Reports out of Ireland that Roy Keane is no longer in the running for the Celtic job are correct. The former Sunderland and Ipswich boss asked not to be considered as Celtic have tightened their shortlist over the past few days.
The overwhelming majority of opinion on the blog and elsewhere is that Celtic would be taking an enormous risk with Roy Keane, feedback which I know has reached the club. These decision are all risky, and there are no guarantees we will be able to do better than Roy, but I’d be prepared to take that risk.
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Celtic Mac
14:44 on 2 June, 2014
Given that the story has now been discounted you’d assume it has served its purpose and we are therefore just about at the stage of actually appointing someone.
Announcement from official site
Celtic to play Dynamo Dresden
By: Newsroom Staff on 02 Jun, 2014 14:12
CELTIC will face Dynamo Dresden in a pre-season friendly at the Glücksgas Stadium on Saturday, July 19.
The game in Germany is part of Celtic’s preparations for the new season, and comes just four days after their first UEFA Champions League qualifier.
The following weekend, the Hoops are back in Germany to play St Pauli.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/5994
My assumption is that CFC Board have played a blinder. RK never a candidate .. Just a convenient smokescreen for Media and gullible supporters…,well played PL and DD..!
The iShortie sub editor must be especially horrible an’ hurtin…….
Guid.
Speculate to denigrate. Aye.
Shameful.
Justafan
I already offered to do the job until such times Lenny’s successor was in place .
I think i was knocked back cos training would have to be in Whifflet public park .
Tony Donnelly
I don’t agree with many of your posts but I’m with you all the way re Steve Clarke.
Also, I watched that guitarist you posted the link to. He is superb. Well spotted.
HH
Let’s face facts here, RK turned it down because Celtic failed to qualify for the greatest, most competitive league in the world.
Ernie Lynch, aye, I was wondering if MON and RK were playing a prt in a side show.
I didn’t know it was a side show, so I was as taken is as the next guy,IF that is what it was.
I have no more insight nor inside knowledge than every other punter.
But I didn’t believe it was a stick on and that Celtic had closed off other options.
I would go back to my previous preferred option, a young up comer from abroad who can bring a new philosophy to our game. I wouldn’t be surprised if, when announced we all go, “WHO?”
If we had payed attention to the details we’d have known it was never going to be Roy Keane, unfortunately some of us ignored the evidence, and the reasons why there was no real chance he’d abdicate and relocate with all that it encumbers.
The alleged short list remains bereft in the first instance for a club of this magnitude poor league or not, and if we move from ABC in a downward spiral there are bound to be more disappointed supporters, and some happy clapping “He’ll do for me Tommy’s”
Millions of conversations on RK, and millions of differing opinions. Ah well!
Ernie @1447
I think we are.
Roy knows it is going to announced very soon and it’s not him therefore it makes sense to him to get his story out first.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective
Hiya,palomine.. ? NIce tae Chat..
Yes.. But, Sanity.. nevah wiz Loast!
Keane, Is a Disturber.. an Upsetter…n.. a .. Truculent Son of a Lady Dug..
he is Not the Man Manager Type..
He is Not the Type that we are Looking Fur..
Ah Knew that!!
Remember.. the Guys Leading the Celtic Band. ur …
Real Smart Cookies!
n.. Never You Fugeet THAT!
Ah know ye Wullnae.. but a Loata.. MUGS oan Here…
Wull!!
Noo.. Who do Ah think wull get the Joab?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..
Malky, Fur Me..
fur Ah don’t Know A Thing Aboot Mr. Clarke.
So Ah a Canny Comment oan his Chances..
But.. like Alyss Intimates..
‘” A Shock,is on the Horizon”..
So…
Maks YE Wonder???
Huh???
Nice Chatting ..Pal.. n.
Did Ah ever tell Ye..
that Ah think ye ur.. Swell?
Well.. Ah am tellinye.. Noo..
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Celtic manager’s salary probably wouldn’t cover Keane’s money from ROI & ITV
Truculent Son of a Lady Dug…
Insult-of-day award goes to Kojo.lol.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Clarke
cultsbhoy
14:49 on 2 June, 2014
My assumption is that CFC Board have played a blinder. RK never a candidate .. Just a convenient smokescreen for Media and gullible supporters…,well played PL and DD..!
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Why would you assume Keane was never a candidate?
He quite obviously was.
Are you being wise after the non-event?
Mojo – read the above link. Celtic would have struck gold if they got a hold of Steve Clarke IMO.
Steve Clarke now odds on.
What’s that: The 3rd, 4th or 5th odds on favourite?
Bookies coining it in
Keano definitely a smokescreen…….
Prepare for the cheapest available option.
Obviously Keane was told what the budget would be, what was expected, and also that he would have to sell one or two players.
The club really is turning into a Mickey Mouse outfit.
Every single one of those candidates, are tubes, Keane included.
In your own mind though , you are thinking – if bring Keane in,at least they are going to give him a few bob to spend of all people.
No mission.
And we will never hit the 10 I-A-R with those two comedians running the club, don’t forget this season is the year we should have been going for the tenth league title, but sure they funked that up in 2008/09, gambling again with scared money never won.
Zombies or no zombies, those two will still find a way to mess it up.
HH.
Stringer bell
Check my posts last night ( 12-1am). When Keane was being touted as a near cert by bookies – I said he was a smokescreen so wiser before the event ….
cultsbhoy
15:05 on 2 June, 2014
Stringer bell
Check my posts last night ( 12-1am). When Keane was being touted as a near cert by bookies – I said he was a smokescreen so wiser before the event ….
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Fair enough.
But a smokescreen for what?
Poor succession planning by the Celtic board.
Contrast that with our erstwhile dead club rivals.
They groomed and Molly coddled the cardigan’s successor, weaning him with letting him take charge of cup games and then taking over complete control when the once Scotland boss returned to Carmyle.
And note he’s sill in his position.
You can see how well that’s worked out.
Stringer Bell
cultsbhoy
01:35 on 2 June, 2014
My guess is that RK is a smokescreen. More probable for me will be a Jackie Macnamara type appointment.
I believe Roy Keane may well have realised that walking out on his country shortly before a World Cup for the second time would have sparked vilification that would follow him to his grave.
Bb05 @1503
You’d better believe it. No wonder it’s called a mugs game.
Stringer Bell
A smokescreen to allow CFC Board to focus on real possibilities without media interference… I’m guessing?
Also as I said earlier … Any appointment now be welcomed as it will be viewed by many as less risky than RK….
Master class in manipulation..
Smokescreen my baleekz.
They will try to have us all believe that this is all a cunning plan,it’s a cunning plan alright… a cunning plan not to spend any money.
HH.
Ok Paul
Cough. Who done it?
Who put RK off?
It was Kevjungle wintit?
Him or SFTB.
My money is on KevJ. He is from Blantyre I believe.
Heart – disappointed.
Head – probably not, on balance.
Celtic Made a Mistake in Picking Mowbray.
They Learned.
So..it turned oota be .. a Good Thing.
Ah alwiz say.. “It is Good Tae Make a MIstake.. but.. It s BAD tae Mak Anither Wan!”
They wull No Mak Anither Wan.
Ah am Confident of that.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
cultsbhoy
15:08 on 2 June, 2014
Stringer Bell
cultsbhoy
01:35 on 2 June, 2014
My guess is that RK is a smokescreen. More probable for me will be a Jackie Macnamara type appointment.
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Now I’m really stuck.
Why would you want to hide an appointment like Jackie behind a smokescreen?
Especially when it would label him with a “second choice ” tag and allow the club to be rejected in a high profile manner.
I don’t see any logic in this.
We play a CL qualifier in mid July and at the moment, we’re all over the place.
Omens not good.
Gg,
Exactly.
Eliminated out of evey cup competition a Scottish manager can enter in his firs 15 months or so in charge. :)
I believe Roy Keane may well have realised that walking out on his country shortly before a World Cup for the second time would have sparked vilification that would follow him to his grave.
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We didn’t qualify !
Can our new manager please wear Brown brogues, grey slacks, a nice wee blue blazer with a lovely windsor knotted tie of a Saturday lunch/afternoon/ sunday lunch/afternoon?
That is all i ask.
MWD says Aye and loves grass.
Just logged on to read the news about Roy Keane. Even the wife, who rarely comments on Celtic but usually gets it right when she does, thought it was a hugely bad idea to appoint him. I’m very glad. I’d like to see the manager selected from Clarke, Moyes, Collins, Garcia or Petrescu but most certainly not Owen Coyle.
Here’s hoping an announcement can be made soon.
ernie lynch
There is more chance of Roy Keane taking over from Alan Hansen on MOTD next season than taking over from Neil Lennon. Still, Roy’s departure, and this time he is on the plane with the Irish team, to the good ol’ USA, changes the scenario from 5-10 candidates to 4-10, or is it 5-9?