Appointing a manager is an incredible gamble but the risks can be mitigated, especially at a club which is successful or even pointing in the right direction. In this case, clubs should look to build upon whatever platform they have. Bringing in a new guy with a team development strategy which is completely different from the existing plan accentuates the risks.
This is why the boot room strategy is successful over any extended period. Build on what you have, sign players needed by the squad and who have been scouted extensively. The new man may or may not prove to be the world’s best coach but at least he’ll have a successful infrastructure to insulate the club from lurching into oblivion.
When Gordon Strachan succeeded Martin O’Neill, Gordon picked up a scouting folder, flew to Poland and got on with the development project, much as Martin would have, had he stayed. Celtic were technically no less successful when Tony Mowbray took over in 2009 but the team, and strategy, were tired. A change of direction was appealing, we couldn’t continue to sign Hibs players, although the execution of the new strategy was flawed. The writing was on the wall from the moment we signed £3.9m Marc-Antoine Fortune.
Neil Lennon was an enormous gamble when he was appointed in 2010. He was a rookie, had never signed a player, won a trophy (as manager), or deployed a game plan in anger. There were a few facts in his favour. He’d worked with the other coaches at the club, as well as chief scout, John Park, and Peter Lawwell. For years, they shared a development vision. Celtic retreated into a strategy closely aligned to the vision of the remaining technical staff.
Despite the Scottish Cup semi-final debacle against Ross County Neil got the job, spent much of the next year learning a few painful lessons and hasn’t looked back since. The club gambled on the guy with ultimate responsibility, but they knew he was not about the step out on a ledge.
The time to have a root-and-branch clear-out is following a John Barnes-type season. The manager was wrong, as was tactics, scouting and team development plan. Martin O’Neill brought with him radical and necessary change. This worked at Celtic but, if anything, it is even more risky than appointing a rookie. The lower leagues of England are full of clubs who have gambled unsustainable money on a manager only to come a cropper.
There are gems out there, Pochettino and Simeone, for example, but finding them is a challenge. Pochettino pitched up at Southampton after being sacked by a hugely underperforming Espanyol, and Simeone got the Atletico Madrid job after several years of average-to-poor returns.
Big Davie Moyes was a good manager at Everton but watching him at Manchester United was a bit like watching him 30 years ago in a Celtic shirt. He started by dismantling whatever platforms were in place and served notice he would be following a Haphazard and Wasteful player recruitment policy on the final day of last summer’s transfer window by blowing all his pocket money on a guy he didn’t need and refused to sign for less money a few weeks earlier. He had to go.
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Ernie Lynch – really sorry to hear that your sense of humour bypass reversal has not succeeded. You and this epitomy of negativity, aka Jose’s Chelsea, are made for each other. Enjoy.
jamesgang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James
FT 0-0 . Pure garbage.
Marrakesh Express
Totally agree mate! No doubt about it!
in fact we must all know sevcovians who still try to resurrect the “pacific shelf” story.
I was recently informed that the current Celtic FC have never won the european cup. I was tempted to respond but just burst out laughing and walked away shaking my head.
It’s a shame that one of these two will advance to a CL final.
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
20:59 on 22 April, 2014
Pfayr
I asked because I listened to a radio programme quite recently which said that it had made absolutely no difference.
How the figures could be measured in any case is bamboozling!
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theweegreenman
21:02 on 22 April, 2014
Hamiltontim
Sorry to but in but I’m sure it is being claimed there has been a 30% decrease in knife crime although stop and search peaked at 520k.
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HT I’m sure you’ll agree it’s very simple maths to work out how many people were injured or killed by the use of knifes over any given period of time and then compare another period of time, then look at the difference in numbers injured etc.
Whether that difference is the result of the increased stop and searches by Police Scotland is the only issue up for debate really.
I think most rational people would have to concede that the most likely explanation for the fall in knife crime would as a result of those who usually carry knifes are now more likely tobe stopped and searched so they are now choosing not to carry them on a regular basis.
There may be other reasons but for me this appears the most obvious and believable reason.
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I may be wrong on this but I get the impression that some Celtic fans have a seige mentality when it comes to anything SNP or their policies. OB act seen as bad and targets Celtic fans so anything SNP come out with is usually slated by a section of our support. I noticed it a few months ago when someone posted on the childrens bill going through the Scot’s parliament, posters were slating the SNP for this bill even when it was pointed out that the bill actually had cross party support.
I hate the OB act and was have consistently campaigned against it, recently spending a saturday in Aberdeen when I would rather have been in the pub with my brother watching a tribute act getting put out a cup competition by a rather poor team from Dundee.
I also intend to vote yes on 18 sept this year, I wont go into detail for my reasons as they are many and varied and most people would scroll on by as it would be boring for most of those who read this fine blog.
One thing though that can’t be denied though is that there have been good things that have came out of the Scot’s parliament since it has been controlled by the SNP, I don’t support them but I don’t get into all that rubbish that if you don’t support a particular party you have to comdeme everything they do.
The guff from these commentators is offensive – this poor, wee, struggling, underfunded team from the backwaters of London staging a plucky rearguard offensive against the most successful team in the universe…
What a waste of 2 hours that was
Big wavy.
Would you not rather see one of the guys who have stayed with celtic coming through instead?
john o’neil
21:30 on 22 April, 2014
Islam Feruz isn’t likely to make it at Chelsky. Would we have him back? Yes we surely would.
Hi John….Is it for definite he will not make it there?
Would we be willing to pay him anywhere near what he gets now?
Jude!
Doh!!!!!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Bada,
I think Jose will have all his eggs in the return leg basket.
Borefest
Chelsea would get football stopped ….dreadful game
Thank god that’s over…
ernie lynch
17:36 on 22 April, 2014
lionroars67
17:35 on 22 April, 2014
Don’t you find it odd then that there’s not one poster on here is prepared to admit to being a member or supporter of the SNP?
,………….
Ernie it’s a simple vote, yes or no.
The snp are not the problem or even the question, it’s those that fear change that May railroad Scotland’s quest for independence.
Ps I’m voting for English independence :>)
HH
Eddieinkirkmichael
A cracking post and so well defined and informative
Paul67 et al
Classic Mourinho, though the tie is still open. Can’t quite understand why Athletico relied so much on the high cross in the second half. Not as if Chelsea can’t defend.
Dreadful game of football.
iPaddy McCourt Supports Wee Oscar
21:24 on 22 April, 2014
‘The most plausible explanation is that they thought they had to convict the guy of the aggravated sectarian assault or not convict him of any assault at all.’
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I’ve already explained this to you, more than once.
The accused was charged with a breach of the peace aggravated by religious intolerance.
The jury deleted the aggravation from the charge.
They convicted of breach of the peace.
On its own.
Without the aggravation.
They knew they could do that.
We know……. that they knew………… they could do that………. because………. they did it.
It really isn’t that difficult to understand.
0-0 It’s all about perspective. From a Chelsea pov, they worked their tails off and got a very credible result. Torres very impressive up front. Atletico at home were poor. The second leg should be much different as it is all or nothing.
Honest
Nope. Not a sentimental bone in my body on that front. I want the best players at celtic. Feruz is a better player than any at his age group at celtic.
Get him celtic
Eddie
Sorry but today has been an incredibly stressful day and I don’t have the energy to debate this evening mate.
I’m quite happy just laughing at SOAL and VP :-)
And we used to moan about poor WGS…
DIRE…
PF
I think yir right, I’m that bored watching it that I posted some aye/naw thoughts and I do t get to vote.
Crap game, best of the 90mins was the passion of the athletico support.
HH
HT
Sorry but today has been an incredibly stressful day
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Was there a riot in the creche??
Torres takes his Shirt off and applauds the Madrid fans.
He Is reckoned to be part of a swap deal with Costa in close season.
Big wavy.
Calvin miller is a few years behind. I would hate to think that we’d get somebody in that would prevent his progress.
Vp
Wet weather. No playtime :)
I suspect Celtic would be somewhere near the bottom of Feruz’s wish list of clubs to play for.
Hamburg three points from safety in bundesliga .big Huns deid wee Huns down could be a nice treble after all
Vogue
He got a step up to school crossing patrol today
Saying all that we were dire and defensive v Dukla Prague in our semi in 67.
Vmhan – YNWA Wee Oscar
21:46 on 22 April, 2014
Why are the nats not prepared to be honest that they support the SNP?
Not one of them.
Are they ashamed?
Tom Molach
21:38 on
22 April, 2014
A crash course in lip reading would be required……..
Honest – play them both…or get Calvin to up his game. Don’t know but playing for celtic requires men who fit the shirts.
I’m not for sentimentality that holds us back when it comes to developing as a club.
Bring back the young fella.
VP/GM/SOAL
I blame the parents.
Would Wee Jackie be interested in becoming NFL’s no.2 with a view to being groomed as his successor ?
Corkcelt
I’m sure Derbyshirebhoy took comfort in your post. Don’t pay no heed to that shocking response .
Atletico should coast it next week playing against six men. Struggling for players apparently. Any spares CRC?
Chiles is a Goodwin