Celtic Banter Archive February 26 2021

26 Feb 2021 14:34:18
I see McManus has been temporarily promoted from the development squad to assist Kennedy and this had me asking myself a question.
I know that many will say that when a manager goes then the entire backroom should go with him. If that were the case then Kennedy and Strachan must just be keeping the seats warm until the season's over.
Here's my question: Does McManus fall into the category of 'must gos'? Or is he sufficiently well thought of that he may stay?
Who else behind the scenes is a 'must go' and who is a 'must stay'? HH.

26 Feb 2021 15:12:09
When a manager is sacked its usually just him and his assistant and not the youth academy coaches.
The club also announced that Lennon resigned not sacked, in these circumstances its usually the incoming manager/ head coach who decides gets kept on from the previous regime.

26 Feb 2021 15:40:54
Strachan must go and Kennedy can stay as long as he steps back from first team and focus on youth development. If he is not prepared to do that, then he must go as well.

26 Feb 2021 16:40:31
Rodgers kept Kennedy but a posted a few weeks back that mick could get promoted odea is there also but the new guy is going to want his own backroom staff.

26 Feb 2021 17:03:19
Kennedy's contract doesn't expire until 2075 so the chances are he'll be around a while.

26 Feb 2021 17:38:17
We'll soon see if Kennedy should go!

26 Feb 2021 17:44:36
Whit? Another 54 years of John Kennedy; his nose will cover the Jock Stein Stand by then, Pedro!

26 Feb 2021 18:19:39
OAB he was asked his thoughts on picking the team abd he said he’d think about it after he’d picked his nose. Expect team news at the Fare.

26 Feb 2021 18:59:15
Just saw Alex Rae on the news just now. Why does he have to mention Celtic. He looks like what one of them looks like. He is a twisted H- -. He is worse than Fatty Boyd. 🍀🍀🍀🍀.

26 Feb 2021 19:17:31
Hahahaha, . Ralf could rock up as the new D. O. F. with Cocu as Manager and a whole coaching staff in tow and JK will be standing at Lennoxtown waiting to give them the guided tour.

26 Feb 2021 19:18:34
Boruc, he's a wee ferret faced rat.

26 Feb 2021 22:31:15
He’s more like DOBBY out of Harry Potter.

26 Feb 2021 22:34:10
John Kennedys feet never get wet when its rains, his nose acts as a canopy.

26 Feb 2021 14:16:23
Interesting comments from David Moyes. His contract with West Ham expires in June but it includes a clause that he can automatically extend the contract if they finish above 13th in the league. Its up to him whether or not he triggers the clause.

Could we have possibly sounded him out about taking over at the end of the season?

I'd be happy with Moyes, I just wonder if he would consider us as apparently he believed the job was his prior to Lennon being given the job in the showers after the Scottish Cup final.

26 Feb 2021 14:24:38
I wanted Moyes ahead of Lennon. I remeber after i left Hampden when we won the Scottish cup i went to Graces pub and had few good debates with a lot of fellow supporters who were all telling me i was mad for wanting Moyes ahead of Lennon.

26 Feb 2021 14:48:41
He doesn’t sound interested to me reading his comments.

{Ed007's Note - Moyes will be at West Ham next season.}

26 Feb 2021 15:41:33
Hope moyes is at West Ham next season.

26 Feb 2021 15:42:14
Agree with Ed, Moyes was only considering coming to us to try and get his foot back in the door but now he has a foot in at West Ham, we won't be high on his priority list.

26 Feb 2021 11:16:24
Might be out our price range but liked the look of that Abdellah Sima for Slavia. Only 19 and could be a good replacement for Eddy. West Ham are meant to be keen on him though. 19 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances this season.

26 Feb 2021 12:45:41
I said yesterday bravetart, I quite like the look of his gaffer as well. He's just papped Mr Rodgers out of Europe which has sealed the deal for me lol.

26 Feb 2021 15:43:28
@Kevbhoy - to be fair it is not hard to pap a Rodgers team out of Europe.

26 Feb 2021 15:57:49
Jindrich Trpisovsky has a top record and has yet to make a move outside his home country, we could be very appealing to him and i think he would be a top appointment he's drawing comparisons with Klop.

26 Feb 2021 16:14:23
Get the Slavia manager in then he can persuade Sima to come. Win win Kevbhoy 😏.

26 Feb 2021 19:31:20
I've actually done a little bit of digging and it would appear a major stumbling block would be that Trpisovsky speaks little-to-no English. The reason I fancy him, or someone like him, is that he's proven he can do well in Europe while still dominating domestically and on a much smaller budget than our own.

26 Feb 2021 20:08:57
There are plenty of managers out there that would improve us without breaking the bank financially. We rule most out going down the "Celtic man" route when we would be better getting the best man we can find that's available that will come to the club.

26 Feb 2021 08:13:58
If howe is the man we want then get him in now, it's serves no purpose wasting time, he's available and he'd have now and the end of season to assess the squad and see what he needs,

26 Feb 2021 08:26:45
Howe has done nothing to merit the job.

26 Feb 2021 08:45:50
Nonsense malky.

26 Feb 2021 08:52:27
If Howe is such a great manager (and has been for a while) available?
Surely a Championship Club or an EPL club would have had him in by now?

26 Feb 2021 09:05:24
Malky what had Rogers or Lennon (the first time) done before they got the Celtic job?

26 Feb 2021 09:29:02
I think DD will already be in discussions with the new manager. Hopefully he gets a DOF in place asap.

26 Feb 2021 09:39:18
I would also like a permanent appointment to be made ASAP. Hobbling on with Kennedy at the helm does nothing for me; While across the water, (as used to always be the case) , our pain and failure motivates and drives them on. We need to give ourselves plenty time to prepare for next season and show a huge statement of intent.
Otherwise we are scrambling about in the summer chasing shadows.

26 Feb 2021 09:59:16
Rodgers had took Liverpool to within a whisker of the title, the closest they had been in years. Lennon done nothing first or second time to merit being anywhere near the club. Unless you've been living under a rock I've made my feelings on Lennon over the years pretty clear. What has Howe done to merit the job?

26 Feb 2021 09:59:17
i don't want howe. one of the eds says on here a few weeks back he can't set up a defence and defence is a big problem for us just now. we need DD step in and make the big appointment like he did with MON after they had just win the league and with BR after the semi defeat next manager needs to be big to push us on in Europe and continue our dominance. those two big appointments were made after there gloating and that's what needs to happen just now.

26 Feb 2021 10:12:14
He got 3 promotions with a tiny club in Bournemouth, and competed with the money laden big guns in the pub league while selling his best players, no he's done nothing, he reminds me a bit of Rodgers the way his teams play and how he handles the press, very intelligent and drama Free. But that's my opinion for what it's worth.

26 Feb 2021 10:14:23
Tiny how do you know he's not had countless offers and didn't fancy them. Rodgers was the same he said he had offers but was waiting on something big.

26 Feb 2021 10:18:04
How do you know he hasn't already been sounded out to take over somewhere in the summer TinyTim?

26 Feb 2021 10:26:08
difference with rodgers and lennon compared to howe they had been at massive clubs were every game is a must win and know the pressure of it and could handle the pressure of it. Howe might do well if he got the job we never know but id rather we pushed the boat out.

26 Feb 2021 11:00:24
If Howe had been up here, how would he have done at Alloa or Hamilton?,

26 Feb 2021 11:24:05
Howe has been runner up in league 2, league 1 and won probably the most competitive league in the world. Kept them in the prem for 5 seasons before failing on the 6th year. Builds him teams full of exciting young players and plays attacking football. What had Rodgers won before he came to Celtic? In terms of what we are looking for he fits the profile Malky whether it's a realistic option is another matter.

26 Feb 2021 11:51:16
You have to realise everyone that the managers mentioned above might NOT WANT to come to Celtic. All your doing is throwing up names. Clarke has gone on record saying he doesn't want to manage an old firm club. Why? Because of thd abuse.

26 Feb 2021 12:13:00
How do you stay in the pub league for 5 seasons if you can't set up a defence.?

26 Feb 2021 12:15:47
He done well in lower leagues and managed to avoid relegation until he was finally relegated lol, he should've been playing attractive football with the prices they could pay for players!

26 Feb 2021 12:42:13
I am not saying we need to panic for next season but I think we need to get the DoF in really soon IF that is the direction we are going so we can get the new manager in soon also so as was said he can look at the squad before the end of the season and get things starting to move for the full campaign next season There is a lot of work to be done to get the club working the way it should be and the longer the board take to make those appointments the less organized we will be for the next campaign.

26 Feb 2021 13:53:37
Mally Howe has done better as a manager than rodgers had done when he got the liverpool job.

26 Feb 2021 14:28:56
Spot on kev, a would take him reminds me a lot of Rodgers his teams and his calm manner. but hey ho time will tell.

26 Feb 2021 16:23:51
Agree Mally like Rodgers he seems to have a composure about him which is infectious on players. That composure would be tested in the goldfish bowl mind. For a small club a 9th and 12th place is good going. And they didn't go down without a fight they pumped Leicester and Man City near the end of the season, We've seen little fight from our own players.

26 Feb 2021 19:33:05
For anyone to suggest that Howe has done nothing to merit becoming Celtic manager is just crazy, I think Howe is a perfect fit for us. I would just like to say also not everyone is motivated by money so perhaps the kind of job he would like hasn't become available.

25 Feb 2021 22:17:43
The race is really hotting up now between Scotland and Ukraine for 11th place in the Association club Coefficient.
Whoever finishes in 11th place, they will get an automatic Champions League group stage place for the 2022/ 23 season.

So if Scotland finish in 11th place, the Champions of the Scottish Premiership next season will automatically qualify for the CL group stages in 2022/ 23.
After tonight's results I'm sure Scotland are still slightly ahead by 0.025 points.
Clubs get 2 points for a win but it gets divided by how many clubs represented that country in Europe this season.

So Sevco tonight had their 2 coefficient points for a win, divided by 4 (Scottish clubs in Europe) which becomes 0.5 coefficient points added to Scotland's total.
Ukraine now have 2 clubs who've qualified for the last 16 due to Shakhter Donetsk and Dynamo Kiev both winning tonight.
Ukraine had 5 clubs representing them in Europe this season, so each victory is divided by 5.

Each victory tonight would be 0.4 coefficient points for each win.
Before tonight Scotland were ahead by 0.325.
Add the Sevco victory of 0.5 points, it then becomes a lead of 0.825 points.
But with both Ukraine's clubs winning tonight they got a combined 0.8 points.
Although Scotland have a very slight 0.025 point advantage going into the last 16,
Ukraine will have two clubs representing them to only one club representing Scotland in the last 16 of the Europa League.

26 Feb 2021 02:26:26
It would be a laugh if sevco got to the quarter finals and both Ukrainians got kod and when we win the league next season the automatic spot will be ours. Cool stats Buzz but it was that long I got half way through it and started picturing Vorderman and Rachel Reily in the scud teaching me arithmetic😂.