The travelling support had a clear message for club chiefs after Brendan Rodgers admitted recruitment could have been ‘braver’.
Celtic keeper Joe Hart admitted it was impossible not to notice fans’ protests against the board.
The travelling Celtic fans unfueled a pre-match Pittodrie banner warning the Hoops hierarchy “on your heads be it” after a less than inspiring January transfer window, which saw only two players brought in. Brendan Rodgers felt the club’s recruitment could have been “braver” but urged punters not to pin the blame on anyone.
But those pleas fell on deaf ears as the message to the Parkhead powerbrokers was loud and clear. And the frustrations were extended to matters on the park as a. 1-1 draw in the Granite City allowed Rangers to cut the gap at the top of the table in the Premiership title race to just three points with a game in hand. A win against Aberdeen on Tuesday by three goals for the Light Blues will see them go top until at least the following evening.
While he could hardly claim not to have noticed, Hart insisted the banner didn’t cause he and his teammates to take their eye of the ball. He said: “It’s not a distraction for the players, not at all. We see it, there’s no getting away from it, it was a decent-sized banner.
“But that’s for the support and that’s what they need to work out. As players we stay focused and the management team and staff have a job to do. And we’re fully focused on that.
“Ideally we win that game 4-0 and everybody’s smiling and everybody’s happy. But it doesn’t work like that.
“Aberdeen had a lot to prove today and a lot to work on after losing their manager recently. It was always going to be a tough game. But the support is there for us.
“They travel a long way, as they do in Europe and around the world. We feel that and appreciate it and put our heart and soul out onto the pitch.”
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