I imagine somewhere within the offices of Celtic Park, probably in the boardroom, there is a flip-chart counting down the days since the last disaster.

It recently flipped over from day 70 to day 71 but, on day 72, they flipped it all the way back to zero. “Zero Days Since Our Last Disaster”.

Seventy-two days ago, Dom McKay walked into the Celtic Park boardroom supposedly as an agent of change, the beginning of that new modern era that we fans have been craving. Today he’s back home googling “CEO jobs in Scotland” and probably ruing the day he ever accepted Peter Lawwell’s phone call. 

Where did it all go wrong? From the club’s point of view, McKay was supposedly 'a bad fit'. He was in the wrong movie.

From outside the club, it looks like a board so set in their ways that they’re resistant to any change whatsoever. Regardless of which one of these is closest to the truth - the board are to blame.

From last season’s transfer window to keeping Neil Lennon until it was far too late. From Dubai to Eddie Howe and now McKay, when it comes to big decisions this board are getting them all wrong. It’s time for a change.

New ideas, new thinking, a new approach to take Celtic into the 21st century and away from this archaic model which, in truth, has delivered only domestic dominance. Our ambitions must lie beyond that.

What does 'change' look like, though? Because there’s a danger in demanding 'change' without defining exactly what that is going to entail. See Brexit for an example.

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Well, for a start, I’d like to see fan representation on the board. Fans are the lifeblood of the club. We might not own the shares but we carry forward the traditions and history of the club, we keep it alive.

I’d also like to see worker representation on the board, someone to represent the rank and file employees of the club, their views matter as much as the players who are paid (sometimes) their yearly salary in a week.

There should also be an aim to have a 50-50 gender split on the board. That shouldn’t be hard as this would amount to two hires who aren’t old, caucasian dudes. Speaking of which, consideration should be given to the fact that the board is 100% white and we should seek to change that. Better representation is required.

There can be no doubt that now is the time for change at Celtic. It's time for the club to be thrust into the modern era of not just football but society and to lead by example.

Times of crisis represent an opportunity for rebuilding. Celtic shouldn’t pass this opportunity up to become an example for what not only a modern, progressive football club should look like beyond directors of football and data analytics but for what a modern business should look like too.

Enough’s enough. It’s time for a change.