And again I'll make an argument for Peter Lawwell.
I doubt I'll ever, or would ever want to, break bread with him. He appears to have the size of ego that would sell-out Celtic Park all on it's own. His politics are shady and dubious (to say the least). He has also made a very good living being CEO of Celtic.
That's plenty enough for a leftist like myself to get into a bit of a tizzy about right there.
On the other hand, he is financially astute and likes a good Knight oot.
There are not a great deal of appropriate replacements out there at the moment. It's a problem position for many of the bigheads and nouveau riche down south too, so I guess we have to think ourselves a wee bit fortunate that we have someone in that role who is Celtic-minded and adept at working with other big clubs at the top table.
These folk don't think the way that we do. They are emotionally distant in a way that we could never be.
They are cold-hearted and quantify things differently. Cold hard cash has more value than tin pots and silver in their eyes. That doesn't entirely excuse him though - this IS a time to stretch those short arms into his deep pockets and come up with the requisite funds to ensure that we secure 10 successive titles and at least 5 more beyond that.
And aye Sam, you are absolutely correct, there won't be a great many of us who will ever see a paypoke with 100k in it every month; however - regardless of how much it hurts my own sensibilities and ideas about the distribution of resources, 600k in your monthly paypoke is a pretty decent incentive to choke back the Marxist principles.
Cash is crass, Maria, but unfortunately- it is still the only currency that counts in the big bad world. If Kieran Tierney bust his knee beyond repair next season, then Celtic may provide some token reparations and a healthy insurance pay-out, but ultimately it would only scratch the surface of what he's going to be picking up at bumnal.