THE Celtic AGM is rarely a quiet and peaceful affair.
In 2023 there calls for a PERMANENT BAN on the Green Brigade and this year we saw celeb Hoops fan Sir Rod Stewart called out by a fellow supporter and Peter Lawwell taking a thinly-veiled dig at Rangers.
Shareholders in attendance at the Celtic AGM[/caption]
Brendan Rodgers, Michael Nicholson and Peter Lawwell at the top table[/caption]
However, nothing was as strange as the moment a crazed fan stood up and used his allotted question time to call for a PRAYER all about Celtic – and dub Michael Nicholson as “the Godfather of Scottish football.”
The supporter began his speech by declaring this year will be the year Celtic “go for 55” – echoing the sentiments of Rangers fans when their team was pushing for a 55th league crown.
He said: “I know I’m not supposed to say this, but I’m going to anyway. I’m being a rebel.
“This season we are going for 55. And if we make it, our 55 will be the real deal.
“A certain song or piece of music can invoke a particular memory. A past holiday perhaps, or a girlfriend from 60 years ago…”
At this point he was interrupted and asked to “get to the question” but he proceeded to go off on another rather bizarre tangent, comparing many of the club’s big hitters to characters in a mafia move.
He said: “Michael, when Peter was our chief executive, he was known as the Godfather of Scottish football. You are now the Godfather of Scottish football.
“You are Al Pacino to Peter’s Marlon Brando.
“Coming soon to a widescreen near you, Celtic films in association with Shamrock Studios present in HD, 3D and VD. Godfather IV, starring Michael Nicholson. Co-starring Brendan Rogers as the hitman. John Clarke as the kit man. Peter Lawwell as the chairman. And Brian Wilson as the history man.”
As if that wasn’t odd enough, the shareholders in attendance were then treated to an impromptu prayer all about Celtic.
The fan said: “And finally, Mr Chairman, with your gracious permission, I would like to end with the 2024 version of Holy Arthur‘s Prayer. Please bear with me.
“Lord, thank you for making me a Celtic supporter. Lord, thank you for sending Borough of Alfred from Sligo to Glasgow. Lord, thank you for Jockstein and Lisbon Lions.
“Grant each and every one of them his own special place in paradise.
“Lord, thank you for sending Fergus McCann to live among us for five years. Blessed be the man. Lord, thank you for letting me on board the second boys of Brendan, even if he’s not in the economy class.
“Lord, thank you for giving the financial acumen for Celtic to have more money in the bank than all the other 41 Scottish football clubs put together.
“Lord, thank you for getting Craig Whyte off in the show trial of 2017. It’s always good to see an innocent man walk free, especially when the truly guilty go unpunished.
“Lord, thank you for making Celtic Park the biggest and best football stadium in Scotland.
“And finally, Lord, thank you for making Celtic supporters the best supporters in the world. Amen.”
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