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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It seems every season we are unprepared for the Champions league qualifiers which seems baffling to me.We have been eliminated on several occasions by teams with a fraction of our turnover rather than seeing it as a gamble to buy players before qualifying for the group stage I consider it more of a gamble not to invest in players a d having themand the team prepared for the qualifiers. Celtic have signed some great players in the last decade and sold lots of them for a large profit to EPL clubs a d even to French and German clubs so why the hesitancy to trust the scouts who sourced these players and when we receive 13,22 or 25 million pounds for players spend a decent amount on replacements Show a level of ambition whilst living within your means.
As FFP rules have been relaxed perhaps our billionaire majority shareholder could speculate to accumulate and invest in a proven manager and maybe an exciting player or three
Roy Keane
Has been offered the job today the club already know his decision .
Bob,
If you know for a fact Roy Keane was offered the job today.
Surely you know his decision, assuming it was the same source.
What was it ?
HH.
The Celtic Way
THE HAND OF GOD
You make good reasonable points, however the fact is that there is no spare cash lying around. We can only ask that we spend whatever we raise in transfer fees. Will that be enough to entice a top manager and but new players….who knows. One thing is sure – the wage bill needs trimming
Unlike Ibrox – we don’t have a queue of deep-pocketed fans willing to ‘invest’ £80/£100m for shares and seats on the board.
Realism must set in soon.
TONTINE TIM on 29TH MARCH 2021 5:45 PM
See for HOLY WEEK could you just put names instead of a WAR N PEACE PARAGRAPH.
GP
I was pretty much first to post breaking news that BR on this blog same guy told me about 30 mins ago passing it on I don’t think it’s that big a secret that he was met by celtic board on Sunday .
Bob,
I am not doubting you.
Interested in the reply though.
HH
JHB,
I prefer to look at things the opposite way to yourself on this matter.
If we appoint a manager that the fans don’t rate ( eg John Kennedy) then we will undoubtedly lose ST revenue.
We lose 15k and that equates to £9m. Lose more than that and its self explanatory. Then we dig out the top tier covers again.
Subsequently, we cannot afford to sign a second rate manager. It’s simple maths.
Even a fully subscribed share issue couldn’t be guaranteed if we appoint second rate.
Downsizing has consequences.
HH.
JHB on 29th March 2021 6:54 pm
Unlike Ibrox – we don’t have a queue of deep-pocketed fans willing to ‘invest’ £80/£100m for shares and seats on the board.
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You what?
STPATRICKSBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2021 5:54 PM
TT – St Kessog’s Boys Guild teams that brings back memories John TUB Gilfeather RIP as talented as the guys who made it,sadly he went nowhere.
*absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt, we offered him terms but he chose Albion Rovers instead and then didnae like the journey tae Cliftonhill so just packed it in.
In that game there were several Russell Cup winners but IMHO he was the best and that includes both Solly and Brian Gallagher who also played in the big leagues.
I used tae go tae the games with him and standing on the San Siro in 1970 said tae him he should have been out there, his response was “naw oor Mick was better than me”, WTF, he’s still talked about on Vale sites and that includes bluenoses.
Brian Gallacher still as nuts now as he was then.Flying machine with skill.
Hhmm.
White smoke soon might very well be required.
Fair bit of doom and gloom on here.
Long way to go (at least I hope so) before we can match the management team of our main opposition
– 8 trophies contested
– 1 won
Even more glaringly, how can we achieve financial parity with the other shower?
I mean, we went into the pandemic with huge cash reserves and no debt.
For them it was the exact opposite (and they still bought more players !)
But that doesn’t matter because we are in a terrible state financially whereas they can rely on a perpetual line of cash from their magnificent benefactors. (copyright uninformed-and-uninforming.com)
In a nutshell?
We were awful.
They were good.
They’ve peaked (see Robertson’s previous “we need to sell” message).
That’s right – they need to sell in that flat, depressed, bear market.
The same market that leads some on here to think we’ll get modest fees for Kris Ajer and Odsonne Edouard.
We’ll improve with the right person in charge.
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
We’re Not Half of Anything
Anyone else able to confirm the Keane rumours? Etims seem pretty certain…
The key to Keane’s success, if he takes the job, will be who his right hand man is.
No harm to JK but……………………
What are the odds on Keane now please?
Unlike Ibrox – we don’t have a queue of deep-pocketed fans willing to ‘invest’ £80/£100m for shares and seats on the board.
If only they’d shown liquidation the red card, …..Oh wait
PHILBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2021 7:42 PM
What are the odds on Keane now please?
Keane is 9/1; Howe is 2/5. William Hill
HOT SMOKED
Thanks!
Do we pile in then?
;-(
GREENPINTA 7:17
I agree that we cannot afford to appoint a stop-gap, or, sticking plaster manager. e.g. Ronny
We need a Brendan-type on board – we will all be delighted if we manage it. Brendan improved almost all the squad and added only a couple of new faces – but we had a better squad then than we do now. At times Brendan would field a Ronny eleven and still get the goods delivered.
If we get £30m for Eduard, Ajer & Christie, we will be doing well.
Money will be the key for a new manager & for players – we are not awash with it now.
If anyone on here can make our figures look any better, I will be anxious to see them.
PHILBHOY on 29TH MARCH 2021 7:49 PM
HOT SMOKED
Thanks!
Do we pile in then?
;-(
You`re welcome.
Pile in? I wouldn`t.
JHB
Newcastle offered £8 million for Ajer last week.
FYI
HOT SMOKED
Me neither!
;_)
BOURNESOUPRECIPE @ 7:46
Yes, it seems unfair that we run a tight ship & ‘they’ don’t – but we are where we are. There is no way, in my opinion, that DD will allow a new share issue that dilutes his holding – so we live within our means.
JHB
They can issue non voting shares
PHILBHOY @ 7:52
Apparently – or paper talk. I think £8 is way below his value. However in a covid market……Eduard = £12m plus add ons/Ajer = £10m/Christie = £8m. That’s how I come to £30m
JHB
£8m for Christie?
I’ll drive him…………………..
Canny see that!
JHB
We’re nowhere near where you say we are, and neither are ‘the Rainjurz’. Soft loans are soft, but they’re not that soft, their entire playing squad is for sale ( see Dave King )
I’d rather be Celtic thank you, where debt isn’t converted to shares the next thing you’ll be telling us is that
Douglas Park is just a big Sugar Daddy.
Are you Hugh Keevans?
MON more or less confirmed Keane and Kennedy as dead certs tonight on Radio Scotland. I’m even better than reading between the lines than what I am on the first tee (+16).
+16.
If you are saying that’s your handicap yer talkin’ pish.
With respect.
Hail Hail
Stay Safe
Gene @ 7.56
Yes they could – who would buy? Apart from Willie Haughey, who is into Queens Park I believe, I cannot think of any rich supporter of any note.
I do feel, and I have changed my mind on this recently, that there should be a supporter director on the board.
Fans coughed-up for VSTs and may have to do so again. Paying and not getting in to Celtic Park is a very big sacrifice, almost a tax on being a supporter. So with a nod to the American Civil War, I say, “no taxation without representation”
Celtic’s Scottish Cup defence gets underway on Saturday evening when Falkirk visit Celtic Park for the 3rd Round tie. The game is being shown live on Premier Sports and on Celtic TV for those supporters outside Britain and Ireland.
However many of Celtic’s Pass to Paradise season ticket supporters have been hoping that the club would also confirm that this match – with the unusually late kick-off time for a Saturday (7.30pm) – would be provided as some additional ‘added value’.
However it appears that this will NOT be happening after Celtic’s SLO undated a response to a supporter from last week who wanted to know if this Scottish Cup match on 3 April would be added to the Pass to Paradise as part of the promise the club made to supporters to provide added value in a season where 60,000 supporters have paid full price for the club’s streaming service via Celtic TV.
Unfortunately for Celtic, the rights to this Scottish Cup match belong to Premier Sports who have now confirmed, according to John Paul Taylor’s update, that they are not willing to allow Celtic to broadcast the game directly to Pass to Paradise season ticket holders.
So if you are in Britain or Ireland and want to watch the game then your only legitimate option in to watch via Premier Sports.
Celtic have won the Scottish Cup on each of the last four seasons and are targeting an unrivalled 5th consecutive Scottish Cup win to salvage something from what has been a frustrating and disappointing season for the club.
@CelticStar
A big personality allied with a proven current managerial CV would indeed be desirable.
However just a big personality is not enough.
HH.
Not the Proclaimers
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BOURNESOUPRECIPE @ 8:00
Do you think that there will wholesale changes at Ibrox next season? – I don’t. A return to the CL groups are on offer – in my opinion their board & their players will want a crack at it. They waited three years for Gerrard to deliver – they will hang on another year for the CL.
Etims-definitely gave a good argument earlier for RK