4-in-a-row DVD, out now, for Father’s Day!! Fill your boots.
You and I know how Celtic are reported in the media but it’s seldom we have an opportunity to objectively analyse how we are portrayed in comparison to others. Yesterday’s media conference at Ibrox, was, frankly, irresistible.
Below is a transcript of questions and other comments made by journalists at Ronny Deila’s media conference when he was announced as Celtic manager a year ago, followed by Mark Warburton’s yesterday.
There are a few gems. Care to guess which conference these were put at “you’re actually a strong advocate of not spending and working on a tight budget”?
Or “You said he was at the top of the list – just for clarity, were any job offers made to other candidates?”
Or “There’s an expectation or a fear that top talent… will move to pastures new – is that a fear for you?”
Although to be fair, one brave soul did ask Davie Weir, “How different do you feel this Rangers is to the one you left?”
Let me know what you think. I know what I think…. some clubs are so well run they don’t need campaigning PR companies. Others are up to no good to such an extent they can hardly go through a day without one.
Don’t forget the 4-in-a-row DVD!
Ronny’s conference:
Many congratulations Ronny – how do you feel?
Easy decision?
What do you feel you can bring to Celtic?
This is your first experience of British football, how big a step up is this for you?
Peter, you’ve been linked with many candidates in the past few weeks, why is Ronny the right man?
Has number two been chosen yet?
Is John Collins a candidate?
How much time are you going to have to put your stamp on the team before the Champions League qualifiers start?
How do you rate the squad you’ve inherited here at Celtic?
Your first task will be to try and get the club to the Champions League – it’s your first experience of the competition, what do you think of the task?
You have three qualifying rounds to get through to get to the Champions League, it’s a difficult task.
Are you Norway’s answer to Jurgen Klopp?
On the issue Peter mentioned about unearthing raw talent, not only have you done that, you’re actually a strong advocate of not spending and working on a tight budget. Is that the case and why is that the case?
You played under Roy Hodgson, did you speak to him – what did you learn from him?
Can I ask you about the process of when you first became aware of Celtic’s interest?
What remit has Peter Lawwell given you as manager? There hasn’t been too much by way of a challenge for Celtic domestically, so what challenges do you face as a manager?
Peter, when did you become aware of Ronny’s abilities?
Was Ronny the only person– (cut off)
Comment made by Neil Lennon in the papers – was Ronny identified to replace Johann, was that the case?
You said he was at the top of the list – just for clarity, were any job offers made to other candidates?
Ronny is it important— (cut off)
Have you started talking to Ronny about what sort of budget he may or may not have?
Have you talked budgets Ronny?
Peter have you established a sufficient budget that can help Ronny?
Ronny what can you bring to Celtic?
I have to ask you about the pictures circulating in the Scottish papers in the past few days – can you explain them to us?
Will you do the same– (cut off)
Do you expect the same here then?
Just in terms of players – there’s an expectation or a fear that top talent like Fraser Forster and Virgil Van Dijk will move to pastures new – is that a fear for you?
You’ve spoken about developing players, things that take time – you don’t have the luxury of a long-term deal, it’s a rolling deal – have you been given assurances that you will be given longer?
What’s more important – results or development?
Warburton’s conference:
Many, many, congratulations, I’m sure you’ll be very excited about the prospect, but how big a challenge do you face here?
How easy was it for you to feel that this was the right job for you?
How prepared do you feel you are for the scrutiny you’ll be under here?
What do you feel is your first priority here?
Paul – you have said in recent weeks since you have come in that the club is broken and it needs to be rebuilt – why do you think that Mark and Davie are the management team to take it forward?
Mark – David from BBC Scotland here – at what point did you realise you wanted to be Rangers manager, and did you have any other offers?
And you’ll be expected to win automatic promotion straight away, yes?
And you and Davie have been characterised as good cop-good cop from people at Brentford, how can that help Rangers?
Your background is very different from most football managers, probably more akin to someone who would be on the board – but are there any parallels about how you’ll go about your business as a manager compared to your days as a high flying city slicker?
You said your first priority is to strengthen the squad, some players have left the club after their contracts were up – how far are you down the line at identifying new players?
How confident are you that you’ll be able to get this club promoted at the first attempt?
You’ve signed a two-year contract, how quickly do you think you can get this club back competing at the top of Scottish football?
Mark – what assurances have you been given, if any – about what your size of budget and what you can spend – it’s not just about numbers, it’s about the quality of the players you can get in as well?
David – did you ever believe you would be back here so soon?
As much as anything else, do you feel you’re going to have to help Mark get used to the surroundings of Scottish football and what it means to be at this football club?
How different do you feel this Rangers is to the one you left?
Davie what would you say Mark’s particular skillset it, his particular talent – how does he go about his business?
Did you speak to any of the guys who worked with before here, Walter and Ally?
Mark, what do you know about the players you have here at the moment?
The average age of the players last year was 28, is that something you’re looking to bring down?
So the youth system here is something you’re targeting as well?
There’s also no scouting system here, is that something you’re looking to sort out soon?
Rangers have been criticised in the past for overpaying players, particularly in the past few years, is that culture changing now?
So you reckon you’ll be going for players that are out of contract or loan deals rather than players who are in contract?
Mark, you say there’s no quick fix and it won’t happen overnight, how difficult will that balance be given there is such pressure to get promoted this season?
How many players do you think you need?
Will you be bringing Lewis McLeod back?
What type of footballing philosophy will you bring to Rangers?
There’s obviously been a thing about trying to get fans back buying season tickets, what message do you have for fans?
You spoke about the accent on youth and young players, but Davie played here until he was long in the tooth, will you be looking to bring in experienced players?
In your previous career, you would have been familiar with risk and reward – are Rangers taking a risk in your appointment?
Mark, just going back to your targets, have you been told by Dave King you have to win the league this year?
Will your management style be a bit different to Jock Wallace’s?
Paul – as far as your concerned with the management structure is concerned, you spoke about a director of football is something you would like to move toward, and the academy needs sorted, do you think there could be more appointments further down the line?
It’s already the middle of June, how soon can we see bodies in the door because the first competitive game is in five weeks?
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Dontbrattbakkinanger
10:49 on
17 June, 2015
Ole Cardigano pops in and out of the ole Blue room so often they should connect him to a flywheel and plug him into the grid.
Or fit one of these new fangled “Friction brakes”on him.
The Greeks – who are skint – apparently owe the Italians – who are half skint – c€40 billion.
Plus interest.
In total I believe they owe their Euro partners c€320 billion.
HH!!
Hey Combodian Bhoy
Hope your enjoying your wee soirée :-)
Nae pictures yet of the Hoootenany Fleg
Hail Hail
For the older generation on here;)
▶ 0:58
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyz_jv_xiB8
Cowiebhoy 11:51
I think you’re right – I seem to remember he said he was going to sue Sir Duped for the money – claiming HE was duped! re the state of the finances when he invested.
But I think he also put in a claim with BDO which is what the 1.4m is about.
Maybe just getting a bit desperate and trying everything?
Certainly not the actions of a man with £30m burning a hole in his pocket!
Tallybhoy
Taxis left and it’s blue skies in Glasgow
Still freezing though
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Thanks
I can’t wait for the new season to start to try it out
Hail Hail
MT
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS,
Everyone will have a “Democratic right”next year when the Scottish elections are held.I really dont care who is in.The last two did a piss poor job,maybe the SNP will.Who knows.We vote,we get who we vote for.Thats it.You mentioned “Totalitarianism”.When the majority of people in Britain were against the Iraq war,Blair ignored them,and took us in.How has that episode turned out?.Hundreds of billions of £s pissed away.When the SNP do something as monumentally stupid as that,feel free to come back to me.We vote them in,they do what they do.No amount of griping on here will change anything.
“When the majority of people in Britain were against the Iraq war”
Urban myth
NatKnow
11:02 on
17 June, 2015
The guys at Area 51 promised us they’d have nuclear fusion sorted in about 5 years. A simple matter of containing the the ole plasma wi’ a cupla magnets – the sort used to draw hair an beards on pictures of baldy men using iron filings. So chill everyone…
Gonny take some amount of pictures of”Baldy heided men”for that to work.
I think!!!!!!!!!.
BT
I think it’s still raining in Troon!
To clear up later, apparently.
HH!!
“When the SNP do something as monumentally stupid as that,feel free to come back to me.”
Like joining the Euro?
Like following Ireland’s financial template?
Like going for seperation when your nearest neighbours (competitors) would control your currency?
Give them time……………..
oz doller to sterling exchange rate very poor at the minute
Less than half
Any one keep regular eye on these things and predict it will soon get better ?
Moving back home next year so obviously will want best rate possible.
Bawsman
Are you confusing the UK with the US? Every poll in Britain showed a majority against the war. And the anti-war demonstration was the biggest in British history.
Turkeybhoy
12:13 on
17 June, 2015
NatKnow
11:02 on
17 June, 2015
The guys at Area 51 promised us they’d have nuclear fusion sorted in about 5 years. A simple matter of containing the the ole plasma wi’ a cupla magnets – the sort used to draw hair an beards on pictures of baldy men using iron filings. So chill everyone…
Gonny take some amount of pictures of”Baldy heided men”for that to work.
I think!!!!!!!!!.
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I’m thinking CQN may possibly have an endless supply of ’em! :-)
Tallybhoy…
When are you back to sample the crap weather we have.HH
Anyone with an iota of sense- which rules out your average sevconian -knew Bush Blair and Campbell were talking mince about the Iraqi military capabilities
Bawsman
12:11 on
17 June, 2015
“When the majority of people in Britain were against the Iraq war”
Urban myth
And you can prove otherwise?.
Useless rhetoric.
COWIEBHOY
Beginning tae wunner if he’s in Cambodia at all. I reckon he’s told his wife that,and effed off to a distillery somewhere.
TURKEYBHOY
Is that you harking back to the days when,if a government made a bad decision,dissent was allowed?
solarpanelsonmyroofCSC :)
Interesting :-)
Former Celtic striker Gary Hooper has been linked with a potential move back to the Bhoys, with the Scunthorpe Telegraph taking a look at the odds as to which club the 27-year-old could be turning out for next season.
Celtic are third favourites to bring the forward back to Scotland with BetVictor, and there is no doubt he would be welcomed with open arms by supporters and management alike.
Hooper played 37 matches for Norwich last season, scoring 13 goals in the process, and he has a total of 20 goals in 68 matches for the Canaries.
His strikes helped Norwich earn promotion back to the Premier League but his previous spell in the top flight was not as productive as he would have hoped.
That could mean he has every intention of proving his doubters wrong this time round, but the latest report has suggested he could well be on his way, either back to the second tier or up to the Scottish Premiership.
Celtic have the bonus of being able to offer Hooper Champions League football and with only two senior strikers on their books, Ronny Deila’s side could do with the Norwich star’s accuracy in front of goal.
Hooper scored 82 goals in 138 matches for Celtic and according to the bookies at least, he may still get the chance to add to that tally.
BURGASHOOPS
Fair play for doing yer bit,mate.
Try doing it in Kilwinning.
Bawsman
12:14 on
17 June, 2015
“When the SNP do something as monumentally stupid as that,feel free to come back to me.”
Like joining the Euro?
Like following Ireland’s financial template?
Like going for seperation when your nearest neighbours (competitors) would control your currency?
Give them time………
Or maybe selling off Britains Gold reserves at the lowest price.
Stealing billions from peoples Pension Funds and gambling,and losing,them.
Going into a pointless war,killing hundreds of thousands,costing hundreds of billions in £s.
Spending billions of £s on Trident to keep America happy.
Having no meaningful regulations on the banks,letting them plunge the country into chaos.
How much do you think these little abberations cost the country?.
Only difference being,we dont have to give them time.Its all been done.
Bring back Hoops.
new article posted.
SIPSINI
Not sure yet.
Wife n daughter hoping to come out next month for a couple of weeks.
Will mail you later.
PROMISE!
HH!!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
12:29 on
17 June, 2015
BURGASHOOPS
Fair play for doing yer bit,mate.
Try doing it in Kilwinning.
:) In all fairness you’ll be hard pushed NOT to see a home in Turkiye without solar-panel system of some description.
Being affordable to the population is the key Bobby.
Turkeybhoy
12:22 on
17 June, 2015
Bawsman
12:11 on
17 June, 2015
“When the majority of people in Britain were against the Iraq war”
Urban myth
And you can prove otherwise?.
Useless rhetoric.
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I recall, from my fading memory, the debate as 50-50
The western governments knew Saddam Hussain had some really horrible, nasty, deadly stuff to lob (halabja) ’cause we (weatern suppliers) had the receipts.
cowiebhoy…
I’d take hooper back, he obviously hasn’t settled in Norwich, between him and LG we would have a formidable partnership.
Yep, Ronny doesn’t or prefares one up front, that could be accommodated for.
Have to laugh at the endless back and forth about Labour and the SNP.
Policy-wise there has always been little between them. The SNP were quite keen to adopt the “Celtic Tiger” policy of low corporation tax and talking about adopting the Scandanavian model next. In fact, they often follow Labours lead with policies such as the mansion tax.
For all the talk of revolution, the SNP will come back from Westminster having made little diffrernelike the feeble fifty before them. The only difference is that it will work in their favor as they can then point the finger at a broken system. Just like their antics in the commons, it was theater for the folks back home.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
12:24 on
17 June, 2015
TURKEYBHOY
Is that you harking back to the days when,if a government made a bad decision,dissent was allowed?
Yes.Not that it mattered.
Look,I never wanted to get into a Political debate.I am fed up listening to people debating on here,as if everything in the past was a bed of roses.Just when was this?.I dont remember it.If Labour had won Scotland,so be it.They did not,SNP did,same applies.
Have you or anyone else noticed any difference?.You might when the Tories £12.5 billion in welfare cuts start to bite.Have you really heard Labour screaming and kicking against this?.I am ashamed of the party I once loved.
Bawsman,
Saddam had nothing.Ridiculous to think otherwise.
ernie lynch
11:11 on
17 June, 2015
So, given the extent to which they blight the landscape and its flaura and fauna, what’s the bloody point of them? They don’t achieve anything.
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They (SNP) achieve what they always strive to achieve – the illusion that they know what they are doing, and, that they are actually doing something.
They employ this approach in everything they do – dealing in generalities, promising ‘jam tomorrow’ and avoiding specific detail on everything, whether it be policies, or, defined proposals.
Of course they can speak of “a fairer society”, or, “eliminating austerity”, “boosting employment”, “abolishing foodbanks”, “the levers of power” etc, all the catchphrases that their new converts latched on to, but ask them (SNP), to ‘put flesh on the bones’ with regard policies, and they run a mile, or descend into their well-rehearsed ‘double-speak’, delivered by a hand-picked few.
Their brand of Nationalism differs not a jot from the brand employed by the Nazis – it involves identifying a scapegoat on whom to blame on your ills, Hitler chose the Jews, the SNP choose the English and all political parties with ties to Westminster.
Then you promise that you will do everything right, that you will never make a mistake, and deliver EVERYTHING that all parts of the electorate wants – being careful of course not to go as far as producing costed and workable policies/proposals.
The SNP energy policy, the council tax freeze, free university tuition, free prescriptions, free bus travel, attempting to corroboration, the OB legislation and their duplicitous bluster over FFA, does nothing for the benefit-poor, the working-poor, the disabled and disadvantaged and the working class of Scotland.
Energy Policy – They know that we will ALWAYS have to import the bulk of what we require from the UK National Grid.
Council Tax Freeze – This benefits disproportionately, the very people who can afford to pay and forces councils to cut services to the disabled and disadvantaged.
Free Tuition – As above, benefits those who could easily make a contribution and has dire consequences (loss of 240,000 college places) for those wishing to take the vocational, rather than academic, path to self-betterment.
Free Bus Travel – makes no case for the poorest in society and is again an unnecessary give away to the majority who could afford to pay something.
Free Prescriptions – as with the above three, this again takes people who could afford to pay, out of the paying loop. It was the case that all on benefit/pensions/low incomes never paid anyway. The charge when abolished was only £3/item and was paid by those who could afford it.
Abolish Corroboration – an attempt to curry favour with the female vote’, which was seen as weak spot for the SNP – they’re intention was to manipulate the law with regard to the prosecution of rape, in order to achieve more convictions.
The OB Act – A blatant attempt to ‘take the sting out of’ the bigoted and sectarian abuse of our minority, by targeting us in a catch-all ‘evening-up’ exercise to prolong the “one’s as bad as the other” truth, trotted out by the Scottish media.
FFA – The SNP know that this is ‘a pig in a poke’ and that discarding the Barnett formula would result in Scotland having, at 8.5 %( £10 billion) deficit, double the RUK, and the biggest in Europe. They (Salmond) only tabled the amendment when they were certain it would be defeated.
The SNP have done precisely nothing for the poorest in our society, except con them into to voting for them – not ONE thing, and have NO firm costed policies/proposals on the table.
It was indeed ironic to see them in the lobby with the Tories the other day, since they trooped in to deliver Thatcher to us, they have voted with Tories on more occasions than Labour, and of course were in coalition with them in Holyrood – and yet they and their new found ‘converts’ pour their hatred on Labour – the ONLY party EVER to specifically help the poorest and working class in this country.
Since 1945, there have been many HUNDREDS of bills, measures, policies and proposals, put forward and enacted by the Labour Party that initially lifted our people out of dire poverty, then gave them New Rights, transformed the Workplace, Education, Health, Benefits and Human Rights, a record in which to be rightly proud…..now name ONE on the SNP balance sheet – just ONE.
Turkeybhoy
12:47 on
17 June, 2015
Bawsman,
Saddam had nothing.Ridiculous to think otherwise.
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Wrong again Turkey – He used WMD, chemical weapons on the Kurds in 1988, then on thousands his own people in Halabja, Northern Iraq.
His genocide of the Marsh Arabs after his invasion of Kuwait in 1991.
You and those like you would have left him in place, and his two sons after him, to continue their 25 year reign of terror – is that correct?
testing….