ANSWERS DON'T CUT IT WITH PUNTERS

CELTIC chiefs have held their hands up over the botched summer transfer window and Champions League failure.

- BY MICHAEL GANNON AND SCOTT BURNS

But the admission is unlikely to appease angry supporters after Monday night's fans summit only riled up punters even more.

Chief executive Michael Nicholson and finance officer Chris McKay held talks with representatives of supporters' clubs and the Celtic Fans Collective group after a recent letter calling out the board.

But the meeting failed to see peace breaking out following the postponement of recent protests ahead of the discussions.

The Collective hit out at the lack of "humility, awareness and accountability" while they consider further protest action.

But Parkhead officials - who are looking to appoint a new head of business operations with the primary aim of helping improve relations with the club's support - hit back with their own statement.

It read: "We acknowledged the club is not where we want it to be at the moment, that we have not achieved all of our objectives in the summer transfer window and the Champions League, and that mistakes have been made from which we will learn.

"We recognise the concerns raised, share the frustrations of our supporters and valued the opportunity to hear from supporters last night. Our immediate objective is to seek to make progress, without negatively impacting on the team on the field of play.