Raging Celtic fans are threatening to demand refunds for season tickets as the protest against the Parkhead board continues.
The club's supporter liaison officer John-Paul Taylor was bombarded with messages from disappointed punters asking if it is still possible to request refunds as they aim to hit the club in the pocket over their handling of manager Neil Lennon's future.
Supremo Dermot Desmond and chief executive Peter Lawwell have been criticised for refusing to sack the Northern Irishman after a string of dreadful results and just two wins in their last 10 matches. Following their latest failure - a 2-0 defeat to Ross County at Parkhead - furious fans gathered outside the stadium and staged a protest where three cops were injured.
Time to get the message out.
— - (@cumbernauldcelt) December 1, 2020
Celtic FC is in the wrong hands.@PodTims @Kieran_Celtic @TheMireCSC2002 pic.twitter.com/9L8q6ez5mv
@CelticFCSLO If we didn't take a refund from last season, if we get a form from the ticket office are they being processed still? https://t.co/cC87HDoWnU
— Jamie (@Jamie67_) December 1, 2020
They had hoped their voices would be heard and heeded, but Lawwell defiantly issued a statement insisting he and the rest of the Hoops hierarchy would stand by the manager. That didn't go down well with supporters who have now taken to social media to both vent their frustrations and ask for advice on how to seek cash back.
One supporter posted a message to other fans urging them to demand refunds which received almost 300 shares and more than 500 likes after it was posted. The paragraphs told fans to donate their cash back to the Celtic Charity Foundation. SLO Taylor was also asked numerous times if refunds could still be dealt with, to which he responded, 'Yes'.
Other fans were left with mixed feelings over the club potentially losing out on funds, with one posting online: "I don’t know how to feel about this my heart says no I’d never want to impact the club negativity £ but if this was something that influences that board to act I’d do it I think we are at a no turning bk point the line has bn drawn".
Another added: "Why take money out? That will only mean we will weaken the team on the pitch," as a third responded: "Genius idea, reduce the clubs revenue so its closer to our rivals. We will then have to sell players, which you won't be happy about and then the club won't be winning titles every year."
We told how fans clamoured for season tickets before the campaign kicked-off with more than 50,000 tickets being sold despite the risk of all matches being played behind closed doors.
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