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24 May 2014 21:19:16
same old atletico win at all costs shocking tackles leaving their feet in after challenges aided by poor ref if they win like this football is going backwards. (ed hope you are happy)
Altheticco scoring the goal almost killed the game, as they became more and more cynical as the game went on . Their Manager didn't really behave in an appropiate manner, it will be interesting to see if he is punished .
24 May 2014 21:04:09
St Mirren ex manager Danny Lennon has said he is willing to take the managers job at Celtic. But only if he can change his first name to Neil and keep the past records of the departing boss. The SFA have said they have no problem with him doing this but they would be known as Oldco Neil Lennon and Newco Neil Lennon!
25 May 2014 11:37:21
Take it you got that fae twitter it was on there 3days ago
25 May 2014 17:07:09
Was it aye?
25 May 2014 23:06:20
Aye
24 May 2014 20:22:00
My dream management team Davie Moyes DoF Oscar Garcia Head Coach John Collins Assistant won't happen but one can dream John
Nothing wrong with dreaming buddy. We deserve what we want, although wouldn't be my choice but were all different
24 May 2014 20:04:05
'Football is for men, **** you Billy McNeill' A banner amongst the athletico fans. Need I say c'mon REAL!
{Ed007's Note - ¡¡Hala Madrid!!
Greedy Bale seems to have cost Real the game ED. Three times he could have slipped a player in and went for a shot, and a tame one at that.
I take it all back about what I said about athletico time to forgive n forget about 74 ., in the immortal words off our forefathers UP YOURS, c'mon Real Madrid
24 May 2014 18:05:41
four possible "realistic" outside contenders for the managers job at CP
Vitor Pereira
Murat Yakin
Paul Clement (that would be an interesting one!)
Steve McClaren
three likely candidates
David Moyes
Malky McKay
Stevie Clarke
Henrik Larsson
it cannot and should not be
Jackie McN
Owen Coyle
It will therefore likely be
Owen Coyle (ha!)
24 May 2014 17:12:31
Now that Derby aren't going up the board should go for McLaren. I have been watching him since the England fiasco and he is a top drawer managercoach. I think it is about time the board went for someone who has been around, seen it all and knows how to handle it. He took Twente from nowhere and they won the league twice. Larsson, McNamara, Coyle, Mackay, sorry but none of them have the experience needed to manage at Celtic. When NL took over we were on the ropes, he got the fans back behind the club but we have become consistently disillusioned with the brand of football we play. Now is the time for someone who knows how to set a team up, a team that can dominate games with fast free flowing football and also someone with European experience. All the names other than Moyes have all been fighting relegation, they wouldn't be able to rely on their experiences when they are at the top table in Europe. If they won't do that then Stevie Clarke as head coach and a top drawer Director of Football, Glenn Hoddle or John Collins for me.
Allymac
mcclaren is a very good shout…when I posted earlier he was in my thoughts but because of the big match today I didn't put it forward
I think he would like the prestige of the job
a brave appointment would be john collins ….but I would get behind that too
I've got a sneaky feeling that Roy Keane is going to be manager.
Could you lose that sneaky feeling as I thing Roy Keane would be a bad choice.
24 May 2014 15:25:31
Just read a blog from Matt McGlone on the Lennon situation, standard stuff but with an interesting aside. As we all know Lenny was on a rolling contract, if he left of his own accord we were due to pay him nothing, but if Celtic sacked him he was due one years wages.This contract also meant that if a club wanted him they were due to pay us one years wages as compensation.
In the piece Matt claims that Celtic and Lenny agreed a pay off, my question would be why? If Lenny did indeed leave of his own accord why would we agree a pay off?Given the fiscal prudence the Celtic board show why on earth would we be paying cash to an employee who wants to leave?
Does this point to a 'hush hush' payment or had this been on the cards since big Dolph left? Have the board, and by the board I of course mean Mr Lawwell and Mr Desmond, been cute here? Were there behind the scenes unhappiness with the performance of Lenny? ED007 has already alluded to a board member being critical of him was this partly responsible for his decision?
Having been a defender of the board on a few occasions I find this frustrating. There seems to be an unwillingness to be open with our fans from the boardroom, illustrated perfectly with the story of the SPL PAYING a broadcaster to show sevco matches. Celtic had a representative on the panel who agreed this nonsense but not a cheep since the story broke.
You want bums on seats at Celtic Park, then rid the game, aggressively if need be, of this blatant bias shown to a club that are two years old.Start engaging properly with the fans all we ask is the truth and fair play.
Madyin…emery good shout
Tam…Celtic need a re-emerging / re-energised rangers …one keeps the other going and the more one invests (properly) the more the other needs to push on
celtic and rangers are scottish football and anyone who doesn't believe this from a "competition" perspective needs their heads looked at ….rangers are where they deserve to be but I know that celtic will be better off for the competition when they come back as they surely will
Sorry Paradise won I am not missing them at all, as far as this Celt is concerned there is no old firm, we did not need them for competition this year we got plenty on the domestic front, stop listening to the Rangers media propoganda machine, they are NOT needed
Tambhoy
24 May 2014 14:27:23
Not a rumour, just a question Instead of looking at all these mangers that you really don't want. Could celtic not try and tempt mjallby to stay. None of the names so far are causing any excitement right now.
24 May 2014 13:23:07
Dear Ed
The next managerial appointment will have to meet some pretty rigorous criteria;
(1) the appointment MUST enhance scope for regular and corporate season ticket sales (2) the appointment should have a track record in buying well on the "value for money & re-sale" side of the football operation (3) they will have a European track-record because non CL qualification WILL set us back and provide a boost to any re-emerging Rangers side (4) the manager should have a pedigree for expansive, attractive "winning" football (linked to point (1), and (5) the appointment should AIM to up the ante relative to Rangers ambitions as two hungry halves of the old firm equals TV gold and boosted revenues which provide the basis for bigger and better squads and more scope to compete in Europe's bigger leagues.
My vote: Marco Van Basten or Ernesto Valverde or David Moyes
the Board have a chance to say out loud "the future could be brighter" or confirm our worst fears that "the down-sizing will continue"
Unai emery the only guy that fits all the above
What is this old firm scenario your talking about? It would appear their propoganda is even getting through to some of us now, as for the rest of your post tell me who will live up to that expectation, don't get me wrong would love that part of your post to come true but sadly can't see it
Tambhoy
Would need to move fast as Milan are lookin at him
24 May 2014 09:38:40
Oscar Garcia seems keen on the job. Given his time at Barcelona you'd think we'd be treated to a style of play we've never seen in Scotland. Certainly think he would do a good job and entertain us. Still, of all the names who seem like realistic candidates Moyes is by far the best! Do you think he'd be interested Ed?
{Ed007's Note - Moyes? I think he would be interested if the board are willing to back him with investment in the team.}
24 May 2014 07:07:28
Just having a look at some of the Nike WC jerseys to try n get an idea what out new away kits could look like, hopefully the design is the same as the Greece kits except white w/ green n black w/ green or white.
http://goo.gl/Bb8yy1
24 May 2014 11:16:03
Ed or anyone else had the chance to read Oscar Garcia's interview in the mail today. Was impressed with what he had to say on passing attacking football and also bring through youth players. He's had relative success where ever he has went working to a budget. He must surely be near the top of our list.
24 May 2014 12:01:50
was certainly a good interview and I liked the way he spoke both of the club and his view on how he would have us playing
I had Koeman + Bilic (pipedreams) ahead of him for the job, but that interview's really impressed me. If we don't get him in I'll feel like it's another opportunity missed!
24 May 2014 08:36:35
We should go for the most successful manager of all time ed, super ally . After all he has won 54 titles in 2 seasons 😉
Who ally the time lord? Founded =2012! Won their first trophy in1872?
He's certainly has enough different faces to be a time lord delbhoy
24 May 2014 08:26:48
Owen Coyle says managing Celtic would be a "huge job" after the 47-year-old emerged as one of the bookies' favourites to succeed Neil Lennon.
HELL NO!
Can't be that HUGE a job when he knocked it back a few years ago
24 May 2014 05:28:47
All betting sites have taken the odds down for the next Celtic manager dose this mean we have our next manager but just waiting to tell is who it is?
Lawwell told ssn yesterday afternoon they haven't approached anyone + he was just going into a meeting to draw up a list of candidates, so it's upto you if you believe him or not? I know I don't, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.
And being quite a heavy bloke, you would't throw him far. Why do I get the feeling we are in for a massive disappointment?
Because Peter Lawwell is all about what's "best for business" rather than what's best for football n fans!
24 May 2014 03:23:02
@ed alright mate, met my mate tonight for a catch up who is clued up on things at parkhead (works there). Tried the old aftershock with a pint trick to no avail! He is not telling me a thing but I can tell he is keeping a wee secret
You got the trick wrong its a pint of aftershock you get them
24 May 2014 01:06:36
I wish all Celtic fans would take a reality check. We are a huge club in Scotland. 60,000 capacity and a worldwide fan base of millions. But we still only get 2 ½ million guaranteed income from TV rights. So we exist on season tickets, player transfers and replica shirts. Champion's league money keeps our club alive. The Sevco tribute act lost out one season on Champions league money and went belly up. They had banked on that money. Tomorrow the most valuable football game in the world takes place. Not the Champions league final between Athletico and Real Madrid arguably two of the best teams in the world. But between QPR and Derby County. The winners are guaranteed 140 million pounds of Sky money. (60 million pounds for joining the EPL and two years of parachute money at 40 million a year courtesy of Sky.). The likely winners QPR will then be able to invite players us Tim fans can only dream about to play at Loftus Road in front of their massive stadium capacity of 18, 459.
Until we gain admission not to the EPL but to that Sky money our team is finished. And no Manager, player or anything else will ever change that.
{Ed007's Note - Is that you Pedro? Remember to switch the heated driveway on before you go to bed.}
Good post and great response! Seriously as one of the biggest cities in the uk it's pants that hull, Sunderland, Cardiff, Swansea, Wigan etc etc etc get the type of TV money they do. Sadly it won't change as these piddly teams fear celtic etc, as given their fan base and tv revenue (in EPL) they would challenge them all. Looking after their own interests and keeping other down. In my opinion the uefa man city fine should be distributed among champions of the lower standing European teams to help level the playing field. Otherwise where is it going?
Agreed Cardinal. However, it's being distributed between the teams in the same league as them.
23 May 2014 23:46:03
People on here (me included) saying it better not be Coyle but there is worse out there, all I can say is thank $*@! Craig Levein isn't still looking for a job!
Stevie Clarke for me.
23 May 2014 23:45:38
Anyone any idea what Roberto Di Matteo is doing right now? Do, you reckon he's a worthy candidate? European experience and worked to a tight budget at WBA. Learnt thro various managers at Chelski. Of all the names put forward how many have had European and domestic (UK) experience?
Good shout andy a wouldn't be unhappy with him but a doubt we could afford his wages
Di Matteo is a quality suggestion mate
That's a fantastic shout Andy! One who's went off the radar since winning the Champions League + FA Cup two years ago!