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John Fallon: Dermot Desmond is not a man to be crossed 

Bank Holiday Monday was winding down when Dermot Desmond’s latest forthright opinion on football caught the headlines.
John Fallon: Dermot Desmond is not a man to be crossed 

Celtic principal shareholder Dermot Desmond. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire.

“He’s the man, isn’t he?” was Robbie Keane’s reply when asked about Dermot Desmond. Everything that’s happened in the 12 years since reinforces that view of the Cork-born billionaire.

Bank Holiday Monday was winding down when Desmond’s latest forthright opinion on football caught the headlines.

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