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Dermot Desmond 'disconnected' with Celtic support as Green Brigade hit out at interview

The Green Brigade reckons Dermot Desmond is still 'disconnected' from the Celtic support as they reacted to his interview.

The Parkhead chief held a rare Q&A to address fans' concerns as the club enter a period of uncertainty following their failed Ten in a Row bid.

Celtic have still to appoint a new boss following Neil Lennon's exit with a number of first team player's futures up in the air.

Desmond admitted the season has been a disappointment as Rangers ran away with the title, but took aim at the club's 'disingenuous' snipers.

He said: "Firstly, the season is not over yet, as we are still in the Scottish Cup. However, my current thoughts are that this season has been extremely disappointing.

"Decision-making in football is not an exact science and I accept without qualification that we have made some wrong calls. We will endeavour to learn from those.

"However, the conjecture coming from some journalists, commentators and pundits that they foresaw the outcome of this season is entirely disingenuous in my opinion.

"One of Fergus McCann’s tenets was that the Club would be run professionally and that we should never return to the position he inherited where the entire existence of Celtic could be jeopardised by mis-management and unacceptable levels of indebtedness.

"Celtic is and will continue to be run on a meritocratic basis by the best executives available at the time. There is no member of the Celtic Board that I personally knew before they were appointed.

"We have maintained this policy and it has endured the test of time. In a professional manner we conduct our business behind closed doors, we don’t seek public acclaim for everything we do.

"Critics are in no position to judge what they cannot see."

And Celtic ultras Green Brigade have taken exception to that last line and released a short statement disputing those claims accompanying a 'lost connection' banner with Desmond, Lennon and Peter Lawwell.

The Green Brigade hit out at Dermot Desmond's interview (Twitter)

They said on Twitter: "Desmond is still disconnected from the Celtic support."

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