I can’t argue with John Hughes winning the Manager of the Year award. Without glossing over the obvious semi-final issue, he’s taken Inverness to stick-on favourites for the Scottish Cup and, for a while, stuck with Aberdeen in the Best of the Rest fight. The second half of the season have seen fortunes fade, but this reflects the resource paucity he has, compared to Dundee United or Aberdeen.
What’s just as clear is that Ronny Deila would have been a contender for the award. Appointing a manager is always a risk. Gordon Strachan was as safe a pair of hands as you could hope for in 2005, but it took nerves of steel for him to cope with some early reversals. Tony Mowbray was also a known quantity, who should have done better, but rookie Neil Lennon pitted against experienced Walter Smith was highly risky. Neil could have sunk without a trace, instead of winning all those trophies.
At least Neil knew the club and the club knew Neil. Appointing a guy from one of the smallest professional clubs in Europe, totally unknown in the Scottish game until Celtic scouted Stefan Johansen, was an almighty risk.
What we recruited was a philosophy. Celtic knew how a football team should be prepared, how to recruit, what tactical intelligence was required in a manager, and they travelled to Strømsgodset to find their man.
Had he qualified for the Champions League group stage, I reckon Ronny would have won Manager of the Year, but as this is the standard Celtic managers are judged by, he missed out. There are no guarantees in football, so qualifying next season cannot be taken for granted, but he should be better prepared. As should the players. This is the target, Ronny.
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Afternoon all.
Boom
Now to read the article.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Delaney’s.
jamesgang
12:28 on 5 May, 2015
Kevjungle is correct. Broonie is a liability. Looked how well we coped in his absence earlier this year!
And the Larsson Ghuy was overrated too.
AyeRightCSC
HH jamesgang
H H
Weefra the podium ninja!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Hunds off muh crusps!
I’m sure Ronny is pretty happy with life and not too bothered about missing out on one award
James
Takes allsorts I suppose?
jamesgang
Honestly, I just logged on and, boom. Cannie remember the last yin, must be years ago. That’s why I don’t bother. :-)))) ninja, I liked that one. Lol.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
DD
Don’t you start. Hahaha
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Gordon J
Has enough to be thinking about for next season to have little time to consider it.
Magnanimous enough to not begrudge yogi.
Sufficiently astute to now know that Celtic often need a knock out to win on points within scottish football.
HH jamesgang
Weefra,
A podium hunter will invoke DR headlines like “mad mental chicken farmer holds pole position” !!!!!!!!!!!
Delaney’s
All sorts? What do you mean like!
You calling me a ninja hun cos I mentioned Brora Rangers?
WeedgiesFight4AnythingCSC!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Weefra
I’ll hug you at the ict Match.
If I can spot you!
HH jamesgang
Weefra
With any luck, you will lead a politics free blog today. ;))
prestonpans bhoys
Lol, it’s one headline I would never manage to read!!
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Paul67:
Are you saying that Ronny was our first choice as manager after Neil Lennon walked out?
In any other Country, Ronny would have been MOTY.
It’s worth remembering that while it’s true Tony Mowbray should’ve done better the level of cheating that season was off the scale even by their normal high standards.
If we’d recruited Ronny instead of Tony that year I doubt he’d have made it past Christmas.
cv
Hi Paul67,
No doubt Ronny Deila was a risk, but he has shown his mettle and it’s come good. Think we’ve only scratched the surface with that man’s talents.
A lot of things are coming good for Celtic, as we don’t have the resources of our English and European counterparts we have to be more innovative, it hasn’t always come off but I think Ronny’s Celtic is a product of this.
Of course if we had oor old, old firm partner breathing down our neck we couldn’t be taking such risks.
Long May it continue….
Hail Hail
jamesgang
I think you’ll manage. :-))
DD
No holding ma breath on that. Lol
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
weefrathetim
Hope all went well this morning………..well done on your podium.
HH
I’d never tell you what to do. But I’d ask you all to consider supporting this petition.
HH jamesgang
lymmbhoy
12:10 on 5 May, 2015
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WEEFRATHETIM
Wow,guid yin auld yin!
looking at the ICT web site their last league victory was 14th Feb, not won in nine attempts since. MOTY stuff indeed………………..
KEVJ 1027
Aw son,you need a wee choon to cheer you up.
At first I thought The Beatles,With Love From Me To You.
But naw,The Stones it is.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRXGsPBUV5g
DELANEYSDUNKY
Politics free does for me.
Livibhoy’s post on the previous blog is one of the best I’ve read here. Nail on head.
Compare that to KevJ or Mick 1888. Who would you go for a pint of Guinness with?
kitalba
12:40 on 5 May, 2015
Ronny was appointed since he thoroughly impressed our Board during his interview, …..more so than the others invited to interview …..in other words, not necessarily first choice before his interview, but first choice after it (thank goodness)….. HH
Dont you just love Broony.The best answer anyone has hit the hacks with.
Love the boy.
67Heaven:
How do you know that?
kevjungle
12:00 on 5 May, 2015
Posting an opinion about football, good man, I know a few bhoys who like you are not Scott Browns biggest fans but even though they are genuine Celtic fans they seem happier complaining than celebrating thinks it’s the glass is half empty for them always half full for me, keep those football opinions coming
Aff oot maself
lymmbhoy
Thank you for that, was just giving blood for a cholesterol check. As I said, just logged on at the right time,, couldnae believe my eyes. Hahaha.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
And while I’m on the ICT web site….. why is tonight’s “pre-split” game being played now. They could, like we did, have played it before the semi final…………….
raymac
12:44 on 5 May, 2015
Livibhoy’s post on the previous blog is one of the best I’ve read here. Nail on head.
Compare that to KevJ or Mick 1888. Who would you go for a pint of Guinness with?
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Bobbio Murdoch – cos it’s 15p a pint where he drinks!
I would of course toast young Livibhoy and even the older more curmudgeonly types!
HH jamesgang
A politician phoned me yesterday ……. I told him to simply “go away”, not wishing to be rude.
Instead of going away, he replied ” are you saying you won’t be voting ?”
“If I get a minute between fiddling my expenses, and making the poor poorer’ I will vote” ………. he hung up….hahahahahahaha
Boaby
Pure luck buddy. We’re home btw. Usual time if you like. :-)
Weefra HH ptaying to Wee Oscar.