29 Dec 2014 15:57:10
Just had a look at the fixtures for the next few weeks, one home game out of eight, and that schedule could go a long way in defining our season.killy.

1.) 29 Dec 2014
Said towards the start of the season after a somewhat poor start and unimpressive window I had doubts about us winning the league. Apologies in advance before anybody snaps. But in ways I still do and it's nearly january. This schedule as you say could catch up on us, which is why it's even more important the board improve the squad. It's funny, the more I've warmed to Deila the more it has crossed my mind it may be that he would in fact be a good assistant manager. What he's doing in a modernising, progression, sports science sense is only good. However, again apologies in advance for mentioning the man, but there are qualities NL and his staff have that the current coaching regime don't. That's about as much a rant as I'm going to have though. What RD is doing requires new players, time, and from our point of view, patience. I am certainly not calling for RD to resign! I also said at the start (after CL elimination albeit) that a successful first season for RD would be qualification from Europa group (tick), the league (as things stand tick) and one domestic cup (so far tick on two fronts). So, by my own ambitions, keep up the good work RD. Just stop telling us things are great after a bad game. Griw some a bit, highlight where things are going wrong and have the ruthlessness to give others a chance. Scepovic for me has to be given a run, Guidetti has gone a few without scoring, so at least give Stefan a couple games to get things right. However I realise at this time dropping Guidetti may do our chances of signing him some damage.

{Ed007's Note - Good points, Jimbo but a good manager should never publicly slate his players IMO. The manager is there to soak up that pressure, if you remember correctly NL took it to the extremes, any poor display was blamed on refs, the pitch, anything to take the pressure away from him, that's not the right way to do things either.}

2.) 29 Dec 2014
Fair enough Ed every manager has their own style with regards to publically criticising players. Fergie didn't, Mourinho does. Personally I would never single out a player no. But areas of the team/game can be highlighted imo. I think RD doesn't quite have that fire in his belly that NL did. Although good in some ways, I'd like to hear a bit more desire for us to win when we don't. NL would have branded some performances this season as unnacceptable. Perhaps RD hasn't though because he, like me, knows it is just early days. One of my biggest criticisms of NL was whinging rabout refs actually. When Juve humped us I'm sure the refs performance was his first port of call in the post match interview. If anything that's just unsporting towards Juve!

3.) 29 Dec 2014
A said very early JT that a thought he would have made a great asst manager to mate

When Moyes was spoken to whether or not Henrik Larsson or Roy Keane was first to be offered it both turned us down NL never did RD any favours IMO by declaring that he was being into to replace big Johan that undermined him from the off an Roy Keane said that his asst was already earmarked and non negotiable if he was to take the post and I think PL just ran out of options and gave it to RD

We all want him to succeed because even if you don't like him/ rate him its the carnage and upheaval that is left that is the most damaging!

But he has to stop telling us about the improvement because in all honesty it is not the case to the product on the pitch

ATVB JB7

4.) 29 Dec 2014
Thought that was a bit disrespectful of NL too jamie, think RD soon got his own back by exposing the state that fitness levels had got to though.

5.) 29 Dec 2014
29 Dec 2014 18:28:50
In think you are right! @jim tim

6.) 29 Dec 2014
One of my criticisms of Deila is his unwilliness to cite or blame the referee.
Big Tony took it all on his chin and he got more "honset " than anyone else . I hope Deila's lackadaisical approach to the Scottish Brand of refereeing doesn't have bad consequences for him and us.
We have got over the real busy part of the season with so many European games and mid week League Cup games . Given any sort of decent run of decisions from those who ref our games and those who assist them I think we will win the league with games left .

7.) 29 Dec 2014
@killy If and its a big IF we win 8 games now do you think Rd would get the credit he deserves!

8.) 29 Dec 2014
Kev if he does go 8 games winning the lot, after four or five games most posters will go into hibernation, but not to worry should we lose one and draw one after that, they will all flood back on again with Deila's need to resign or time Celtic got rid of Deila

9.) 30 Dec 2014
The thing is RD is here, let's give him the season & Discuss then.
I still can't believe that professional players were allowed to drink & eat what they wanted before Rd arrived, I thought it was a given that modern day players didn't drink coke, eat crisps etc.

10.) 30 Dec 2014
Kev T I would have to say at the moment it's a big ask for us to win all eight games.If we do there will always be rd fault finders just the same as the anti ambrose brigade or any other player who has an off day, some of the stuff I read on here from celtic supporters beggars belief.killy.