Burnley Supporters Skeptical Over Appointment of 50-Year-Old Fabio Cel

Burnley Supporters Skeptical Over Appointment of 50-Year-Old Fabio Celestini

Burnley have named Fabio Celestini as manager, but fans reacted with anger and doubt as the club struggles near the bottom of the Championship.

NationPulse Desk

Oct 29, 2026 · 1:10 AM 2 min read

Key takeaways

Burnley appointed Fabio Celestini as manager on Wednesday.

Celestini is 50 and previously won the Swiss League and Cup double with FC Basel in 2024/25.

Fans reacted angrily on X, calling the owners clueless and the appointment a joke.

The Clarets are 22nd in the Championship with six losses, five draws and one win.

Celestini's debut will be a Halloween game versus Portsmouth at Turf Moor.

Burnley supporters showed little enthusiasm when the club announced Fabio Celestini as its new manager on Wednesday.

The Clarets confirmed Celestini's appointment after dismissing Nicky Hayen last weekend.

The 50-year-old coach arrives with a record that includes a Swiss League and Cup double with FC Basel in the 2024/25 season and the 2025 Russian Super Cup with CSKA Moscow.

Reaction from the Turf Moor fanbase was hostile; one user on X wrote, "Absolutely clueless f***ing owners."

Another comment read, "F***ing joke, making the exact same mistake again. Our time has finally come and there's nothing we can do about it."

A third supporter said, "Another risky appointment from Burnley, however his track record seems more promising than Hayen's."

One fan added, "Enter our Watford era."

Another wrote, "We've lost our way in every department at this football club."

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"We needed a manager local with Championship experience. We're moving like a Watford."

Celestini inherits a side fighting for survival at the bottom of the Championship.

Burnley sit 22nd after six defeats, five draws and one win this season.

Undeterred, Celestini said, "I look at Burnley and I see a club with big potential and players with real quality, who can help us achieve our supporters' ambitions.

"I know the situation we are in, and I have lived it before.

"Our supporters deserve to see a team playing with belief from the first whistle."

His first match will be a Halloween fixture against Portsmouth at Turf Moor.

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