The Daily Record Compares Fergus McCann To Saddam Hussein
Another notorious moment for the Scottish hacks, and one they were to sorely regret; the day a national newspaper compared our chairman to Saddam Hussein. It came in the aftermath of a judge’s summing up in the case between Celtic and former manager Lou Macari. In spite of Celtic winning that case hands down, the judge had a few choice words to say about wee Fergus’ management style. It would all have been water off a duck’s back to Fergus, who let’s face it didn’t come to Celtic Park in the hope of making lots of new friends, but anyone would have been piqued to see the judge’s words turned into ammo for such a vicious attack. It was the hey-day of Murray’s good relationship with the media, and that was frequently turned into excoriating Celtic whenever the chance arose, but that was a profoundly disturbing piece and one that infuriated those inside the club to the extent that certain journalists became persona non grata inside Parkhead.