Celtic manager Neil Lennon is defiant over his future as he insists Peter Lawwell's departure is irrelevant to his own position.
The CEO will step down at the end of this season with Dominic McKay coming in to replace him.
With Celtic trailing Rangers by 23 points in the Premiership the manager is under intense scrutiny but when quizzed on his future the Irishman was defiant.
Lennon replied: "Why would it be my intention to go?
"Peter’s decision has nothing to do with my position at all, or my coaches or any of the players.
"So I don’t understand the context of the question at all."
The defending champions have won just once this year and face managerless Kilmarnock on Tuesday night.
Any realistic chance of 10 In A Row is gone but Lennon wants his players to fight for the shirt at Rugby Park.
He said: "You've got to have your professional pride so I am hoping for a reaction tomorrow evening.
"To lose games is bitterly disappointing, and off the back of a really good performance last Wednesday (against Hamilton) we failed to show consistency of performance again.
"They have it in them, there is plenty of evidence of that, they just need to find a rhythm of playing well and winning games.
"You express disappointment at the level of performance and players have to look at themselves and say, 'can I play better, can I get myself in better condition, can I do more for the team, can I do more for the club, can I do more for the manager?' And the answer is yes.
"Regardless of whether they respond to me or not, they have their own personal responsibility and pride in their performances as individuals and as a collective.
"The bottom line is the players can play better. I have a lot of faith in them.
"I was really disappointed in them at the weekend, there is no point in hiding away from that.
"It is simply not up to the standards we ask of them or we believe they can produce.
"So the result and performance was really disappointing and I don't think the players would disagree with that either."
