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Irate Celtic protesters have intensified their calls for change outside the club's ground to tell Dermot Desmond, Peter Lawwell and Michael Nicholson it's time to depart.

The demands for transformation featured banners, chief executive Nicholson and non-executive chairman Lawwell's names placed on exit signs and a threatening 'shoot the board' warning - a phrase which left Neil Lennon furious when the club faced angry dissidents during their failed bid to secure 10-in-row.

Principal shareholder Desmond was also told his time was up with fans believing manager Brendan Rodgers wasn't supported after losing Nicolas Kuhn and Kyogo before Adam Idah was sold before the window closed.

Celtic's decision makers are confronting a public on the verge of explosion with supporters' group delivering a vote of no confidence, with blame simmering following what their followers saw as a misguided statement attempting to justify the club's catastrophic summer transfer window, reports the Daily Record.

Lennon - speaking during Celtic's bleak spell in the Covid-hit 2020/21 campaign, said: "I understand the frustrations and the players are feeling that as well. But we don't like that kind of language or expression anywhere near the stadium. It serves no purpose really."

"From some sections of the support, it is dangerous rhetoric. What I will say is we all want the same thing. Those fans want success.

"We all want unity. We have got that certainly from the football side of things and we just want the supporters to get behind the team, especially when they need it."

Celtic fans are expected to increase pressure on their beleaguered board as Brendan Rodgers' squad faces Kilmarnock in their first match since the transfer window closed.