'If you finish second, you fail' Paul Lambert warns Celtic’s new CEO

are going through a transition period both in their coaching staff and their management. The Hoops are searching for a new coach to replace

Neil Lennon

who resigned on Wednesday. The club’s CEO

Peter Lawwell

will also leave the club after spending 17 years at Parkhead. Former Scottish Rugby Union director

Dominic McKay

is set to replace Lawwell and he will start working at Parkhead on July 1. Former Celtic player

Paul Lambert

says McKay is expected to bring instant success to the club and he will not be given time to settle.

"Rugby is a totally different sport,"

Lambert told 

.

"If he thinks he will go in there and get applauded from everybody, that doesn't quite work in the Glasgow goldfish bowl.

"He's going to have to hit the ground running. He's going to have to win. Peter Lawwell did a fantastic job [in that role] over the last few years.

"At Celtic, you have to win. It doesn't matter if Barcelona, Manchester United or Manchester City came to town tomorrow. The fans expect you to win. Some people can't handle it. Can you win title after title?

"You have to realise, if you finish second, you fail. The new chief executive needs to look at the bigger picture. You have to get trophies back and get the pendulum swinging back your way.

"Nine years of dominance... they have to get that back. If he thinks he will get one or two years of grace, he won't get it. And rightly so, he shouldn't get it.

"That's the nature of Celtic. It's a worldwide club. Not just European. It's worldwide with the fanbase. He has to realise he must hit the ground running."

Asked about Celtic’s search to find a suitable coach, Lambert responded:

"It doesn't matter who the next Celtic manager is,"

he said.

"Whether it's a foreign manager or a British guy, you're hoping whoever goes in there understands how to win every week. Not to finish second. Not to be runners-up in cup finals.

"The criticism would come heavily, and so it should. That's the way it should be. You should have the pressure on your shoulders at Celtic. If you are a player there, it is a responsibility.

"It's a worldwide club. It's not a small club where you might get away with losing three and drawing two. You have to win every single week. That's on whoever comes in."

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