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  1. Sláinte Ange on

    I am unsure about the remit of a DOF but I suspect it varies with each club. For Celtic, he needs to be willing and able to support Ange in every way the manager requires.

     

     

    He needs to have a strong character, be intelligent and communicative, have a real passion for football, Celtic in particular, have well~established contacts and an extensive knowledge of the game in Scotland and Europe.

     

     

    So, who could that be?

     

    Bhoys & Ghirls, I give you…..GORDON STRACHAN.

     

     

    The only question being, would he take the job?

  2. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    We might win tomorrow, although I doubt it. I’d be ecstatic given the utter shambles left behind by Lawwell. Genuinely how did he spend his last year? In his office with Chris Jack’s 55 book and a gone fishing sign on the door? 26 Aug last year was the moment it was clear the cheap and cheerful appointment of Lennon had failed. Now look at us. A club in the state of collapse.

     

     

    Lawwell got an easy run for years, beating Aberdeen, Motherwell et al (even Hibs, Hearts and Dundee U spent time out the SPL), but as soon as a functioning hun entity appeared the edifice collapsed.

     

     

    Lawwell is a paper tiger who built a club in his own image.

  5. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Good morning all.

     

     

    Here’s hoping Tontine Tim’s excellent post last night drives some proportionality on the blog today.

     

     

    Genuine question ….

     

     

    How does a club “register an interest” in a player at another club?

     

     

    I see this phrase come up often and, upon reflection, realise I have no idea what this means in practice.

     

     

     

    PS – re my first point – if it helps save the effort of further keystrokes by one poster – permit me to get his daily message out of the way nice and early ….

     

     

    – We’re rubbish

     

    – Everything is Lawwell’s fault

     

    – I have no suggestions

     

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    Keep The Faith

     

     

    We’re Not Half of Anything

     

     

    19-1

     

     

    We share a city AND NOTHING ELSE

  7. squire danaher on

    We now have posters suggesting that we shouldn’t bother about the financial reward of football success.

     

     

    Does that mean that Celtic will be playing home games at Glasgow Green with free admission?

  8. scullybhoy on

    Sláinte Ange on 19th July 2021 8:06 am

     

     

    I am unsure about the remit of a DOF but I suspect it varies with each club. For Celtic, he needs to be willing and able to support Ange in every way the manager requires.

     

     

    He needs to have a strong character, be intelligent and communicative, have a real passion for football, Celtic in particular, have well~established contacts and an extensive knowledge of the game in Scotland and Europe.

     

     

    So, who could that be?

     

    Bhoys & Ghirls, I give you…..GORDON STRACHAN.

     

    The only question being, would he take the job?

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Agree 100%.

  9. Malone Bhoy on

    SLÁINTE ANGE on 19TH JULY 2021 8:06 AM

     

     

    A DoF should be responsible for the strategic direction of the club. While managers and players give the “focusing on one game at a time” line the DoF needs to be the person focusing on the next 5 years.

     

     

    I’d recommend anyone to listen to Marijn Beuker’s interview on the Training Ground Guru podcast for an insight into the role. The AZ Alkmaar DoF.

     

     

    It’s a highly specialist and strategic role that’s got less to do with football background/ability and more to do with strategic planning, analysis, psychology, people management and communication.

     

     

    A real DoF is the glue between the coaching and sports science, the academy coaching and first team, nutrition and sports psychology, very loosely player recruitment but more in a sense of personality and data and at academy levels more than first team. They ensure that coaching plans are implemented and standards are high. They let the specialists get on with their jobs but ensure they’re all working towards the same goal.

     

     

    I really don’t see how Strachan would fit into that role with the personality he has.

  10. jimtim on

    Can’t for the life of me understand why we are still playing without full backs , not knocking the lad Taylor , but we need big lads in there , right back has been a problem since Mikel lustik,s legs started to go way before he left us . At the start of last season the scouser bought 3 guys all over 6 ft 4inch , he has added another couple so far and a hard as nails midfielder , there big lads were competing at set pieces with frimpong and Taylor / laxalt ,nearly every team we played noticed that weakness ,and yet it still hasn’t been addressed . I watched the game on Saturday big Sutton mentioned the lack of height in our team . He was correct , Preston were continually pumping high balls into our box , I have high hopes for the season , but if we get rid of the want aways and not good enoughs then more quality needs brought in and ASAP . We require quality full backs either side , a big tough no nonsense centre half and a must as far as I’m concerned a midfield enforcer to give our ball players a bit of protection , make no mistake the scouser has tooled that mob up , it needs to be met head on . HH

  11. David66 on

    Good morning cqn from another sunny morning in the Garngad 25degrees expected here today. Lovely.

     

     

    I think big Ange will do ok. Unfortunately he has been left with a shit show and some of my mates are writing this year off already. Not me. The Huns are not that good. The rest are beatable with the right tactics and I am sure Big Ange will sort what he has at his disposal.

     

     

    The bit that irks me is JK and GS but I trust Big Ange to have a look and sort things out.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    D :)

  12. squire danaher on

    MALONE BHOY on 19TH JULY 2021 9:34 AM

     

     

    There is a profile of Roberto Martinez available on the BBC iPlayer.

     

     

    In it he discusses the Belgian FA’s action plan to develop and progress young talent for the middle and end of this decade. They have candidates identified and individual detailed action plans for each, in terms of:

     

     

    being at progressing to elite clubs,

     

    playing at CL/International level

     

    making X appearances

     

     

    All this saved on hi-spec technology I would have a clue how to describe.

     

     

    I was staggered watching this from the perspective of how far we as a club need to come.

     

     

    Assuming the Dudu Duhan Talent School may not always be enough…..

  13. celtic40me on

    SQUIRE DANAHER on 19TH JULY 2021 9:54 AM

     

     

    That’s a National FA’s plan, not a club’s.

     

     

    It’s stretching the point a bit to relate it to Celtic. You should compare us with Belgian club sides.

     

     

    Isn’t a more pertinent question how has Belgium as a nation twice the size of Scotland, produced so many absolutely top drawer world class players recently yet none of their club sides has broken through the glass ceiling and achieved anything meaningful in Europe. And how has the National team which has the best squad of players in the world, and a number one ranking failed in major championships?

  15. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    I don’t get the enthusiasm for Gordon Strachan as DoF. Being a pro Celtic media pundit might be highly unusual – but it doesn’t give you right credentials to set club policy in a game that is now increasingly global. Apart from Nakamura, I seem to recall that the Celtic scouting network under WGS management extended as far as Easter Road.

     

     

    I am not convinced that Celtic will employ a DoF at all to be honest – but if they do, it looks like they have two routes that they can take. You either lean towards a respected manager who is looking for a semi-retirement role that boosts the pension – or you look towards someone younger who has good contacts in the geographies where you might source players.

     

     

    Ironically, Mark Lawwell might fit the criteria better than Gordon Strachan.

  16. squire danaher on

    CELTIC40ME on 19TH JULY 2021 10:15 AM

     

     

    Fair points. Clearly the best players leave the local sides early in their careers for lucrative contracts in England and Germany.

     

     

    My point was initially in response to the speculation regarding the function of DoF and the mooting of GS for that post at Celtic.

     

     

    I was intending to support Malone Bhoy’s comment that GS didn’t strike me as the way to go – although I can see why he would appear to some, and I thought he did a good job at Celtic (and Scotland bearing in mind what he had to work with).

     

     

    I was struck with having seen the doc on Martinez and the programme he’d introduced with the Belgian FA and thought if he can set that up there, imagine what he’d do for us if given a chance. I was crediting him as opposed to the Belgian FA although they clearly bought into the process.

     

     

    On a similar note, the new Amazon doc on A Ferguson contains a section where he comments in the youth structure at MU when he took over in 1986 and the work involved in him overhauling that setup.

  19. Por Cierto on

    Could Shaun Maloney do the DoF job? I don’t have the wherewithal to evaluate that position, some folk on here do, is he a possibility? por cierto.

  20. geebee1978 on

    CELTIC40ME on 19TH JULY 2021 10:15 AM

     

     

    While I agree with your post, I do disagree slightly when people say Belgium are failures for not winning anything. Success and failure is all relative and for a country of only 11m people to compete with the big boys and get to a World Cup semi–final (edged out only by eventual winners, France) I’d say is pretty good.

     

     

    When I looked at this squad for this tear’s Euros, I’m not convinced they were the best. De Bruyne and Lukaku are top-drawer as is their goalkeeper but with an unfit Hazard, the rest look decent at best with an old, creaking defence. Pundits close to Belgium have suggested that the next generation won’t come close.

     

     

    I’d agreee that 2016 was their best opportunity and they were disappointing but only one team can win and there are many teams in history that have gone down as “greats” without lifting the trophy (Netherlands and Hungary spring to mind).

     

     

    To call. a country with only 11m “failures” despite outperforming the likes of Germany, Spain and Brazil for the past five years does seem harsh.

  21. bankiebhoy1 on

    Scorchio in Corcaigh…………………..

     

     

    …..in ither news……….

     

     

    ” Freedumb!!!!!”

  22. celtic40me on

    SQUIRE DANAHER on 19TH JULY 2021 10:37 AM

     

     

    The true test of any system is results. Martínez took over at Belgium in 2016, only two players in the euro squad are under 25, he’s given debuts to 4 of the squad in 5 years. It’s obviously very tough getting into that squad but it’s obviously ageing in key areas and the lack of places for young players in a squad of 26 suggests their production line might be slowing.

     

     

    Martínez might be a visionary when it comes to developing young players, although there’s no evidence to suggest it yet, but he’s not a very good football manager.

     

     

    As far as Belgian club football goes they haven’t been able to take advantage of their once in a lifetime golden generation. KT played more games for Celtic than Lukaku, Hazard, de Bruyne and Courtois and brought in more in transfer fees for Celtic than those players did for tbgian clubs. The clubs didn’t get it right and it’s probably too late now.

  23. celtic40me on

    and brought in more in transfer fees for Celtic than those players did combined for Belgian clubs.

     

     

    That’s a systemic failing, and not one that Celtic can be accused of

  24. fastbhoy on

    I think Celtic could do a lot worse than sign Shaun Rooney, at 6ft 3″ he is good in both boxes and wouldn`t be bullied by anyone.

  25. celtic40me on

    GEEBEE1978 on 19TH JULY 2021 10:53 AM

     

     

    I wish some of our fans would be as objective about Celtics :)

     

     

    They are the only team to have topped the FIFA world rankings and not won a World Cup or continental championship

     

     

    They’ve been in the top 5 in the world since 2014 no1 for 3 years

     

     

    They haven’t made a final since 1980

     

     

    I think going out at the quarters in the euros was failure.

  27. embramike on

    Champions League Q3

     

     

    PSV or Galatasary v Celtic / Midtjylland

     

     

    If Celtic lose, then its Europa League Q 3

     

     

    FK Jablonec or Anorthosis Famagusta (draw at 12:00)

  31. Stephbhoy67 on

    Finances determine how successful clubs will be in the main. Gambling on participation in european football is a hell of a gamble, looks great when it works, problem with gambling is there are no sure things so it is very risky and one slip us can destroy years of work. My natural instinct is not to gamble.

     

     

    My problem with celtic over the last few years is the desire to build up massive amounts of money in the bank for what, I am not sure. Yes a pamdemic arrived but that was hardly expected and we will likely be one of the few clubs in world football to not make only a moderate loss, if we do make a loss at all given the sales from jan to june.

     

     

    I get we should hold some money in account and avoid using overdraft but 40 million in the bank for a scottish club is crazy unless its earmarked for infrastructure or team improvement and even then infrastructure projects should be from loans I.e. Stadium upgrades, hotel etc.

     

     

    There was 20 million in account in jan. The 21 million in transfer fees since should easily cover drop in supporters in stadium particularly when there is also a drop in expenditure I.e. no police, match day staff costs etc

     

     

    Have no doubt in my mind we would quickly put that lot across the water back in their box if we spent all incoming transfer fees from june onwards on our first team squad, better still top it up by 10 million i.e. next seasons spend rather than keeping it in the account.

     

     

    The transfer market will be a little depressed outside England so we could pick up players we would normally struggle to get. Celtic need to take on board the wider footballing context in which we operate and see the opportunities.

     

     

    Go get a several quality players into the club and let Ange do the rest.

     

     

    HH

  33. squire danaher on

    POR CIERTO on 19TH JULY 2021 11:18 AM

     

    This qualifying for CL just gets harder and harder! por cierto

     

     

    ———

     

     

    It doesn’t help when you have to go the non-champions route.

  34. Por Cierto on

    SQUIRE DANAHER on 19TH JULY 2021 11:23 AM

     

    POR CIERTO on 19TH JULY 2021 11:18 AM

     

    This qualifying for CL just gets harder and harder! por cierto

     

    It doesn’t help when you have to go the non-champions route.

     

     

    The unseeded route has always been a nightmare for us, especially when it came to the play-off round! por cierto

  35. Sláinte Ange on

    PSV v Galatasaray. It’s hard to know who I want to win. I suppose traveling to Holland would be preferable to Turkey (sorry Turkeybhoy).

     

    Still have to deal with the Danes first of course but, strangely, I am confident.

     

    In Ange we trust!

  36. Big Georges Fan Club - Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on

    Lets worry about Mitjiland before even looking at what might be over the horizon.

     

     

    I feel we are hanging on by our fingernails at the moment in terms of squad / shape / preparation / fitness.

     

     

    If we can squeeeeeeeze past Mitjiland then we will have more bodies in the door, more training and tactics under the belt, etc., before we need to go again. Ange needs our support (and that of the Board) and a bit of luck right now.

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

  37. celtic40me on

    Midgie’s striker has gone on strike. We might just be getting some luck for a change

     

     

    Get past them and see what happens

  42. Almore on

    Little interest in CL or EL this year. Both unrealistic for where we currently are, imho. Just give Ange the time and resources to rebuild for the SPFL

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