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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Ron Bacardi on 30th March 2021 11:57 am
Guests to dinner –
Sherpa Tensing Norgay, Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus
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You might have trouble getting them to arrive on time.
HH
Martin McGuiness
Malcolm X
Nelson Mandela
Bob Marley
I’d just sit and listen
Yeah, there’s four. I’ll leave you to decide and enforce who’s getting chucked out.
HH jg
AN TEARMANN on 30TH MARCH 2021 1:42 PM
MCPHAIL BHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 8:48 AM
I am available for the Celtic manager’s job, just putting it out there. Well if Thierry Henry can do it why not me?
indeed. Tho most irish i know would know what to do with their hand when Thierry is anout :-)
ps did you see the wee mural done of the cottages going up to the cathedral ? a great uncle of mine bought some of the row last century.
smiled when i seen that.hoping to get back at ènd of summer hope your well
HH
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Yes I think our local CSC would be at war if Thierry Henry was even considered cheated Ireland out of a World Cup place, want him nowhere near Celtic Park!
Yes the Church Lane project, part of the Cathedral Quarter as well, we’ve become very posh now! It’s great the work done there to ensure the buildings survive, all we need now is for them to open up again, would love to see it as a crafts centre, similar to the one in Derry, we also need visitors, hopefully you and many others will return soon!
Hail, hail!
SCULLYBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 1:48 PM
Ron Bacardi on 30th March 2021 11:57 am
Guests to dinner –
Sherpa Tensing Norgay, Neil Armstrong, Christopher Columbus
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You might have trouble getting them to arrive on time.
HH
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On a similar if different response to the question, I was asked for an in house, works magazine which did profiles on staff each edition loads of questions and the last question was,
‘if you could invite any 4 people, living or dead, to dinner who would you ask?’
My immediate response was my 4 grandparents, I’d answer the same now and also ask for my wee mammy to join us! I only remember one of my four grandparents and she died when I was a wee boy, I’d love to spend time with them and also hear what they sound like! Nobody famous, just family…
McPhail Bhoy on 30th March 2021 2:18 pm
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Yes, I must admit that I think about my dear Mum every day.
HH
From Greepinatta earlier:
“Bolingoli has to be the most scapegoated player in Scottish football. His forced punishment to appease seems so unfair now.”
I never really thought of that before but I totally agree.
Leonardo da Vinci;
William Shakespeare;
Ernie Lynch.
Plato if ernie wants his identity to remain secret.
Anyone been sent a photo of EH in his car , apparently in Byres rd.
I think he’s going to Old Saltys !!!
“ST TAMS on 30TH MARCH 2021 2:35 PM
Anyone been sent a photo of EH in his car”
Evander Holyfield?
Ernest Hemingway?
Elizabeth Hurley?
The good ole days when they used to get spotted at Bothwell services.
I saw Elvis at Bothwell Services this morning but as he was wearing a Peterborough FC top, I think we can rule him out as our next Manager. Pity.
mcphailbhoy
Have you heard anything about a Golf course develpment out in Glenveagh?
hh
HOT SMOKED on 30TH MARCH 2021 2:47 PM
I saw Elvis at Bothwell Services this morning but as he was wearing a Peterborough FC top, I think we can rule him out as our next Manager. Pity.
Was that not Ivan Toney? :-)
hh
Noam Chomsky
Jock Stein
Tom Weir.
:-)
AN TEARMANN on 30TH MARCH 2021 2:50 PM
mcphailbhoy
Have you heard anything about a Golf course develpment out in Glenveagh?
hh
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As in Glenveagh National Park? If so, no. I do know there has been a public consultation on the use of the Park and its amenities recently but I’d imagine that the National Park legislation (I’m open to correction) would not allow a golf course to be built there even if they if they wanted it?
Dinner for four.
Gil Scott-Heron – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSpBs1ghyoo
Bill Hicks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3gPsKSMPhE
Shaun Ryder – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJIoHMG72Ac
HOT SMOKED
Eddie Howe
St Tams
I know ! I was only joking :-))
Having puzzled over some of Madmitch`s initial references, yours was perfectly clear.
Eden Hazard is am EH I would like to see at Celtic.
Cheerio for now.
Imagine signing a manager that had 2 teams relegated in the same season, no even sevco would have done that.
SCULLYBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 8:59 AM
Not sure. I think this must be one of those rare occasions where Nicholas has a point.
I agree that we need to take our time to get the right appointment but surely that’s within reason.
It’s been said that Lennon wasn’t removed in October/November because there were no other suitable candidates so it must’ve been on their minds since then. That’s nearly five months. If it’s taking this long, it’d better be worth the wait because I already make Sevco solid favorites for next year and that thought becomes stronger with each passing week.
Huns Covid lawbreakers get six-match bans, four straight away, two suspended.
Is Scott on a Sabbatical to look and learn
And come back as leader or large part of our new management team
thanks for the kind words fellas
TT
Billy McNeil ?
WHITEDOGHUNCH on 30TH MARCH 2021 3:17 PM
Maybe but from what we know of Broonie, I don’t think he’ll be looking at it that way. He’ll give Aberdeen and the role respect, be fully professional and get his teeth into the new job. Us supporters and the media will be speculating on “stepping stones” but for now, I’m not sure that’s how he’ll approach it.
Huns eventually suspended long after the horse has bolted.
Will we say anything about double standards?
Not holding my breath
Tavernier-Pen must be fit now….
geebee1978 on 30th March 2021 3:15 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 8:59 AM
Not sure. I think this must be one of those rare occasions where Nicholas has a point.
I agree that we need to take our time to get the right appointment but surely that’s within reason.
It’s been said that Lennon wasn’t removed in October/November because there were no other suitable candidates so it must’ve been on their minds since then. That’s nearly five months. If it’s taking this long, it’d better be worth the wait because I already make Sevco solid favorites for next year and that thought becomes stronger with each passing week.
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I take your point and the MSM are having a field day toying with our frustration. But, maybe the new football structure being set in place is part of the delay. ‘Just guessing like’.
HH
SPIKEYSAULDMAN on 30TH MARCH 2021 3:23 PM
TT Billy McNeil ?
*don’t recall much concern then and yet all the weeping and gnashing of teeth about Keano now
My three for dinner,
St Patrick –so that I could find out where he was born.
Severiano Ballesteros
William Patrick Maley
Hail Hail.
I hope there is no truth in the rumour that Neil Lennon has been having talks with the board.
But if true, the positive is that he has a better managerial CV that the vast majority of current favourites.
HH. 🙂
MARKIEBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 3:35 PM
Took the SFA 10 days to ban Bolingoli
Rangers 5 it took the SFA 45 days to conclude the case, consistency is the byword for SFA governance, any suggestion that the following was taken into consideration is just paranoia, Rangers were still in E/L, Club Captain Injured, hadn’t clinched SPFL title.
Celtic FC need a new aggressive approach to SFA governance what do we have to lose
Lionsroar67
Very good, factual post. Respect.
Sevco kids inevitably banned from dead rubbers following a lengthy gap between violation and punishment.
The contrast in treatment of rule breakers in these instances couldn’t be clearer.
DARREN OD on 30TH MARCH 2021 1:33 PM
Not one for politics but thought I would share this i run a Cleaning buisness do a lot if pressure washing you can no longer get a honda gx engine in the UK thats the smaller engines for lawm mowers ect.Honda have totally pulled of UK 😃 because of brexit.
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Darren OD — thanks for the heads up I manage a Garden Maintenance contract (among others) where we have 30 staff in GM contract using Honda and Etesia Lawnmowers. I will be contacting the company we buy from tomorrow.
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D :)
Have they appealed yet?
In no particular order
My Great Grandfather,Richard Harris, Jesus.
DARREN OD
No problem getting Honda engines here.I think they are sold through their Auto. Dealers unless you buy in large quantities.
PHILBHOY on 30TH MARCH 2021 3:05 PM
Billy Bunter
Kim Jong Un
Boris Johnston
Not for the conversation, but because I would look slim in that company.
Fat bastards!
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I resemble that remark !
HH
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