Journalist Anthony Joseph has questioned how much authority Paul Tisdale actually held during his time as Celtic’s head of football operations.

Speaking on Celtic Fans TV, Joseph claimed there were even questions within the club at the time about how much power Tisdale had.

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He said: “Even when Paul Tisdale was there while he was head of football operations, a lot of people were even within the club wondering how much sort of power he had.”

Joseph went on to say Tisdale was involved during the early stages of potential moves.

He added: “Yes he very much did the role of putting feelers out on certain players and with agents, intermediaries and other sporting directors, but the business was done still by the CEO and chairman.”

Those comments represent Joseph’s account of the structure at the time.

Joseph used Tisdale’s spell at Celtic as part of a wider discussion about whether simply appointing another head of football operations would be enough to change the club’s recruitment model.

He questioned how useful such an appointment would be without clearly defined authority being given to the person occupying the position.

Joseph said: “Even if Celtic were to have a head of football operations again, I mean it’d be great to have just an extra body I’m sure, but how much power are they actually going to have?”

His argument was that Celtic would benefit from a clearer hierarchy across the football operation, rather than simply filling individual vacancies.

The precise responsibilities held by Tisdale during his Celtic spell were not always visible publicly, and Joseph’s comments provide his interpretation of how the role worked behind the scenes rather than an official account from the club.