Back in October 2011 I was for calling an end to the Neil Lennon experiment. During the previous season he lost the league after a late collapse, while exiting Europe in August after defeats to Braga and Utrecht. That season Sion’s insistence in not playing by the rules allowed us a backdoor ticket to the Europa League but we were 10 points behind Ally McCoist’s Rangers.
Subsequent events proved there was not enough evidence on show to judge the Neil Lennon era early in his second season. Neil pulled things together, finished a credible third in the Europa League group and never looked back.
Ronny Deila has already made mistakes in his Celtic tenure but does anyone seriously believe he has had the opportunity and resources to build a team? Of course not. He needs to sort out the many cousins of George Weah who have arrived recently from the genuine John Guidetti’s. He needs players who can pass the ball with reasonable accuracy but most of all he needs players of courage and attitude.
I would probably be singing a different tune if we still had Rangers to contend with, long-term development objectives are important but the short-term need to win the league remains absolute, but we don’t, which means short-term targets remain well within grasp.
The memory of Rangers’ many mistakes in the years before liquidation offers another lesson. They sacked Paul Le Guen six months into a badly needed overhaul project. Le Guen was appointed months before he took up the reins and had enough time to watch his new team and scout transfer targets, but even that wasn’t enough to ensure a smooth transition, as he found the Weahs living in Austria. Le Guen was decrying his as a heretic by a club incapable of change.
Despite the tiredness after Thursday and a plethora of injuries, Celtic had enough resources to swamp a tiny football club yesterday. That we didn’t, suggests Ronny has a big job on his hands. From the frustration shown by Scott Brown and Stefan Johansen at their team-mates yesterday, I suggest he builds his recovery around these two.
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Ronny, Ronny, Ronny…
*sigh*
Happy birthday, Mr recipe
Got some?
Celtic’s new on hand coach is Manuel Dexterity, from Spanish cracks Sporting Gijon
Manager (with excellent CV) comes in with his philosophy/template.
Changes previous regime format and starts season with various new signings.
Drops 10 points out of 21: LDDWL scores 6 concedes 8 before reverting to type (format his team understands) = winning next 2 games 2-1.
Who?
Does anyone know if DD paid a visit to celtic park while he was at gleneagles . Saw his interview . Couldn’t give a toss was how he came over to me .
Celtic say nothing sinister should be read into the appointment of their new on left hand coach.
Some good news
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/06/former-aston-villa-captain-stiliyan-petrov-playing-football-again
It is only Sunday League over-35 but I didn’t think he’d be capable of that. Glad to be wrong.
With injuries to Scott Brown, Lustig, Matthews and Forrest I would imagine that RD has not been able to play his first choice 11 in any of the 17 competitive matches he is being judged on.
Not once.
27 on 6 October, 2014
Some good news
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/oct/06/former-aston-villa-captain-stiliyan-petrov-playing-football-again
It is only Sunday League over-35 but I didn’t think he’d be capable of that.
Glad to be wrong.
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one of our truely great players
everything about him just ticked all the boxes with the fans
skill, attitude, team player.
great to see him doing that
Paul67 et al
Problem is we seem to be regressing back to those days of October 2011, with any progress made under Lenny disappearing along with the players who helped make that progress. As for building around Brown and Johanson, well if they are the midfield two, we will not build much, every team in Scotland knows how to play against that formation. Let us try and get our better players fit and stop reintroducing them back to the treatment table. We play in the SPL, are in an EL group which we could get out of and are still in the League Cup. Win the games in those tournaments and we progress, lose to Inverness (@5/1) and Hamilton (@10/1) and we are a gamblers gift. Question, who is really doing the gambling?
Liviboy……..Johansen is not a bad player ??!!!…..is not really the same as saying Johansen is a good player ?
I will say it……..Johansen is not very good……..he mis places passes with alarming regularity….. he is a kid on cruncher….in fact my seven year old girl has more crunch !!…..
He is the worst sort of player in that …..he gets rid ……..to his teammates……in awkward situations….. much to the detriment of the team ….and more importantly to his teammates….
We never replaced Stan.
TwentyFirstofMayNineteenSeventyNine
at 16.53
Glad ye Agree.. Concerning , the Very Little worth tae Celtic,that A Guy, Such as Broonie.. Offers,
So,We Paid a Small Fortune ..N. goat a Lemon…
But, We shoulda Ditched that Lemon…after the First Year.
Instead, we Hung Fast..n..in the Process..
STUNTED OOR GROWTH!
Talkin’ aboot Celtic Youngsters………………………….
Noo. Ah know ..n You, Soitenly Know.. that
It Comes doon tae A Bloody Dicey… Crap Shoot..
When It Comes tae Predictin’.. Just how, a Very Impressive Young ‘Un. wull
Turn oot tae be… in The Future..’
n That is Predicated oan the Happy Circumstance..
If the Crick don’t Rize.. n the Hens Continue tae Lay!
But, Ah kin Only Gie Ye Ma ..PRESENT OPINION..of a very Particular… Young ‘Un..
who is Slowly Meandering Himsel.. thru the Ranks of Oor Kiddies.
But, Pardon Ma Outrageous Enthusiasm.. when . Ah tell ye.
that we Hiv a Real Goddamn.. Potential Star…in
A Kid , we hiv Playing fur the Under Seventeens..fur Us.
the Noo
His Name is.
MARK HILL…
He is Presently Playin in the C.B. Position.
But, In Ma Opinion.. this Kid Is SO Good..that he could Mak
One Hell of A Mid Field General..in Any of the Ither Mid Field Positions.
Yes.. He has it In Him..
Anither Year..n He wull Be Ready,
However.. Ah am Afeared that he May be snatched..or Seduced… away. By an English Premiership Ootfit… when it comes time Tae sign his First Professional Contract..
Which Ah believe, must be oan the Horizon. the Noo..
Anyway.. If we Manage tae retain his Services..
We wull Hiv a Young Wizard..a Kid who Could Revolutionize oor
Mid Field..
Yes, As ye May Gather..if Ye hiv bin Peying Attenshun…
That..
Ah really LIKE… this Kid..
Oor Future,in Ma Opinion.. lies in How Well we Manage tae Marshall oor
Up n Coming Kids..
N… Believe me. we HIv a Whole Crop of Promising Youngsters In the Pipeline.
F’r Instance..
We hiv a Real Bobby Dazzler of a Striker.. Coming Thru..
His name is… HIGGINS.. Ah believe his First Name is..
Danny..Ah Think!
and.. well.. If it is.. It is a Great Name..
N.. well..if it Isnae.. Well…It Still is… A Great Name!
N Here is Anither Youngster.. Tae Ruminate oan..
A Youngster, Who Wull, mebbe, Turn oot tae be..
The Return o’… King Kenny..
A Kid ..who Has a Film Star’s Name..
Regan Hendry.. This Kid has a real Parcel of Goodies..up His Duke.
Yes..He is A real Honey Pear!
Anyway ,Ah could gie ye a bunch Mair..
But . Ah will.. Haud Ma Wheesht.. fur The Noo.
Nice Chatting Pally..
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Gotta Leave Steve…
goat a Plane tae Catch..
Seeya..
Bhoys
Thx for the kind words. Sorry I was busy all day so couldn’t reply.
Glad a good few of you seem to have made a few bob.
“George” as he is known in the yard did us proud.
why are lustig matthews and forrest still out injured
is shaun maloney still hogging the treatment table?
dim sam
17:07 on
6 October, 2014
Really enjoyed reading that. Agree 100% re moving Denayer to defensive mid when Lustig is back.
Last season we lost 1 match in the league and that was mainly due to the HUN Thompson
sent of vvd when a yellow was the proper card,after less than 10 games we have lost 2 games too diddy teams ,with the ,,same players plus newcomers , burt with a idiot posing as a manager
PROUD TO HAVE VOTED NO HATE THE SNP
Liviboy……..Johansen is not a bad player ??!!!…..is not really the same as saying Johansen is a good player ?
I will say it……..Johansen is not very good……..he mis places passes with alarming regularity….. he is a kid on cruncher….in fact my seven year old girl has more crunch !!…..
He is the worst sort of player in that …..he gets rid …….in awkward situations….. much to the detriment of the team ….and more importantly to his teammates….
What was twistys nap??
FFin’ rageometer struggles to cope with the pressure post Livingston:
“Clearly, we need to take this to the next level.
This was an official publication released by Livingston, clearly bringing the game into disrepute.
It was not just 1 or 2 ‘errors’, the player profiles etc. all carried similar condescending information.”
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“if the spfl refuse to come out and publicly condemn this slander, it leaves the door open for every other scottish club to use their matchday programme to denigrate our club with their new club / liquidation rhetoric.
it has to stop, and it has to stop now.”
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“Banter on social media is one thing.
Launching tirades against our club in Official match programmes to Bears who’ve paid their hard-earned to visit an opposing ground is altogether different.
A stand must be taken. Here and now.”
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“have the club actually made an official complaint.
Not seen a thing yet, but they are certainly missing a trick here.
They need to get an official statement out and letter to the SPFL produced.”
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“Maybe they intend taking this to court.
If that is the case then public statements may damage the case – ergo nothing on the website.
I live in hope we actually do have a [Sevco] Rottweiler somewhere ready to pounce.”
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“There is a huge sectarian story for a media that have helped with the encouragement of every celtc supporing keyboard hard man in the creation of a “Scottish Sectarianism Industry!”
This is a full blown industry – there is a production line process that is usually followed:
sectarian issue is discovered –
keyboard hardmen looking to be offended are offended –
Keyboard hardmen bombard the media –
front page news with pictures of sectarian offenders –
in some cases telling the reader of the guilty party’s footballing allegiance (if it is [Sevco])
offender hung drawn and quartered with their sectarian history rolled out for all to see.
So why has it not kicked in here? This guy has a history of hating Rangers – he has a history of posting on line sectarian comments – he has been caught offending.
Why has this not followed the usual “Scottish Sectarianism Industry’s” normal procedure?
Any Media looking in that can answer?
Any Reporters?”
Sevco report Livvy to SFA re programme notes…….pathetic.Meanwhile the FOCUS crack troops lift a grand total of 4(inc two 14 year olds for singing) ,after full hun on hun action ,during and after the game.
foghorn leghorn. Aye I’m a hun, with a name like owen john ya diddy. You clearly have no concept of football as a sport or as a business. What part of what I said did you not like and will put it in laymans terms for you.
BSR- Hoopy Birthday.HH
Steady boys … i’m in a bread queue in the Cz Republic just now
Manuel Dexterity must be in the all time top ten of CQN puns.
Relatedly, Celtic have recruited a top chef to prepare the new Deila Sports Performance menu. Chap’s a finger buffet specialist, signed from Sporting Goujons
Also , while i’m at it , thems wouldn’t play for le Guen cos he was a Tim … end of
I’m away back to page two … still trying to catch up …
it’s a bit like a time machine … i’m at twenty past one
owenjohn1888
17:43 on 6 October, 2014
foghorn leghorn.
Aye I’m a hun, with a name like owen john ya diddy. You clearly have no concept of football as a sport or as a business. What part of what I said did you not like and will put it in laymans terms for you.
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you clearly have no concept of the traditional CQN new poster welcome!
hail hail…..
Monaghan1900
17:41 on
6 October, 2014
So, Celtic supporters and a Celtic-loving media have conspired to create a Scottish Sectarianism Industry to do down …. uh, the club that operated an Apartheid, sectarian signing policy for a century…
Oh, my days. Where would you begin?
Owenjohn1888
Part of cqn initiation is to be asked if you are one of them.
In the last 3 seasons Forrest played 43 games 29 games and 27 games. So far this year he has played 3 out of 16
In the last 3 seasons Matthews played 38 games 39 games and 31 games. So far this year he has played 6 out of 16
In the last 3 seasons Lustig played 45 games 39 games and 30 games. So far this year he has played 7 out of 16
In the last 3 seasons Brown played 32 games 33 games and 50 games. So far this year he has played 7 out of 16
In the last 3 seasons Mulgrew played 44 games 49 games and 40 games. So far this year he has played 8 out of 16 and only 2 league games.
5 key players who have rarely been available . Add in the fact that Guidetti , Scepovic , Tonev & Wakaso need games to get to match fitness and the problem is obvious. Except to the sideline screamers, who all appear to claim the combined wisdom of Stein & Guardiola.
Greeninbingley
17:53 on
6 October, 2014
Beware the Sevco Rottweiler.
lawwellsacountant
17:37 on 6 October, 2014
Last season we lost 1 match in the league and that was mainly due to the HUN Thompsonsent of vvd when a yellow was the proper card,after less than 10 games we have lost 2 games too diddy teams ,with the ,,same players plus newcomers , burt with a idiot posing as a manager
PROUD TO HAVE VOTED NO HATE THE SNP
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the vote wasnt about the snp
it was whether you were a unionist or not
you obviously are.
which is a perfectly valid political stance
you will still be able to voice your anti snp opinions in an independent scotland
as is your right
sorry lads I take personally when asked that question for the first time. cheers for the welcome. HAIL HAIL!!!
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY Bournesouprecipe.
A light in the darkness who can bring a smile to any face.
Need some train journey home updates CSC
owenjohn1888
18:00 on 6 October, 2014
sorry lads I take personally when asked that question for the first time. cheers for the welcome.
HAIL HAIL!!!
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well the baton is now passed on to you
so you need to ask the next new poster the same question
and take the abuse for it!!!!
Snake Plissken
12:56 on
6 October, 2014
So Actual Rangers should have kept Le Guen when the players wouldn’t play for him?
Well I’d have said so too but then I am a Celtic fan.
The same issues around fitness and diet Le Guen had at Rangers appear to be manifesting themselves at Celtic now.
This only ends one way.
*aye yer team dies.
jamesgang@17.13
I think you should be in charge!
I would like to see Denayer given a wee run in that role.