Charlie Nicholas in Celtic 'not welcome' through front door claim as he sends a crystal clear message to his haters

Unfiltered Charlie Nicholas claims his straight-shooting takes about Celtic have resulted him in being left unwelcome to walk through the front door at Celtic Park.

The 62-year-old isn't one to mince his words and he infamously called out Peter Lawwell, Dermot Desmond and a series of leading Parkhead figures during his stint as a pundit. But Nicholas, unrepentant over serving it up straight, has revealed the football on display under Ange Postecoglou led him back as matchday punter. The former Soccer Saturday pundit also told Parkhead diehards who were brassed-off with views that he bears no grudges.

Speaking on William Hill's The Warm-Up, he said: "I went back to watch Celtic. I have four brother-in-laws, three are season ticket holders at Celtic. And they started saying 'look, we have an occasional ticket if you want to sit in and watch the game with us'. It's right opposite where the teams come out (north stand).

"And Big Ange came up to Celtic and I thought 'I like this', I went back and watched the team a couple of times, I was quite excited about it. I haven't really been back since Ange left, although I think they are playing some fabulous football, so I would be tempted.

"I don't attempt to go through the main door, because I am not particularly welcomed. I don't know (if he'd be mobbed upon a public return), it's still a touchy relationship between some Celtic fans and me, not from my side, whether it's I've criticised the club at the wrong time and they didn't like, it's only an opinion guys, it's not personal. Predominantly, the older guys, of my generation, enjoy the status that I created at Celtic, I enjoyed it as much as they enjoyed it. I am blessed to be part of the Celtic history."