The Celtic Star among supporter groups seeking answers from Celtic | OneFootball

The Celtic Star alongside nine other Celtic fan media outlets, four fan organisations and 87 supporters’ clubs has released a co-statement about Celtic’s abysmal transfer window demanding answers from Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond…

Peter Lawwell, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay applaud during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Livingston at Celtic Park on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

It read: “After a disastrous transfer window and failure to qualify for the Champions League, Celtic supporters are once again calling for urgent action to address the clear structural problems within the club. We demand full transparency from the board regarding its repeated failure to back the manager and reinvest our money into the playing squad. We also demand accountability: what course of action will be taken to ensure such a collective failure does not happen again? In addition, we highlight once more the club’s lack of a coherent fan engagement strategy and call for a progressive, innovative approach to working with supporters. Our questions for Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond are:

• What is the club’s long-term footballing strategy, and when and how will this be communicated to supporters?

• Why has there been no investment in critical positions despite repeated pleas from the manager, obvious weaknesses in the squad and calls from supporters?

• What accountability measures are in place for repeated failures in transfer dealings?

• How do you intend to modernise the club’s structure to compete in Europe, and why are we consistently unprepared for qualification stages?

• When will supporters receive the results of the ‘fan survey’ conducted over a year ago, and why have these not yet been released despite being in the club’s possession for several months?

• Why have the results of the Fairhurst Inquiry not been made public, and what action will the club take to protect supporters from unlawful and disproportionate policing in the future• Why does the club continue to resist working with supporters to improve matchday atmosphere, supporter experience and consultation on key issues such as ticket pricing and distribution?

“It has now been years since any form of meaningful communication between the Celtic board and supporters. For clarity, this means clear, open and transparent dialogue across the support, and not confined to carefully selected representatives behind closed doors. Fans have repeatedly demanded positive engagement and repeatedly been ignored – the time for silence is over.”

Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson is sen during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic FC and Hibernian FC at Celtic Park on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

All of my Celtic Star colleagues have been consistent throughout this summer that the team needs strengthening on the pitch and if by the end of the end of the window it wasn’t for ‘whatever reason’ supporters will take the necessary steps to voice their displeasure.

Well, the message is now clear. The Celtic support demand answers for this catastrophic window. This silence cannot go on.

Conor Spence

Peter Lawwell, Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay watch on during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Quarter-Final match between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park on March 09, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The Celtic Star has joined forces with other fan media outlets and supporters groups together with a long list of CSCs to put for answers to key questions from the Celtic Board.

The Time for Silence is Over!  Read the joint statement below…