Roy Keane’s “Celtic wanted me but they weren’t showing how much they wanted me” comment in his second autobiography about being courted to replace Neil Lennon as our manager in the summer is no doubt accurate on one level, but inaccurate on another. Some within Celtic certainly wanted him, but I’m sure the reticence he picked up (and was shared by many of us on the blog at the time) was also very real. Celtic wanted him, but their approach showed him how unconvinced they were.
Keane’s managerial CV is at best considered patchy and his reputation has sold more autobiographies of former team-mates and managers than the two volumes he has now published. Few were convinced he was the right manager for the job, although I’ve no doubt Keane’s claim that Dermot Desmond wanted him, and told him “The job is yours” is accurate, whether anyone else at Celtic was in on the plan or not.
Many thanks to everyone who sponsored me for Sunday’s Great Scottish Run 10k in aid of Celtic Foundation. So far, £677 has been raised to help OUR foundation’s work with poverty, education, learning and equality. The help and messages of support kept the legs moving.
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Tallybhoy
I’ve got an old face but it’ll be new to you.
Looking fwd to Saturday. Big time!
HH jamesgang
BT
If you’re not coming to the hootenanny mibbee it needs to come to you!
Hope you’re coming along well mhate.
HH jamesgang
Parkheadcumsalford
08:21 on
8 October, 2014
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I’m in the same boat as you mate, I travel up from Lytham but canned my two season books this year. Sunday is my family day and football is not important enough to have me lose that.
Early Sunday KO’s mean early Saturday night and lose Sunday to travel. The surveys sent out recently asked “what would make you not renew your SB?” Stupid o’clock changes to KO’s to suit the armchair/TV support was the response.
Obviously the TV cash is more important than my cash so the club has recruited 2 more armchair fans, to be honest, it has made a big (positive) difference to my finances. £1100-1200 for two season books and a tank of fuel (£65) per game.
BT,
I gather you are still laid up,
I am in Clydebank if you need anything dropped in
There were certainly some ‘old’ faces at the last hootenanny!
To use BMCUW’s phrase – ‘Middle aged mhen behaving badly!’
HH!!
BLANTYRE TIM
Last full day of being pampered,bud?
Hope so.
Get some fresh air about you and get a coupla beers down yer neck.
By jings,you deserve it!
Jamesgang/gordybhoy64
surgeon just away, all go for escape tomorrow then another few weeks on antibiotics.
G64 I’m ok thanks mate….just got tnt info on at 5’s…
TALLYBHOY
Bon voyage,bud. See ya soon.
Bmcuw
definitely, home Thursday, family fly out Friday to Corfu..so no pampering after then..
As long as fridge is stocked, with drink…….8))
He’s coming home
He’s coming home to Blantyre!
BT’s coming home
Nah ya cannae take a nurse home with you. They’re not souvenirs!!!
;-)
HH jamesgang
M6Bhoy
Dooooooh
tallybhoy
BMCUW needs a load of foundation to look middle aged!!!!!
Sorry Boaby!
Right. Aff oot. Before he clips my ear!
HH jamesgang
BT
Are you still under …57 number? I cannot find you.
Blantyretim
Good man ……… Welcome home !!!!!!!
Zbyszek
yes mob finishes 57, I’ll downliad viber again and you can get me that way..
Pleased to hear things are getting better BT.
Problem you have is you’re not allowed Magners while on antibiotics. You’ll have to stick to good old pils.
JAMESGANG
Canny argue wi that,mate.
Fortunately I’m not so shallow as to care…
TBB.
Only another 2 weeks I could nearly do October thingy..,
Breaking news…. Magners announce launch on new antibiotic Pear Cider.
HH jamesgang
BLANTYRE TIM
Ask for Erithromycin.
The antibiotic of choice for the social drinker.
BMCUW
Och away.
You’re gorgeous and you know you are. In that shy understated way you’ve made your own.
Gok1CSC
HH jamesgang
67 heaven cheers mate.
jamesgang, sounds good to me..
bmcuw.
Fraid its strong antibiotics, so need to listen to docs for a change…
JAMESGANG
My round when we meet!
Cheers,bud.
BT
Speedy recovery.
Keep taking the Pils.
I meant pills!
HH!!
Alcohol
Alcohol can interact with certain medicines.In the case of Rifampicin:there are no known interactions between alcohol and Rifampicin.
oh ye of little faith…… 8))
Roy Keane –
““My first game [for Celtic] was Clyde, away, in the third round of the Scottish Cup. We were beaten 2-1. It was a nightmare. I wasn’t happy with my own game. I did OK, but OK wasn’t good enough. After the game – the disappointment. As I was taking my jersey off, I noticed the Nike tag was still on it. When I got on the bus John Hartson, a really good guy, was already sitting there and he was eating a packet of crisps – with a fizzy drink. I said to myself: ‘Welcome to Hell.’”
from the Guardian.
Roy seems to be a more extreme version of a lot of people I’ve met.
They pride themselves on their plain-speaking and ‘tell it how it is’.
You say something very slightly critical and they go ballistic.
BT
I was in hospital a couple of years ago and suffered the antibiotic drip for 4 days.
The strong antibiotics they prescribed for use at home did the trick…………….but the constipation as a side effect was terrible.
I can now imagine what childbirth is like!
:-(
(Get well soon!)
Haven’t been on for a while so first things first – BT get well soon!
Just been catching up on the “news” and followed the link above from tomtheleedstim. First chucle of hte morning – cheers tom bhoy!
Love Richard Wilson to bits :
1st October – he tells us that BNP Paribas has bought a 5% stake in sevco. He goes on to wax lyrical about the financial services company now being the 5th largest shareholder in sevco and how they sponsor large sports events “BNP Paribas’ sporting links include being the sponsor of British Tennis, since 2009, and tennis tournaments around the world”. Sounds a no bad deal, eh? :-)
2nd October – Article starts with “Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been confirmed as the buyer of 4.26m shares in [secvo]…”. Yup – duped again! Perhaps it should have started “I got it wrong yesterday. MASH is about to monster sevco…”
Keep up the good work, Richard.
Roy Keane thinks he did ok in the Clyde game? Not my recollection of that awful day.
GORDON J
Nor mine,tbh.
My only recollection-it inhabits a dark recess in my mind-is that Clyde were hard-done-by to only win 2-1.
I watched it in my house. Straight out to the he pub afterwards!!
Cheers Phil
my vein gave up last night, new drip at 11.50 pm, going for a nap…..
oops bloods first…..
Roy Keane*
*Shrugs shoulders.
I see a St Mirren apprentice is taking the club to court in order to be released from his contract.
A huge £1 a week.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/st-mirren-starlet-launches-legal-4399034
Not even Jim McLean would have tried that.
BMCUP,
Indeed. We were outplayed and outfought all game long.
NATKNOW
Ah,the poor deluded huns.
Where will it all end?
Answers on a postcard marked Deja-vu.
Roy Keane has a book to sell. That is all.
NATKNOW
And a few scores to settle…
I really wish Chris Sutton’s headlines didn’t pop up on my newsnow all the time. The man is a complete turd.
His comment that “Even Henrik Larsson ate chips so it’s alright” was nonsense. First of all, it’s possible that Henrik might have been a tiny bit better if he had a bit better of a diet.
Secondly, if a player is as good as Henrik then he can have chips and gravy every night for all I care. The point is, our players are no longer of that quality and if they have to play against opposition of that quality in Europe we need to be as fit or fitter than them. That’s exactly what Ronny is trying to do.
Also, Roy Keane’s quote was funny. We all know what Big John was like when he was a player. To be honest, if Big John actually was dedicated he would have been playing at a team like Arsenal still.