Simon Jordan launches scathing attack on Brendan Rodgers amid ‘toxic’ Celtic situation
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(Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media, talkSPORT on YouTube) Thu 18 December 2025 11:45, UK Simon Jordan has taken aim at Brendan Rodgers for causing the “toxic environment” that is currently in place at Celtic. The Bhoys were beaten again on Wednesday night as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away at Dundee United in the Premiership, a result which has heaped even more pressure on Wilfried Nancy.Celtic fans have quickly lost all belief in Nancy just four games into his spell in charge of the team, and the calls for him to lose his job at Parkhead have grown stronger with every passing game.Discontent towards the board has also been rife in the aftermath of Martin O’Neill’s exit, with division quickly spreading throughout the club once again.Credit: ImagoSimon Jordan blames Brendan Rodgers for Celtic woesRodgers resigned as Celtic boss back in October, with the team already eight points off the pace of Hearts at the top of the league table.The Northern Irishman suggested upon his departure that he had signings dictated to him from the club hierarchy, and also hadn’t been formally offered a new contract by the club, both of which were publicly denied by Dermot Desmond.O’Neill’s tenure briefly steadied the ship with seven wins from eight games in all competitions, but Nancy’s dismal start has seen the problems at Celtic flare up again.
MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Supporters are directing their vitriol towards both Nancy and the board, and Jordan feels that it is a situation that has been orchestrated by Rodgers and his actions.“No one is disputing that Celtic could be better, but people like Rodgers are culpable for the aggravation that’s going on,” the former Crystal Palace owner said during his talkSPORT show with Jim White on Thursday.“They’ve started this fire with people like the board and the lack of spending and everything. “People in the boardroom walking out the door because they’re getting threatened, all of this is curated by other people like Rodgers, who made public statements that are not about what the football club should stand for.
They’ve now got this toxic environment of a team losing, and a manager that came in for five minutes being held as a saviour.” Brendan Rodgers set to land on his feet after Parkhead exitCeltic fans have been frustrated by Rodgers given the aftermath of his departure, and they are set to feel even more aggrieved if he steps into a new job in the coming days.The former Leicester City boss has been heavily linked with a return to the Premier League in recent weeks, but he is now “close to an agreement” to become the new manager of Al-Qadsiah.The 52-year-old is sure to secure a significant payday for himself if he ultimately does secure the move to Saudi Arabia, and that is perhaps telling as to where he sees his career at the moment. Many of Celtic’s problems have seemingly stemmed from Rodgers and his actions in the opening months of the season, and the board are struggling to tidy up the mess that has been created.