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celtic Chairman Peter Lovell is to step down from the board at the end of the year after receiving “intolerable” levels of “abuse and threats”.
Current non-executive director Brian Wilson is taking over as interim chairman until a permanent replacement is found.
The decision comes amid fan protests over Celtic’s poor performances this season as well as their disappointing transfer business in the summer.
“It is with sadness that I announce my decision to step down as chairman,” Lowell said. Lowell will leave his role on December 31.
“I believe that my 18 years as chief executive and three years as chairman have shown my ability to meet and overcome challenges on many fronts, but the abuse and threats from some sources have escalated and are now intolerable.
“He has disappointed and worried my family. At this stage of life, I don’t need that. I can’t accept it and so I leave the club I have loved all my life.”
“The motivations and motives of these critics can be examined by others. I prefer to look back on my career at Celtic with deep gratitude and satisfaction.”
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Lawwell said, “My time at the club has brought joy to someone whose memories as a Celtic fan include standing as a schoolboy on the terraces during the European Cup parade at Celtic Park on that magical night in 1967.”
“I have subsequently witnessed some of the finest European nights in Paradise and I am proud that the club has played group-stage football in all but two of the last 21 years as well as enjoying domestic dominance.
“My life at the club has included dramatic ups and downs in football, but they have also given me experience, inspiration and desire, which I will take to my next project, whatever and wherever it may be.”
Additional reporting from PA