Brendan Rodgers today became the 18th manager in Celtic’s history. Rodgers, 43, managed Liverpool for three years until October, after guiding Swansea to the English (and Welsh) Premier League in 2011. He previously managed Reading and Watford.
His appointment is unquestionably the most popular since the arrival of fellow Irishman, Martin O’Neill, 16 years ago. Known for his belief in playing attacking, possession-based football, he will bring a force of personality to the club and to Scottish football.
Rodgers occupied the top position on Celtic’s wanted list at the start of the month, but the desire to sign him up was tempered by the belief that attracting a manager of such a profile to Scotland would be difficult. My understanding is that as soon as talks got underway in earnest, it was clear neither party would let the opportunity slip away.
I’m delighted at the appointment. The club already feels reinvigorated.
Welcome to Celtic, Brendan. Let’s get on with the job.
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ROY CROPPIE on 20TH MAY 2016 10:54 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH6TJU0qWoY
Lucky Mhan
The Verve
You know you are Brendan…that’s the difference.
YNWA
Keep it lit (courtesy of St Stivs)
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and ,
we all keep it lit with your brilliant images.
(the music , less so, ska man myself)
Cowiebhoy….
It’s noo official….she gets it from her maw…..congrats ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Offski. Night night. HH
Acgr,
Hopefully the stauner section will help us get past a semi :)
HH
TET
Did I see you used to live in Avonbridge.
I lived a few years on Lochside Road Limerigg along from the loch and school.
Missed work a few times during the snows when the moss road was blocked.
i was ready to go all my oldskool republican,
but lets go with the wakes instead
take me out to germany, and the fans of sant paulie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkhRXhWRzgY
A few have mentioned this appointment along the lines of MON, I sort of look on it a different way Martin was a massive appointment and backed with cash to beat the cheats, I think this appointment is even more bolder because we are not chasing, we are miles in front of anybody in this country (any team can win a penalty shoot out) the appointment of BR shows our owner doesn’t like too lose……maybe as a businessman he might have wanted a team from the south side of Glasgow in the same league but in my opinion, not as an owner but as a Celtic fan he wants to hammer them……..the peas pack had it easy with Ronny they will be shit scared of BR
Winning Captains, roger that)or is it (Rodger that).
I thought you done the bottle in the week, ha ha. Must pay attention, so I must. Good luck and someone is going to get a brilliant bottle of very special whisky. Drop me a line and let me know how it goes. acgr@outlook.com
Where can I buy thon Swiss newspaper in Arbroath?
HH
Firstly,absolutely delighted with the news about Brendan. It has given me a lift in what has been a really difficult week for me, healthwise, nothing terminal though.
SYDNEYTIM. Further to earlier about Glasgow Uni bus.
I travelled to Dortmund in 1987 with the uni bus, it was only the second time I was on it. The trip was a two night stay. Find your own accommodation when you get there, no trip advisor in those days. In case you ever wondered, me and my three friends made it home eventually. I was one of the 4 guys who missed the bus home!!!!. We found accommodation in Theos a magic place where every one was so welcoming, seriously even a German ex Pow insisted we take a drink off him. The only problem was we stayed up until 5 both nights. No one seemed to go home in this bar, or maybe that was just us and the staff. Anyway we were awakened at 8 as requested, as we had to be at the square beside the train station for 8.30, 9 at very latest, bus couldn’t wait any longer or it would miss connection for Ferry at Ostende. We sorted ourselves and phoned a taxi, the only problem was it was like trying to get from Shawlands to George Sq in peak hour traffic, we were going nowhere fast. We finally arrived in the Dortmund Square at 9.10 , the bus had gone, as we were still drunk at first we thought it was funny until reality kicked in. Thankfully one sensible person, not me, had a credit card. We had to go by train from Dortmund to Cologne, then another train from there to Ostende, we then got the hovercraft to Dover, hoping to catch up with the uni bus. Hovercraft not great with a hangover. Needless to say we just missed the uni bus at Dover. We then had to get a bus from Dover to London. All the buses for Scotland left Victoria at 10.30 we got there about 10.25 Glasgow bus was full.Edinburgh bus wouldn’t let us on as we didn’t have tickets which was a tad unreasonable. Just as we were giving up hope and thinking we would be sleeping rough, credit card was now maxed to the limit, we just had enough cash for bus fare home, the Dundee bus driver let us on for a cash donation!!!!! he dropped us off in Coatbridge and we got a taxi home from there. It cost us twice as much to get home as the uni bus was charging return. Great memories Dortmund is a truly fabulous city. Hail Hail
A CEILER GONOF RUST on 20TH MAY 2016 11:22 PM
DD, I don’t think you’ll get into the stauners section.
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Think your being a bit hard on DD there.
GM, ha ha
Excellent. Don’t tell DD
Weefra,
U’ve been lurking…and not a shout…..guid man…..u got any peacocks/peahens?
FTSFA
H.H.
mon the brendan
night night
Dallas Dallas. Did not know that Jeff Harris had passed away
Indeed remember him on the bus going to tanadice in the snow in December with those wooden rosary beads and full Celtic strip. Freezing it was
Dallas
I was 16 when we made the trip to Amsterdam. Grew up plenty that journey. :)
GW and S O’N were like cool teachers abroad. :)
the legend of cork ,
the contender
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8uQWCz0_mk
brilliant christy
peas pack = press pack
Anyway, good night fellow Celtic fans ………. These are good times we live in
Brendan’s message to The Magic Hat
BMCUWP….gies a bell…wen / if u see this ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Just had the misfortune to see Andy Wa@ker and Charlie the Arsenal man on sky sevco news going about us missing the deid club .
Ronny was right about ex celtic players being able to look at themselves in the mirror, the above two in particular.
Jimmynotpaul. Sounds like a great trip Was not on that one think I left that season 87/88 to join milngavie emerald
THELURKINGTIM@1132
Afraid not buddy, just hens, ducks and and a mental ram that thinks he’s a dug. Seriously, he was brought up with dugs so thinks he is one. :-))) HH
The Brendan Voyage
– Shaun Davey
Starry Plough and Thelurkintim thanks for the welcome and the question, of course not never could be. HH.
@Dallas ….Correct…..
It pains me to say it….. But you very rarely hear Ex Monkeys bring down their erm.. team.
Did Ronny really say that?…If so then what a parting shot.
H.H.
when andy walker looks at himself in the mirror he sees a weak chinned, less than his father, man,
it haunts him
as he chases the hun (yankee) sky dollar.
he could regain centenary legend, by stopping being on the payroll.
or
stop taking the soup
Welcome LOCHOREBHOY. The more the merrier. HH
Delaney I had just turned 18 at amsderdam and G W and S’on dragged me round to introduce me to Heineken :))
Sydneytim, I hope you and the family are well.
Jeff was indeed a character.
When we stopped in Birmingham on the way to Amsterdam, one of the locals asked Jeff if he was cold walking about in our strip.
The bold Harris replied, I’m never cold when I have the holy colours on.
Brendan formerly ‘GG
Living there wasn’t the happiest days of my life on the planet, took me a year or so to get the ef out, but out I got :-)
Tis a small world, I know well where you lived
HH
Rachel Reilly
Lochorebhoy,
Welcome fellow Fifer.
There’s a few of us on here now. Dunno why this comes to mind :)))
https://youtu.be/BQoLxsVV6vs
One for us awld yins……..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEPIpTpoPs
Welcome to Paradise Brendan.
Deuce
Haw Brendan
https://g.co/kgs/rmfFbr
Let’s hope both Friday and Saturday are Green Days.
HH
What a huge statement of intent and commitment from Celtic. Please remember it’s not a sprint……it’s a long distance race.
Would love to see Ronny D involved with him.
Over the moon.
Hail Hail
ACGR
Think I canny read?
After drammin wi you, reading becomes impossible. ;)))
Sydneytim.
Thanks it was. It was seriously difficult to get digs, as there was some kind of festival on and due to English hooliganism at the time, a lot of places weren’t interested, thankfully we had teamed up with a guy from Munich, originally from Glasgow, who spoke German, he explained that we were Scottish.
The day of the game one of the German guys wife arranged to meet us at 10.00!!! to give us a tour of Dortmund, again we were late,but she had waited on us. Now think about that imagine 4 German fans here for the football, you’ve only just met these guys in a pub, you’re at work the next day and your wife agrees to meet these guys alone. I don’t think too many guys here would be comfortable with that. That just one example of Dortmund and its great hospitality.