Sevco Directors Needling Dermot Desmond At Hampden
Hubris invites Nemesis.
This was the formula that the Ancient Greeks spotted, and which leads people and institutions down the road to disaster.
Hubris exploded at Hampden when Sevco knocked us out of the Scottish Cup on penalties.
That day, in the executive lounge, their directors got so carried away that they violated all established protocols of even common decency. and taunted our board.
Unfortunately for this tiny band of pygmies, they had forgotten they were posturing in front of a man of genuine means and world class business acumen, a man who does not take kindly to being made to feel like a fool, in any way shape or form.
Desmond bristled at their insults.
He told Lawwell that Ronny would go at the end of the season and that the club would stop at nothing to bring the best possible person to Celtic Park as his replacement. Rodgers was the name he must have had on his mind the whole time, and the pursuit of him was soon in high gear.
The rest is history.
Of all the errors Sevco’s board made along the way, this is the worst.
The trophies which have followed are the legacy of their ghastly error in judgement … they didn’t even close the deal to win the Scottish Cup.
Rodgers’ appointment was timed to perfection, being announced on the day before the game, which Hibs duly won.
They were the last team outside Celtic Park to win a major honour.
That was eleven trophies ago.