12 May 2016 17:08:02
"Some will think I was a great guy who did everything I could and had some success. Others will think I was a complete disaster and should have done better.
"But that's why this is the greatest sport in the world. It's full of opinions. "
Hail Hail Ronny.
Hail Hail everybody.
12 May 2016 20:00:06
I won't say his time in charge was a disaster, but I think it was pretty poor.
The quality of our play has deteriorated badly from what I see, and he doesn't seem able to fire the team up.
I may be wrong, but I can't think of a match during his time in charge that we have won by playing above ourselves. If you think of Martin O'Neill's team beating Juventus, or Gordon Strachan's team beating AC Milan and Man Utd, and Neil Lennon's team beating Barcelona. Granted these managers had better players, but they were able to motivate these players and tactically come up with a plan to help us overcome the odds.
I don't think from what I've seen that Ronny could have won any of these matches, I doubt he could fire the team up or be tactically astute enough to get a result.
Under Ronny I am just relieved if we don't embarrass ourselves, that seems to be the limit of our ambition.
Ronny seems a really nice man, but that's not what he was given the job for, I hope whoever the new manager is, he will be able to inject some optimism into the club and bring a bit of pride back for the supporters.
12 May 2016 20:46:36
God we beat Barcelona!
Let's be honest we got totally destroyed and were extremely lucky to get a win. We did not play out of our skins and Xavi made a huge error for the 2nd goal.
Great win yes, great performance no.
Fraser Forster having the game of his life . Definitely.
12 May 2016 21:10:23
Gerryc no surprises you conviently left out Lennons last season in CL. Worse than any of Deilas euro campaigns.
12 May 2016 21:19:42
I still think it was a better achievement than losing to Rangers in the Cup semi final.
12 May 2016 21:23:38
Well Ronny I'm one of the guys that thinks you're a great guy. Job was maybe a bit too soon for you but you tried your hardest under very difficult circumstances and I commend you for it. Always had dignity and grace under great scrutiny (for various reasons) I hope you have a successful career and don't don't come back to haunt us. Ps Gerryc. RD drew with inter while having worse players than the other managers.
12 May 2016 21:37:20
I would say that this years European campaign is worse than any under NLs management, but well done DN for mentioning Lennon again, as for drawing with one of the worst Inter teams ever, hardly an outstanding achievement.
12 May 2016 21:57:52
DN how do you come to the conclusion that Lennys last CL campaign was worse than any of Ronny's Euro campaigns. Lennys last season in CL 3 points Ronny's worst Euro campaign 3 points. Lennon at least qualified for that campaign Ronny entered Europa league after been horsed out of CL qualifier. On top of that 3 points in CL surely beats 3 points in Europa. Stop posting crap to try back up you're hatred of Lennon.
12 May 2016 22:05:21
DN30, however bad Lennon's CL record was in his last season, he actually qualified for it, something Ronny was totally incapable of doing.
I don't share your view that not winning a match in the Europa league this season is better than winning one match in the Champions league.
As I said previously, can you name one match where Ronny's team punched above their weight? .
In my opinion the exact opposite is the case, whenever he has been tested he's failed miserably, don't forget it's less than a month since that shameful display against Rangers.
If you want to live in cloud cuckoo land pretending that Ronny's reign was a success then carry on.
I personally am glad he's going, before he does any more damage to our clubs reputation.
12 May 2016 22:40:42
Ronnie nice guy talked a good game but I think he has ripped the enthusiasm from most fans to the point that it's seen more chore than choice to support Celtic
Before fergus came there was some questionable appointments namely macari however I still recall queuing at midnight to get new strips and thinking Tommy coyle and Gerry creaney could help propel a challenge perhaps that was youthful optimism
So I am of the opinion deila is worse than Mowbray and Barnes and defo the worse manager since the dark days of the Kelly's.
12 May 2016 23:49:53
Both Ronnie and Lenny have decided that their future lies elsewhere. Why the F are we still constantly discussing who was the worst between them instead of who we think will/ could improve the team and management team. We need a motivator with enough standing in football to convince some of the exciting young talent out there to join us, hopefully along with a couple of older heads to settle them down when things get tough. He also needs to be tactically aware and strong enough to make the big decisions regarding kicking the under-achievers into touch to release some wages for their replacements. I personally couldn't care less whether he has a Celtic connection or not, as long as he cares about the game and our club because 1 more poor selection and we could break our run of league wins.
13 May 2016 00:26:12
Stevie il post what i want. If doris like you don't like it GIRUY.
Gerryc point i'm making is you left that season out, when that was the start of decline. We were a europa league side punching well and truly above our weight. i'm not saying Lennon is fully responsible for season, but with squad he had surely he should of delivered more.
13 May 2016 00:38:34
you guys were lapping up the Ronny roar when we got to the last sixteen of the Europa and won the league easily, yes we have been extremely poor this season but our biggest problem has been at the back and remember Eric didn't come until January. Ronny lost his 2 main centre backs/ players and was giving boyata and a terminally injured player (who I think has showed promise in glimpses) as replacement. We could have easily signed denayer up if we wanted to part with the cash and vvd may possibly have giving it another season considering he stayed until after the cl qualifiers. This is all hindsight/ opinion of course but nobody can doubt the buzz Ronny had going last season unfortunately for whatever reason this season it wasn't to be and I wish him all the best in the future.
13 May 2016 07:28:22
Aindoh, when we beat Barcelona (with 11% possession) was that not the worst patch they were going through? People were talking about the end of tiki-taka? The inter game considering their budget was a pretty big achievement.
13 May 2016 09:17:34
In conclusion I think that after a very shaky start to his career, RD turned it around and won a double with the team playing well and scoring plenty, with most of the squad at the top of their game.
His second term was in stark contrast with a scrappy title race - but ultimate success, with a very poor European record and two domestic cup flops - including a horror show against minnows East Kilbride and humiliation in our first ever defeat to second rate Sevco.
The club have been in steady decline since NL's first season with a procession of top players and class acts being sold-off and replaced with inferior imposters and both managers having barriers and obstacles put in their way, while still learning their trade and making mistakes.