

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·25 de febrero de 2026

Lords Of Europe Give Fairytale Lesson to the Celtic Board

Lords Of Europe Give Fairytale Lesson to Celtic…

A detailed view of half and half FC Internazionale Milano, Bodo/Glimt scarves for sale outside the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Long, long ago, a little-known club with a fairytale name shocked European aspirants, Celtic, in the third-tier European Conference League.

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The Celtic support was incandescent with rage, whilst embarrassment was the overriding emotion as a dark cloud loomed over the east-end of Glasgow.

Celtic Park felt like Mount Doom rather than Paradise as the pale riders from Norway galloped away with our European ambitions, preventing Ange Postecoglou’s Bhoys from enjoying the joyful anticipation of the last 16.

Bodo/Glimt players and coaching staff enter a huddle prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Some redtop ‘wag’, (yes, I did say wag), joked that FK Bodø/Glimt sounded more like a Lord of the Rings character, rather than a European giantkiller. Fast forward four years, and Gandalf’s finest are riding high on the crest of their footballing Hobbiton after delighting us with a series of shock wins against Europe’s finest.

Super-wealthy, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and now Champions league finalists, Inter Milan have had their prideful ambitions decapitated by Kjetil Knutsen’s masterful sword in recent weeks.

Bodo/Glimt players pose for a team photograph prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

(Footnote; they got Knutsen, we got Nancy…)

That is phenomenal, but it’s a solid lesson and wakeup call to Celtic, yet another club with cash in hand, but falling woefully short of expectations by denying success to their vital source of income, i.e. you and me, due to chronic misuse!

Knutsen has his squad playing with skill and confidence, allied with a cool, calm style of play, culminating in ripping Inter apart both in the Aspmyra Stadion, and in the Milanese fortress, the San Siro. What would Celtic (fans!) give to achieve that?

Jens Petter Hauge of Bodo/Glimt celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

To achieve, you need to commit; commit to excellence in every area of your privileged task – remember that empty boast?

Commit to luring a manager of quality who can provide vision and gel a group of globetrotting strangers into a consistent, unified, happy footballing force.

Commit to buying, (not trawling pawn shops), for footballers with ambition, class, and longevity.

Jostein Gundersen and Odin Bjortuft of Bodo/Glimt celebrate following the team’s victory in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Commit to fully and regularly addressing your vital, paying support group, treating them as critical thinking adults, not delinquent children under your iron-fisted rule. That is a bare minimum if you desire a healthy club with a structured, winning attitude.

THAT will bring success!

Bodo/Glimt players celebrate in front of the fans following the team’s victory in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between FC Internazionale Milano and FK Bodo/Glimt at Stadio San Siro on February 24, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

FK Bodø/Glimt were once promoted by sensationalist hacks as a mirthful fairytale club and are now living the dream. How I wish our Bhoys could slay the European giants once again as we did long, long ago, and live out our own footballing fantasy.

There’s your challenge, right there, before you ride off into the sunset, Mr. Desmond. There’s still time to leave behind a legacy of pride and respect from a fanbase who crave nothing more than they have given over many, many faithful years. What say you?