17 Mar 2016 09:44:41
Been told that it will defo be either lennon or moyes that will be manager next season.
17 Mar 2016 12:01:17
Can't see it being Lennon.
He and lawwel are ment to have had a big fallout
17 Mar 2016 15:15:38
They were at the golf together at st Andrews last summer.
Id have Lennon back in a heartbeat, he had his critics but look what we have running the team now!
Lenny is 1 of us and knows the club inside out.
The rumour i have heard that Lawell is away to Man City in the summer.
17 Mar 2016 17:16:34
It doesn't matter who's running the team now, what matters is that there is huge improvement and if there's not we need a new manager who's better than Deila and Lennon. What has Lennon done to deserve to come back, he didn't spend any money at Bolton but still brought in more than 10 players, so he had a lot more to play with than other teams above them in the Championship. And what's one of us got to do with anything - the only criteria is and always should be quality. I don't want Moyes either, if the board had any brains and stopped thinking like some fans we could get someone with pedigree. We'd have to pay him a good salary but the money they are wasting on crap would cover it 10 times over! There's plenty of top managers available - the world doesn't bloody revolve around Owen Coyle, Neil Lennon, Malky McKay and David Moyes!
17 Mar 2016 18:46:38
Going on your thinking, that being one of us is relevant you could easily put forward Paul Hartley or Jim McIntyre for the job, they were both big Celtic Supporters as boys! And by the way when you look at what they've had to work with, relatively speaking, I think they've done more than Neil Lennon. They're not ready for the Celtic job, well in my opinion anyway, but you could argue they are more deserving than a Coyle, a Lennon or a McKay. With regards Moyes, he's at the point now that he'll soon be begging for a job. The Poetic Patient said the other day that as soon as the Newcastle job is taken David Moyes is out talking about Celtic. Moyes is close to becoming a forgotten man. The desperation is almost tangible but he's trying to play it cool. The problem is the Celtic board, they have no vision, they don't have football brains, - the most important person at a club is the manager because he affects the whole club.
17 Mar 2016 19:16:38
Pep Guardiola is available.
17 Mar 2016 19:46:54
You can't even get that right DesH - he's signed a contract with Man city.
17 Mar 2016 20:37:00
Contracts aren't worth the paper there are written. Anyway there's as much a chance of getting him some of the ridiculous names you've mentioned lately.
17 Mar 2016 21:31:45
You've not made one sensible point since you joined this site! Guardiola is arguably the best manager in the world and will be the highest paid manager at Man City, so I think the contact is worth the paper it's written on. Why did you even bring him up? Say something sensible! Most of the managers I mentioned are out a job, and on a salary we should be prepared to go to, with the exception of Hiddink who I only mentioned because he was potentially retiring and had agreed to come to us before. Everyone I speak to would be happy with us spending £2 or £3 million per year on a top manager instead of having a squad of 40 players!
17 Mar 2016 21:45:42
Delphic. . none of your posts are sensible. Hiddink Hitzfield and a host of others most on the bru but for some reason only known to yourself they're all managers that Celtic should consider. I mentioned Pep Guardiola because it's as stupid a suggestion as most of yours.
18 Mar 2016 00:32:35
Don't want Lennon back, another one that stuck with players when they needed dropped.
18 Mar 2016 13:10:53
Well I was on here for a month after Lennon left saying we should go for Thomas Tuchel. He wanted to work in the UK, he applied for the Tottenham job. After leaving Mainz he was out a job for around 8/ 10 months, he would have been earning buttons in Germany, going on what the Mainz players earn. Because a manager is out a job means nothing, you should do what Ronny says and look in more detail instead of black and white! Look Des just because you don't know anything about football out with Celtic doesn't mean you should take all your frustration out on us/ me. I've only ever read a post from you where you are slating something or being sarcastic! Say something interesting, enlighten us, I dare you!
18 Mar 2016 13:56:47
^^^^lmao.
18 Mar 2016 15:03:22
Good points there Delphic. Did you used to be Paul1 then? I like a lot of his posts too.
18 Mar 2016 19:14:43
I did used to be Paul1, - Ed will confirm that, I've still got the same email address! It's a little worrying right enough that you remember who sent a post nearly 2 years ago! Thanks for the compliment though! As for you Des, you've not made a sensible point since this site was born!
18 Mar 2016 20:28:47
You're not HamiltonBhoy too are ya!? Lol. He's another that sticks in the brain, for good reasons.
18 Mar 2016 21:04:22
I'm not mate, just Paul1 and Delphic, I remember Hamilton Bhoy also, sorry if you thought I had a go at you there - I wasn't sure if you were taking the piss! I like the points you make, and I actually came back on the site around the time you were trying to stick up for Ronny, and I was agreeing with everything you said. I was expecting us to improve and that's the only reason I have started giving reasons for getting rid of him. No one will be happier than me if Ronny Deila stays and is a success, I just don't enjoy the football Jim. I think as long as you back up your argument then there is nothing wrong with having an unpopular opinion, I would never make it personal though. The reason I stayed away from the site for about a year was because I fell out with everyone on the Southampton page, I freaked out because loads of them were saying Forster was overrated, the usual stuff, that he hadn't been tested in Scotland, blah blah blah. Many of them wanted Begovic, well a lot of them wanted anyone except Forster. I had to fight the big mans corner, but I did gets bit cheeky. So you can apologise for me Ed!
{Ed007's Note - I wouldn't worry about it lol They can be a bit precious on there at times if you know what buttons to press.}
18 Mar 2016 22:22:24
Ok Ed cheers. You're a gentleman and a scholar! I actually wasn't sure I'd be allowed back on because I thought you might remember my email address. I wasn't sure if the Southampton Ed might have barred me because I went mental at him for sticking up for their fans! I just hope big Fraser appreciates it because my point at the time was he had everything in his locker to be world class. He was still a baby for a keeper at 25, anyway if he hadn't got that injury he might not ever be there now! He just has to tidy up parts of his game! Anyway I'm sure the said the same thing about Wanyama and Van Dijk, - I just thought they were super patronising, we know our league is poor but they had also done it in Europe and my point was that the pressure they play under at Celtic is a different world to Southampton. They almost find it too easy playing for them, which is quite ironic!
{Ed007's Note - That was probably Ed001, he isn't Forster's biggest fan. Every single EPL team thinks they're a big club just because of their TV money - the nouveau riche never have any class about themselves.}
19 Mar 2016 06:55:43
Well off the top of my head Delphic, you're one of two (there might be a few more) that doesn't talk pish when discussing a new head coach/ manager. And your suggestions stand alone too. Tuchel would have been a great punt btw. Would he have one arm tied too though? Probably. And I'd probably still be backing him if some of the results hadn't been good. My reasons for backing RD have not changed, I don't feel he's been given a proper chance to do what he can. And given where we are as a club, I don't expect him to have done much more to be brutally honest. He's not irreplaceable though, and there's nothing wrong with fans wanting to better the club, if like yourself they can retort with substance. Like players aren't irreplaceable, there are priorities as to who I would sell/ keep - and in prioritising things I'd change about our club - head coach falls somewhere way down the list. So, I don't agree, but certainly don't disagree with what you say, I guess I just appreciate.
19 Mar 2016 10:41:34
Nice one Jim. Like you said - we only want what's best. We all get frustrated too because we want everything yesterday! I'm just terrified about us becoming an afterthought in Europe. You know yourself that these Champions League qualifiers set up the whole season, - it takes months to get over not qualifying. Like I've said 100 times though - I like Ronny and want him to do well, I understand the constraints also. My point has always been and I'm talking since Martin O'Neill left that we should spend what it takes to get the best manager possible then work out the budget from what's left. For me everything revolves around the manager. He can affect the youth set-up, scouting, first team obviously, also things like marketing, PR, and the perception and standing of the club. I'd prefer a squad of around 20 players, a few from the academy and a world class manager to a squad of around 40 and an average manager. And I don't mean Ronny, I just mean in general. As far as I'm aware we've used the most players in the uk this season, I think it's around 45, roughly 8 more than teams like Man City, who you can slightly understand having plenty of players. I agree though that Lawwell is mostly to blame, and as for John Park, that guy's a mystery!
19 Mar 2016 12:24:39
I know too well CL qualifiers set up the season, seemingly for many they do more than just set it up. In Malmo, a tuesday night late in August DEFINED our season. Just scroll down the pages, it won't be long until you see the word 'Malmo'. The slightest difference seems to make a good and bad manager. And that's qualifying for the CL, or not qualifying. Truth is we weren't far away. We were doing just fine up until the last game. Of course it's results driven, cup football, miss by an inch miss by a mile and all that. But I assure you RD felt as let down by that gutless performance as you and me. It happens to plenty other big clu s too. He's made a statement we'll do it next time. Continuity breeds success, and I'm willing to give him another shot.
We're destined to be a European afterthought with the big changes anyway dude, hard to bear I know but that's life. So to take a spoonful of sugar with that sh*t and let's just be grateful we are the best team in the country. I have mates who support the likes of Partick, Livingston, down here Rochdale, Oldham and Gateshead! Things could be a lot worse than League and Cup doubles and European ties against Inter, Ajax and Fenerbahce. Alas, we know the CL would taste that little bit sweeter though.
I think this summer will be a good window for shipping out a few with the timing of contracts etc. You're right there too I've said myself it's more about getting rid of bad apples and dead apples now. There's a decent young basis to the squad just to go out and pay for one or two 'marquee' signings each year, whilst developing and sourcing young players still. We'll see Nesbitt, Ajer and possibly even Fasan I think in the first team squad. If every season we can get one to a few young players who can make even half the impact KT has, we'll be grand. Every year a full teams worth of youngsters will show up at different youth levels and push up into the squad above them. This dominos onto the first team, and thus, the 'conveyor belt' is in motion. This is the other thing, a thing RD already has a great track of doing. Something which towards the end of last season posters were overwhelmingly buying into, but acknowledging that it will take RD time. Well waiting a few months of the following season isn't patient enough I'm afraid. But, he still believes in it and had the balls to stick to it, because he, like myself is confident in the end result. The big problem in trying to build a side though, is how quickly our board say yes to any bidders, and the level of RE-investment. This is where the idea is flawed.
20 Mar 2016 20:25:48
A bit of a love in there? Hugs and kisses from me too.