With all senior positions at the club up for grabs at the same time, Nick Hammond, Celtic’s Head of Football Operations, failed to get the Director of Football position, so left the club yesterday. We are yet to appoint a Director of Football, but with Hammond’s departure, it is likely a candidate has been identified and at least informally confirmed.
The Head of Football Operation’s principle role is to identify signing prospects for the club. Since Hammond joined in October 2019, Celtic have performed particularly poorly in this respect, as a consequence, his reputation among the support suffered. Unfairly.
As in any operation, it is easy to scapegoat and easier still to blame the guy who is no longer in the building, but Hammond was only in position four months before travel restrictions stopped him travelling internationally to watch players. It is not a period many would want to be judged on.
Furthermore, the poster boy signing mistakes of this season were nothing (or practically nothing) to do with Hammond. He did not suggest Vasilis Barkas as a target or put his name to the goalkeeper. Similarly, the blame for Shane Duffy cannot be laid at his door. It is also easy for the guy no longer in the building to blame others. When Nick sits in his next job interview, he will tell the story of what might have been, had Celtic signed his personal targets.
Given what I know about the merits of Hammond and Lee Congerton, the chief scout who proceeded Hammond at the club and shared most responsibilities, I would take Hammond all summer long.
The revamp of football operations, scouting and player development has been long in the planning, Hammond played his role here well. Getting the right person as Director of Football is critically important, but I do not subscribe to the guru theory of management. Getting strategy right is everything, the names on the doors, less so.
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Celtic legned Wayne ( Bertie ) Biggins played 10 times for Celtic, and never scored a goal.
Luigi Macari CSC
The guy on Twitter who is believed by many to be close to DDs family says terms have been agreed with the outstanding candidate and unanimous first choice.
But here’s the best bit. He is now going away to consider whether he wants to move to Glasgow.😂
You would think maybe that would have been cleared up before agreeing terms . . .
So it is now down to whether Eddie Howe accepts.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
DENIABHOY on 1ST APRIL 2021 4:50 PM
Hopefully Howe not Keane….
Has Eddie got a Twitter………………
What part of preferring Bellamy tae Glasgow dae some no get.
The media are all reporting we have spoken with Howe so no secret there. Everyone who has a supposed source is saying it is Howe.
Get your money on Mark McGhee😁
Heard it was Owen Coyle…..
Just gave Howe and Butler lookalikes into trouble for feeding bread to the ducks at Rouken Glen park.
So John Le Carre was Irish.
Bit of a turn up for the book.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/01/john-le-carre-chronicler-of-englishness-died-irish-son-reveals
Otis Redding – The Dock Of Rouken Glen Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVjnBo96Ug
Eddie Howe, Dominic Mckay and others would signify real change.
It’s what most of us wanted.
HH.
Bet the Daily Record has the headlines ready along the lines of:
“Howe No – Howe snubs Celtic”
“Howe about that – Celtic get their man”
Feel free to guess which one they hope to run.
The Irishman who came in from the cold
John Le Carre CSC
BTW that should have said Bergamo to Glasgow.
so who signed the duds , was it our previous manager.
Green Pinata – agreed. Plus a good DoF and it would be a massive step forward.
RC
ortunare
April 1 1970 allegedly the best team in Britain came up against the best team in the world.
Lawwell, Lennon, Le Carre and Hammond……fly with the crows.
Unfortunately in the modern era managers have only a passing input to the acquisition of players.
Let us hope that we never hear ‘Agent Frendly’ used in a Celtic context. Leeche to a man.
The good news is we have approached Howe.
The bad news it is Geoffrey Howe.
Tinkers, Wailers, Irish Need not Apply
John fae Kerry (actually it was Cork) csc
Howe is not the answer
You do not ponder why, you demand Howe! KevinBridgesCSC
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 1ST APRIL 2021 5:44 PM
Howe is not the answer.
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It certainly is if you are greeting a Sioux .
HH.
PS : This is factual and not a sterotype.
Howe worked with Peter Grant at Bournemouth years ago,he fell out with his No2 who took the Bournemouth job when he left
Gonzagga on Twitter who all the journos follow as he’s supposed to be close to DD has posted:
“ This is Howe it feels to be Celtic… It’s now no longer if, it’s when… Hugely disappointing season but with an ambitious managerial appointment as well as some tangible recognition to the fans round the corner let’s unite behind the club and try win the Cup for the captain.”
John Le Carre re-wrote his boks for the Irish market
Sligo’s People
A Perfect Pint
The Rosses House
The Tailor of Palmerstown
The Constant Gardai Nerd
Our Kind of Taytos
The Knockinglass War
DENIABHOY on 1ST APRIL 2021 5:54 PM
Think it would be a really forward thinking step if we appoint Howe and Harkin.
Here’s hoping.
Dat honourable schoolboy
The Scheidt Manager
https://selectsurnames.com/howe/
Everything you ever wanted to knowhowe.
if anybody is in the new and recently fit La Lanterna west end.
Could they ask where the disabled toilets are.
May be downstairs.
Not sure,
I can’t get down there to check
ERNIE LYNCH on 1ST APRIL 2021 5:11 PM
So John Le Carre was Irish.
Bit of a turn up for the book.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/01/john-le-carre-chronicler-of-englishness-died-irish-son-reveals
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Yeah, and not even a case of wanting one of the other lot to die.
Maybe Peter Grant has given Howe a few pointers..
The much maligned (on here) Congerton has done well at Leicester and brought in some decent players since leaving Celtic. Recommending players is easy but the money men at the club have to close the deal and at Celtic that is not always easy. The average cost of a Leicester City Adult season ticket is £500 (range from £365 to £850)