If charm brought European success, Brendan Rodgers would have left Celtic Park with the Champions League trophy yesterday. After speaking to the media he sat down with a small number of fans and immediately bound himself to the group by quoting the vernacular of the Celtic Park of his youth.
He spoke about it all. Paul McStay was his favourite all time Celtic player, “when we were in trouble you always looked to Paul to do something”. There was a special place for Anton Rogan, “flying down the wing” but it was Tommy Burns who made the most durable impression on Brendan.
“He went to Mass every morning before training [at Reading]. Family and people were important to him. He told me all about managing Celtic”.
There was a glint in the eye when he recalled stops in Baird’s Bar on trips to Glasgow before heading to Celtic Park, and of recounting his trips for weeks afterwards. The thought crossed my mind that this was a guy who had just picked up keys to kingdom he dreamed of ruling.
There was a short sentence: “I was 39 when I went to Liverpool”. He didn’t need to elaborate. The Liverpool job came when Brendan was still young enough to be play. He’s sure he is a better manager now than then, although he was a pretty impressive manager to be able to land the Liverpool job when he was still a pup.
Several of you have noted that the pickup in season ticket sales will pay the reported multi-million pound salary Brendan will earn. That will pale into insignificance compared to the money his family spent in the Superstore yesterday. They are a very proud family.
He wants his teams to defend aggressively. The responsibility to develop players remains, but he noted that it takes the right experienced players to properly bring on young talent. Oh, and no one needed to tell him the importance of the last week in August.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the newspaper advert fundraiser, the money is now in and fundraising closed. The Guardian and Tribune De Geneve have been paid, and the balance will go to Mary’s Meals.
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Maybe Warburton is a wee bit stale…
TBM
Btw,Sturgeon’s new constituency of Glasgow Southside is a year older than the local football club(!)
If he doesn’t turn up soon he’ll be toast.
Great……..super….
Robinbhoy
Thank you.
The story, therefore, is that our billionaire was disappointed in the behaviour of some Sevco Directors (?) so decided to employ Brendan Rogers and supply him with a `warchest` ? Hmmm…..as our host was once wont to say.
Nevertheless, thanks again for the information.
JJ
JUNGLE JIM HOT SMOKED on 24TH MAY 2016 9:19 PM
I have not been reading any football news for a week or so. What is behind the` Dermot riled` story?
Thanks,
JJ
Try this link Jim
HH. Tam
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/how-rangers-directors-antics-led-celtic-to-brendan-rodgers-1-4134642?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
BSR
Tut tut….I was just thinking that ,so obviously not up to your usual standard :O)
Mark Warburton is magic, he wears a magic hat, it works against Dumbarton and other teams like that.
Thank you ,Patrick, I will have a read now. Have you renewed in the same area?
JJ
VOGUE
At least you don’t post them twice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3wmW3RZBok
Sevco Directors antagonizing DD
night night sane, tax paying, consequence accepting, see the big picture, tolerant, loving, democratic, not thick as fupp, watchers and rewatchers of tom rogic’s goal !
https://www.change.org/p/change-org-stop-rangers-fans-starting-petitions
Get signing bhoys :-)
Bobby, Pollok FC are Glasgow’s Southside team according to their website .
They have been around a lot longer than the currant (deliberate spelling mistake) tenants at Ibrox.
Where’s Warbo???
https://ghotchkiss.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/whereswaldo.jpg
Barcamole
Gone for a Burton?
Warbo kidnapped himself at knifepoint….last seen speeding down the M8 on a bike.
Shouting like a madman…..dont come any closer or i get it:)
HH
Warbiola sounds like a decent bloke, I saw an interview with him a year or so back and he was enthusing about us and our youth policy, he had something to do with weans down south I think at the time, anyways, imo he was offered the hun job and he really couldn’t turn it down, but I honestly believe that the bigotry and sectarianism has gotten to him, he may well be laying low for a few days and will be back to face Brendan but I reckon deep down he is fecked and Brendan will blow him away, what then for the magic hat, these things have to be considered you know……
See STV is set to debate the ON A after the news tonight. The guy says that Saturday’s events may be proof the Act is necessary.
Don’t get the logic. That Act was in operation on Saturday yet we had flares, prolonged, audible and loud sectarian chants with no visible response from the authorities. There were also televised assaults – again apparently allowed without let or hindrance.
None of this is an endorsement of this flawed legislation.
Warbo will be lucky to get a hat out of a lucky bag when Brendan is finished with him:)
Better to quit now:)
HH
THE EXILED TIM
Petition signed.
Fritzsong
It was Chelsea fans:)
HH
Jj ‘gone for a (war)burton’ (-:
TBM
TGM
Yip, if he does get blown away by us and others his stock will fall big time, I don’t think he will take the chance unless they give him players, it will need more than one barton to challenge the sheep or the hartz of the world let alone us.
HH
JUNGLE JIM HOT SMOKED on 24TH MAY 2016 9:58 PM
Thank you ,Patrick, I will have a read now. Have you renewed in the same area?
JJ
Yes Jim, automatic renewal every year, see you again soon,
Tam
Signed that petition.
Put in the comments: Manchester Riot 2008, Berserk Huns on the rampage.
Contact Manchester Police for an update:)
HH
Theglasgowcelticway
It’s a laugh, anything to take the piss outa thems :-)
HH
GARYGILLESPIESHAMSTRING @ 9:28 PM,
More to the point, what was Mark Warburton talking about and WHO does he think he is!?
Gordon Strachan allowed the players from the Scottish Clubs that had qualified for Europe a restbite, if required. Mulgrew decided he’d like to be in the squad…
Now a couple of The Rangers players were included in the provisional squad.
Rather than being pleased about the “Call-up” The Rangers set a diatrabe against Gordon Strachan because he didn’t treat Thee Rangers as a Team that had qualified for Europe.
Couple of points…
If Thee Rangers hadn’t qualified for Europe, if they had, at that point they would have been treated the same as Aberdeen and Celtic.
Also, many provisional squads change. I’m sure that if Thee Rangers had qualified for Europe that Gordon would have reviewed the situation and if required brought in replacements, the way every National Squad operatez all the time.
As it happens, he does and he doesn’t need tòoo.
He doesn’t because Thee Rangers never qualified for Europe… And as a four year old Club who would have expected them too.
The other factor, was even though they didn’t qualifym Lee Wallace has pulled out any way.
So Mark Warburton…
A here to day gone tomorrow type of a guy here’s the ghuy you called out, Scored a goal against Germany in World Cup Final, as well as this…
Aberdeen Scottish Premier
Division winner: 1979–80,1983–84Scottish Cup winner: 1982, 1983, 1984European Cup Winners’ Cup winner: 1983European Super Cup winner: 1983Scottish Premier Division runner-up: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1981–82Scottish League Cup runner-up: 1978–79,1979–80
Manchester United
FA Cup winner: 1985Football League First Division runner-up:1987–88Leeds UnitedFootball League Second Division winner:1989–90Football League First Division winner:1991–92FA Charity Shield winner: 1992
SouthamptonFA Cup runner-up: 2003
Celtic
Scottish Premier League winner: 2005–06,2006–07, 2007–08Scottish Cup winner: 2007Scottish League Cup winner: 2006, 2009
Individual
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1979–80PFA
Team of the Year Second Division:1989–90PFA
Team of the Year First Division: 1990–91FWA
Footballer of the Year: 1990–91Leeds United
A.F.C. Player of the Year: 1993Premier League
Manager of the Month: December 1996, February 1998, January 2002, December 2002PFA
Scotland Manager of the Year: 2005–06SFWA Manager of the Year: 2005–06,2006–07PFA
Scotland Manager of the Year: 2006–07, 2008–09
Scotland national football team roll of honour : 1992
How Dare you call out a Scottish Football Legend…
Thete was a time in my Countru of Birth…
They’d send you Homeward to think again…
Hail Hail
TET
It would take a strong stomach to endure the circus of horrors.
I wouldnt be surprised if Warbo has bolted….sick of the poison.
French Foreign Legion?
HH
Wallace has pulled out of the scotland squad
TGM
The culture shock for a bloke like him must have done some damage.
They either end up feral, see natcho novo or exit stage left.
HH
TET
Hope he used a condom:)
HH
TGM
Feck off :-)
HH
Lee Wallace may be one of the players to leave and is in discussions with other clubs. Too busy to be part of the squad por cierto
Yes Jim, automatic renewal every year, see you again soon,
Tam
Not soon enough, T. I am not a fan of the close season. This one, so far, though, has been pretty good and CQN is looking more like its old self.
Anyway, it`s a goodnight from me and, as you said, see you soon,
JJ
Warbo.
Whats the odds he is trying to stowaway on the England Euro trip.
Hiding behind bushes at England HQ, camouflage gear, face painted, waiting to dive into the baggage hold unseen:)
HH
Por Cierto
Where you reading that ?
HH
TET
I’m not. Total speculation on my part bud por cierto