Celtic supporters are furious with the club following their Dubai trip
A Celtic fan has called out his club after 13 of their players were forced to self-isolate.
Celtic confirmed on Monday that defender Christopher Jullien had tested positive for Covid-19, and 13 players would be forced to self-isolate.
Manager Neil Lennon and assistant John Kennedy are also self-isolating.
Celtic players and staff travelled to Dubai shortly after losing 1-0 to Rangers at Ibrox and falling 19 points behind their rivals in the title race, and the trip was dogged by controversy.
Fans, pundits and politicians all lined up to express concern about the trip, and the subsequent positive test has only intensified that criticism.
As a consequence, Celtic have been forced to field a severely depleted side for the vital match against Hibs at Celtic Park.
Radio Clyde’s Superscoreboard phone-in was besieged by angry callers, and Declan from Port Glasgow expressed the frustration of many fans as he drew a comparison with Rangers’ ‘Banter Years’.
He said: “I’m absolutely livid.
“I’d like to wish Christopher Jullien well first and foremost.
“The point is about the Celtic statement. The Celtic statement has one paragraph about Christopher Jullien, and the rest about how well we’ve handled things.
“You look at our team on that pitch tonight, and you look at our dugout, that’s how well we’ve handled things.
“It’s an absolute farce. You can stick by it and say ‘Oh, we’ve played by the rules, we went out to Dubai’, that’s fine.
“But it was the behaviour in Dubai.
“We’ve stuck nine banter years in a microwave here, and we’ve served up a better version in six months. We are a shambles, top to bottom, and we need change.”
The caller later added: “We’re 22 points behind, we’re out of three cup competitions, our manager’s still in a job and we decide to go to Dubai.
“I mean, it is allowed right, but I could fart in a lift but you know sometimes it’s just not something you do.
“I mean, all we’ve got here is 13 players down and a manager sitting on the couch with sunburn.”
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