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Over the weekend, Erik Sviatchenko spoke about Scott Brown as Celtic’s “fine minister” as the captain had authority to fine players who broke discipline.  In Erik’s instance, it was lateness.  Scott Brown has been Celtic’s first line of discipline since Neil Lennon’s first period in charge.  Young players were led by example, as more experienced players were given clear guidance of what was expected from them as a Celtic player.

Reprimanding a player for hitching a ride on a buggy intended for an injured colleague, as I once witnessed, requires oceans of respect from players and coaches alike.  This takes pressure off the manager, who can ration his use of discipline for more select matters, when its rarity has more effect.

Controlling a squad of several dozen well-paid athletes is a challenge when results are not going your way and there are campaigns against the manager.  Players cultivate all the wrong feelings when reading social media and pester their agents.  At these times, the manager’s voice can lose effect.  Scott Brown could not prevent our collapse this season but you do not need to think too hard to figure how heavily Neil Lennon and John Kennedy have relied on him.  Not that you will hear any of this from Scott.  I would have him in my corner before anyone else in football.

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  5. connaire12 on

    St Stivs . My dad took me to Love Street to Charles Patrick Tully on the day he sat on the ball in the middle of the Park. Remember Bertie Auld doing it at Celtic Park in the last game of the season against Clyde. Big Jock jumped out the dugout and gave Bertie a dressing down.

  20. quadrophenian on

    SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 30TH MARCH 2021 10:35 PM – Quality!

     

     

    Connell, like Turnbull, is a player.

     

    When we lose Bitton, CalMac, Christie, Moi and Rogic, I really hope he gets a chance under the new guy.

  21. garygillespieshamstring on

    Big Judith will be getting bigger with all these dinners she is getting invited to.

  22. Tontine Tim on

    !!BADA BING!! on 30TH MARCH 2021 7:30 PM

     

     

    Maestro- I think so with Rodgers mate

     

     

    *Probably didnae know how tae get tae Parkheid.

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

    SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 30TH MARCH 2021 10:35 PM

     

    My 3 dinner guests

     

    Margaret Thatcher

     

    Ian Paisley

     

    Tommy Robinson

     

     

    and I am doing the cooking

     

    ——————-

     

     

    Tee-very-heeee 👍😁👏

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

     

    ArsenicAndOldLaceCSC

  25. An Tearmann on

    cheersfor reply i missed it earlier :- )

     

     

    GEEBEE1978 on 30TH MARCH 2021 7:59 AM

     

     

    AN TEARMANN on 29TH MARCH 2021 11:25 PM

     

     

    It’s interesting that nobody says “Let’s have Howe but as long as he brings assistant x with him”

     

     

    Nobody said “It’s great Rodgers is coming but let’s hope he’s bringing assistant y”

     

     

    It would seem that even those who are beginning to get sold on the idea of Keane don’t trust him to do the job without some competent people around him. Doesn’t that ring alarm bells?

     

     

    If he needs Duff to do the work, why not just go with Duff but let him pick his own coaching staff – fresh ideas without the baggage and confrontation? Same with Nicky Butt.

     

     

    As I said previously, Paul Lambert has a better CV.

     

     

    Other than being Irish, a great player and good value as a pundit I see absolutely no reason for us to employ Keane – and they’re not even good reasons.

     

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    Hi Geebee.

     

     

    like the x and y analogy, we are to picky and its a news frenzy.The playstation generation

     

    cant be telt how to run a team.theyv played ‘manager’ 😊 it used to be bout the team now its everything…oh and the bookie and media farm any name.goin it sells and confuses us more.The only thing we are certain of is to get it done!

     

    The names you mention are all viable.keane i would love for the pressers.alas no football played there Geebee and that whats important.

     

    The irish thing i wonder bout, Strachan,Vim.Dr jo.but with oneill and rogers irish and their impact on getting the mojo going is big history.in last 20 yearsesp mo’n paddled over a tsunami of cheating.

     

     

    like yoursel am sure whoever will get our support.

     

     

    HH

  30. pauloantony on

    Eddie howe over Roy keane ?

     

     

    Not for me.

     

     

    Roy keane is EXACTLY what we need right now.

     

     

    OGS was asked which former teammate would he want in his current side and didn’t hesitate go say keane.

     

     

    A leader of men who sets the highest professional standards.

     

     

    A big name who could attract big names.

     

     

    A man who would NOT be bullied by the referee’s, SFA or the media.

     

     

    A title winner as a player and manager.

     

     

    With the right people around him (nicky butt, Damien duff) I’ve no doubt he would bring success back to the club quickly.

     

     

    Just my humble opinion

  31. pauloantony on

    LIONROARS67 on 30TH MARCH 2021 4:28 PM

     

     

    Roy keane wouldn’t miss the SFA in instances like this.

     

     

    Let’s have a massive profile football man call the SFA out for the world to see the corruption

  32. TheLurkinTim on

    For every name you see touted by the SMSM, and for all those great unemployed managers touted for the job…forgedaboutit…;-))

     

     

    Sid…for a second I hoped it was Hibs we were betting on ;-))..av screencaptured yer post and Strathcarron Hospice will receive a deserved donation later today

     

     

    Lefty…what can I say…stay srong brother YNWA

     

     

    H.H.

  33. Fess19 on

    Now that their team tops the WC qualifying section could messerers Martinez/Maloney come back into the betting for Celtic?

     

    If not, “Howe No”

  35. GuyFawkesaforeverhero on

    What’s the Celtic story? Goals, goals and more goals.

     

     

    There’s a six game form league table which adds together the three most recent home and away results. Currently, we have scored 5 and conceded 3 goals. In six games. A pathetic return for a Celtic team. Only St Mirren, Aberdeen and Hamilton have fewer goals than us.

     

     

    Tightening things up at the back is what wee teams do. I don’t mind a sieve-like defence in the slightest. In fact, during those times of calamitous defending, a surprising clean sheet was a joy to be cherished.

     

     

    We broke the record for clean sheets a few seasons ago because our two centre halves were the best two footballers in the squad not because we tightened up at the back.

     

     

    John Kennedy and Gavin Strachan. While you’re still here, get your heads in gear and the 9s back into the penalty box. Attack is the Celtic way.

     

     

    John Hughes was being a good Tim when he publicly humiliated our players, calling them out as fearties who don’t want to head the ball. It’s understandable from a squad with memories of the assaults on Kieran and Ryan. Eighteen yards out, twelve yards out, six yards out. Time to get in there.

  36. Hot Smoked on

    Where is ernie? Since I put him down as one of my three, he has disappeared. Overcome with humility?

     

     

    Each to their own, obviously and I found most choices sat well with me but Eric Morecombe? Good Lord !!!

     

     

    Off to the golf ( which may attract a few Good Lord responses as well !).

     

    Cheerio for now.

  37. geebee1978 on

    PAULOANTONY on 31ST MARCH 2021 1:59 AM

     

     

    If Roy Keane is such a great leader as a manager, why did it go so appallingly bad at Sunderland, with players celebrating him leaving? If he’s so good in the transfer market, why did he spend big on poor performers at Ipswich before getting sacked?

     

     

    He has done absolutely nothing to suggest that he’s management material and that was before he had ten years out of the game.

     

     

    Souness is a tough-talker and winner on the field as was Stuart Pearce; Paul Ince….other than Sounsess’s blank-cheque at Rangers, none of them have proved that these are transferable skills in management. What about coaching, tactics, training methods?

     

     

    It’s been said by some that Keane has learned and mellowed. If that’s true, that probably takes away his only redeeming feature. However, a few weeks ago after De Gea made a mistake, he said if he were United manager, he would leave De Gea in London and make him get his own bus. Players that have worked under Keane will tell you that’s not as unrealistic as it sounds.

     

     

    Doesn’t sound to me as if he’s changed at all – still confrontational and out of tune with the modern players.

     

     

    All about opinions I guess but in my opinion someone “giving it to the press” while Sevco stroll to the title isn’t a criteria any sensible club goes by when appointing a manager.

  38. lionroars67 on

    Good Morning CQN

     

     

    As the one who posed yesterdays dinner party question thanks for the many replies, some fantastic suggestions for guests, hopefully, more today……….maybe 3 Celtic men for a few pints

     

     

    Jimmy McGrory, Jinky, Scott brown

     

     

    PAULOANTONY on 31ST MARCH 2021 2:04 AM

     

     

    Not into meaningless theatrics, badge kissers, etc Not for me sorry, the world has shown it is indifferent to headlines about refereeing mistakes, Roy would be targetted by the goat herders and would be permanently sitting in the stand, Roy Keane started at Nottingham Forrest, Cloughies teams had an exemplary standard of onfield discipline it was a major factor in his team’s successes, sadly IMO Keane possess neither Cloughies football brain nor his ability for having a psychological hold on a dressing room

     

     

    Wee Fergus chased the SFA through the SFA rule book, sadly a compromised CEO and PLC were unable to chase the SFA through the disciplinary framework of EUFA over Res12.

     

    Decisions such as the penalty not awarded recently at Parkhead should be contested by the club by asking for a reason from the match officials as to why that decision of a penalty not awarded, enough “honest mistakes” to form a case for EUFA to look at bias is eventually where it should end, gloves off, Rule book minutely investigated by lawyers, every unfair ruling, inconsistent ruling challenged! to a point like Fergus, it involves the courts

  40. lionroars67 on

    GUYFAWKESAFOREVERHERO on 31ST MARCH 2021 8:03 AM

     

     

    We have dominated possession in our last two games under JK, our stats are very impressive, 43 shots on goal in our last two games, yes 43 with 20 on target, we had 19 corners giving a measly return of 1 goal over the two games, not to mention good possession in attacking areas in which we failed to exploit and hurt the opposition, we have been mostly failed by our talisman Edouard, and others who have scorned excellent chances, if a cup success is to come we need some star performers to find form in the shooting boots, they are getting plenty of opportunities.

     

     

    Have a good day aff oot

  42. DeniaBhoy on

    Just a thought on squad fitness this year. In previous years, I have moaned about the toll on our players due to the relentless schedule of games (league, cups, CL qualifiers, European games, international tournaments & friendlies etc) which saw some of our guys playing more football than any other pros in the world.

     

    On March 13th 2020, our 9iar season ended. The players then basically had the novelty of 4 months rather than 4 weeks to rest, recuperate and get in shape for this season. Long term aches, niggles and injuries got a chance to properly recover. Overplayed players like Calmac, Christie, JF and Broony got a proper rest for the first time in years.

     

    My expectation would have been a totally revitalized squad jumping at the gun to get going.

     

     

    Strange thing then that in so many games we have looked tired and, dare I say, unfit even against the likes of St Mirren, Livingston and Kilmarnock.

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