I've suffered the same abuse as Peter Lawwell at Celtic, it's 'horrific' - Ex-CEO

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Mon 29 December 2025 7:00, UK Peter Lawwell suffered “horrific abuse” from Celtic fans and was forced to have security guards surrounding him “day and night”.That is according to ex-Aberdeen, Aston Villa, and Everton chief executive Keith Wyness, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, who has given his reaction to Lawwell stepping down as Celtic chairman.Celtic fans have been protesting for the board to step down this season, with supporters believing they have not shown enough ambition at the club.Supporters disrupted Celtic’s AGM, causing it to be abandoned after an hour, in a show of anger towards the club’s hierarchy.Keith Wyness shocked by Peter Lawwell abuseAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – says that Lawwell has suffered “intolerable abuse.“Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness states that the abuse went “too far.”He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “Well, I know Peter well. I mean, look, he’s had horrific abuse over the years.

And now he’s saying it’s just the intolerable abuse he’s getting. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES “I mean, he’s had to have security guards around his house day and night.

And I’ve seen it in football enough times. And it’s not just me.