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The Celtic Fans Collective will surely put forward a motion to give Dermot Desmond a vote of thanks in the wake of the Europa League win over Feyenoord. ‌

After all, it was Desmond’s idea to put Martin O’Neill in interim charge after the principal shareholder had unceremoniously dumped Brendan Rodgers out in the street in a fit of pique last month. ‌

Credit where it’s due, right? ‌

And, on that basis, Dermot and his son – Ross, the boss to be – can show their appreciation to O’Neill by offering him an apology.

Martin, when he arrived in Glasgow after a 20-year absence, immediately gave Celtic presence. Desmond, in return, gave him poverty.

There was poverty of choice, poverty of performance and poverty of ideas. ‌

The stand-in manager highlighted the lack o

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