I read a lot of confidence that the appointment of Eddie Howe is a done deal, all a matter of getting Bournemouth’s play-off games out of the way to allow the appointment of his backroom staff. If only the world worked this way.
Managerial appointments have commercial consequences. If Celtic had a manager contracted, the stock market would be informed at an early opportunity. Negotiations are no one else’s business but it is inappropriate to keep commercially sensitive information like this from the market.
Eddie may have shaken hands, spent an hour with the media team for a planned reveal, but a contract? Sorry. You will know very soon after that is signed. Until then, it is a draft document.
It also makes no sense waiting on the availability of backroom staff before announcing the manager, who could easily tell the media, “I’m working on the backroom team and will let you know when there is news.”
His former Bournemouth assistants will either join him in his next job, stay where they are, or go elsewhere. Eddie will take another job, with or without them. This could be the reason proffered for the lack of a signature, but I’m not buying it.
There is also the dirty little subject. Imagine for a moment the pressure inside every business unit at Celtic Park. The finance team will have nervous twitches looking at statements and forecasts. Those in the retail department will be battering their F5 keys and calling everyone in the business hoping for information. Ticketing have their busiest two month’s work to cram into an ever-decreasing window. The Foundation and the many who depend on it for support and assistance – jeez – they need our help more than anyone. “Just. Do. It.” will be the message from every department head.
An entire enterprise is waiting on one statement to allow it to trade normally. Do you really think Celtic are so chilled about money would sit on news that forgoes this cash? Really?
You and I have seen a lot of the football business. We know that if a talent is good enough, he is incentivised to keep his options open until the last possible moment. This scenario, I buy. Anyway, have a nice Thursday!
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Think Spurs will take a look at Scotty Parker before Howe,just my feeling
Can someone (anyone) please explain the hype re. Howe.
ERNIE LYNCH on 13TH MAY 2021 2:03 PM
Ernie – I was hoping you would offer words of wisdom on the subject
There are one or maybe even two on here that take you seriously
67ECW
What if our other targets also wanted to keep their options open?
I am busy just now and was going to define the word “immediately” would you guys wait till next week for me to get back to you.
Hi pal. Yup – he’s just finished his first year at Strathclyde – all classes and studying done online. I’ve been really impressed to be honest – he’s attacked it as a 9-5 job every day without fail. Passed everything so far (final two results still to come in). Looking forward to first legal (not actual) pub visit this weekend since he turned 18 last November.
Have you any idea how many bottles of BUD he drank before you turned up in THE BLANE VALLEY.
OLDTIM had to go to bank in the wall twice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Morning all
After a dreich day yesterday the sun is out in a cloudless sky…a nice thing
unless you’re a Celtic fan waiting for white smoke on the horizon.
The delay in appointing a manager in good time to get his feet under the desk & his bibs & cones out clearly has a reason.
It’s not unreasonable to speculate that this is because we are waiting on some aspect of the chosen one’s situation to resolve itself.
– Is it Eddie Howe & the EPL possibilities or Bournemouth’s play off fortunes?
– Is it Steve Clarke & the summer internationals?
– Is it Jack Ross & the Scottish Cup final?
– Is it another candidate altogether?
I’d like to assume that we have been diligently seeking to recruit a replacement management team in the weeks since NFL left, and that we have at least tentatively agreed terms.
Ideally, we’d want his replacement in as son as possible to avoid the usual close season mess of failing to prep for the CL qualies. The sheer fact that we haven’t done that SHOULD mean that the chosen one is worth the wait, and further, he has hopefully been involved behind the scenes already – in a non remunerative way obviously.
Since our ideal recruit is not in pace within the desired time frame, we’re all left hoping or assuming that
a) we have someone lined up
b) we are not going into the close season still searching for a manager
c) the chosen recruit or Celtic have sound reasons for him not being announced at this time
d) he has at least had some discussion about player retention/sales & even what our player needs are
It will take an enormous effort, even by the best of managers, to navigate this close season so that Celtic are in the right frame of mind to tackle Champions League Qualies when he is only officially in place on June 1.
He’ll need all the help he can get & must have his own choice of assistants & backroom staff, so finding jobs for current members of staff out of a misguided sense of loyalty cannot happen. If the person meets the criteria & wants the job – fine, but otherwise not.
HH
FRIESDORFER on 13TH MAY 2021 4:41 PM
In between finishing 14th and 12th
Their championship win was so unlikely given their status that it’s still talked about as being the sporting story of the century. Well, by sky at least. Odds of 5000-1
SAINT STIVS on 13TH MAY 2021 4:43 PM
:)))
How many EPL managers are paid more than Rodgers? Probably just Man City, Liverpool, Everton and Chelsea. Oh, and maybe big Sam at West Brom, if you include….ahem…….benefits and bonuses.
John Kennedy been seen out looking at bigger houses after impressing the rugger man.
My take on the Howe situation.
I don’t know and nobody knows out with those that do need to know why it has taken so long. From what I hear Eddie Howe has been offered the job, if he wants it is on his terms.
It has been reported that an announcement will be made tomorrow, with the official unveiling on Monday. From what I hear, the real possibility of both of the aforementioned taking place. Personally, not so sure about tomorrow but I believe if Eddie Howe is to be our manager, which I hear and have no reason to doubt it, we will see him appointed, unless something puts a spanner in the wheels.
I base my reasons on what I hear. However, as we all know any deal can be trumped at the eleventh hour, I do not believe it will be, trumped.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
TIMHORTON on 13TH MAY 2021 4:42 PM
Think Spurs will take a look at Scotty Parker before Howe,just my feeling
Can someone (anyone) please explain the hype re. Howe.
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Up to now, I personally think Howe’s body of work is far more impressive than Parker’s. Not saying Scott Parker is a bad manager but yo-yo-ing with Fulham shouldn’t be enough to get you the Spurs job.
SCHUMMI on 13TH MAY 2021 3:56 PM
Someone mentioned Pantomime,
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Oh no they didn’t.
@ CELTIC40ME on 13TH MAY 2021 4:37 PM
3 years earlier they’d won the PL. I think that’s a more relevant statistic.
Lots of speculation regarding the manager but behind this, there has still been no movement on the DoF. Shouldn’t that be done first and what’s the delay there?
67 EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS on 13TH MAY 2021 4:43 PM
ERNIE LYNCH on 13TH MAY 2021 2:03 PM
Ernie – I was hoping you would offer words of wisdom on the subject
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Well you won’t be disappointed if you read back to the start of the thread.
CELTIC40ME @4:47 pm
The year Leicester were champions their players were doing 50% more running during a game than the season before. Maybe they got better sandshoes (Trainers for the young ones)
ROLLING_STONE on 13TH MAY 2021 4:57 PM
I disagree, statistically that year’s success is an anomaly, the 5 years in the championship is far more indicative of their status, or their average league position over a ten year period.
SAINT STIVS on 13TH MAY 2021 4:23 PM
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So the Celtic shop on Argyle St has been advised to close on Saturday due to safety concerns… I wonder why that would be.
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LENNYBHOY on 13TH MAY 2021 4:55 PM
My take on the Howe situation.
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Cheers for sharing that. You are usually bang on the money.
HH.
PS : For such as massive rebuild I would not expect miracles, but progress.
The police deployed some excellent crowd control last night in Livingstone.
It was so succeful the same level of diligence will be deployed on saturday,
Semper Vigilo (Always vigilant),
Would be unfair not to mention that no way what soever can the actions of Rangers staff be seen to encourage said “fans”.
https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article24096606.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/0_Livingston-v-Rangers-Scottish-Premiership-Tony-Macaroni-Arena.jpg
surely it is Sannashoes.
CELTIC40ME on 13TH MAY 2021 5:02 PM
While it may have been an anomaly it created a new footing for the club.
I do not think BR would have signed for Brighton or WBA or Fulham, but Everton or Leicester or West Ham are 2nd category clubs after the top 6.
Your comments make it seem as it is somehow a failure if a celtic manager is not considered for the top 6 in England. Its clearly not.
These clubs take the best managers in the world or, outside of that, ex players (Ole, Lampard etc).
The fact BR could not leave Celtic and immediately get a top gig is perfectly fine. In fact, I’d love for us to hire another manager who would be good enough to get poached for £9m by a mid table EPL club; but we will have to pay him well.
Do we do that or go for the cheap option again? Unlike during most of the 9IAR run, season tickets are on the line now.
Regardless of all the speculation on who it may be there is one thing I think we can all be sure about. The modern, professional, search and selection process we had all hoped to see this time around is not happening.
Corner shop Celtic competing against Tesco.
Shove yer season ticket where the sun doesn’t shine.
“CELTIC40ME on 13TH MAY 2021 4:43 PM
What if our other targets also wanted to keep their options open?”
How could Sevco sign a guy on a pre-contract contract before the season even ended but yet each of our targets are ‘keeping their options open.
Sevco played v Barisic and signed him a couple of days later. Amazing that he wasn’t keeping his options either.
It’s just the same tired excuse for our dithering. It’s just our master of the universe and his famous negotiating skills.
As usual this board manages to get our support pissed off with a guy who hasn’t even been hired yet.
Since they sacked Lenny the only communication from them has been in relation to those naughty green brigade boys and their dangerous flags. Really sums them up.
Keep quiet, give us yir money and under no circumstances question our competence.
We know that if a talent is good enough, he is incentivised to keep his options open until the last possible moment.
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I actually was in a really good mood last night. Celtic had given Broony a reasonably good send off and Eddie was supposedly appointed. Now Paul tells us that we are actually being taken for a ride. Very disheartening.
I think it’s highly irresponsible for Celtic to have allowed Howe this much time. I hope it works out but it’s highly irresponsible.
saint stivs @ 5.12
That must be the backwoods men there…
GREENPINATA on 13TH MAY 2021 5:05 PM
LENNYBHOY on 13TH MAY 2021 4:55 PM
My take on the Howe situation.
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Cheers for sharing that. You are usually bang on the money.
Oh no he isn’t…….. (with a dastardly muttley laugh)
If its not Eddie Howe then the only thing it can be is someone managing a team in the Euros. Hopefully Roberto & Shawn and not Steve Clark.
GEEBEE1978 on 13TH MAY 2021 4:57 PM
Again no idea why the DoF has not been announced but I still expect Harkin to eventually be announced in that role.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
I think what’s happening. Is that Lawwell is still sifting through all those cv’s that he threw into the bottom drawer of his filing cabinet in May 2019
Rolling Stone – the huns, in my opinion, have a much more proactive way of doing business than us. They go out and get their target(s) with little fuss.
That has been the case for decades.
They spend what is required to get their target (I know, I know, but they are skint, cheating . . .)
They wanted Gerard, they had to offer BR-type money to get him. We would have baulked at half that for a rookie. He’s delivered in spades.
If they wanted Howe, I expect they would have offered him whatever he thinks he is worth. They have enough people willing to keep buying confetti shares now that big money is on the horizon. They don’t give two monkeys about FFP.
I fear after our generation of living it large (over them), it is back to business as usual. The “Celtic will not be held to ransom approach” will see us playing catch up for years to come.
MARSPAPA on 13TH MAY 2021 5:34 PM
Haw you, are you trying to wind me up…:)
Hope you, V and the clan good my friend.
Myself, CM67 and two of his Bros. booked in to the office on Monday.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BGFC if you are about .I was out at TESCO this morning and a horse box belonging to KEITH DALD. was at the roundabout before me .So i thought if the girl driver goes into TESCO i will ask her if she has a winner. So my luck, she goes to the racecourse and i don’t speak to her . Last race RAYMOND 16/1 thank you very much trained by KEITH himself.
Waiting for EH — starting to look like a typical PL *hit*how.
Stumble across a credible solution and then just wait for it to happen.
No real prep — convince yourself all is well — play silly bu**ers regarding money.
No effort regarding Plan B / making things happen — picking up the phone is wimps
And then look all surprised when things don’t go your way.
EH would be a great manager for us.
One of the Top 10 candidates available at the moment.
He has the level of coaching and squad management that we have been lacking for nearly 3 years.
If he wants the job then great.
If he is stalling then we need to have other alternatives ready and waiting.
What about DM — only 17 years too late.
DD / The Irish Raj must have forgotten about the knockback by now.
DB @ 5.46
SG — delivered in spades / my erse has he delivered.
We have gifted him / them the league this season.
Textbook systemic management collapse.
They can’t believe their luck.
Well the thinking element anyway.
Two years ago PL / DD got lazy and took the cheap and easy option.
That is their level — hankering after old flames who couldn’t even give it away.