Keane would have been unacceptable risk to Celtic

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What a lot of nonsense we’re been through since last week.  My information was that we were interested in Roy Keane but no deal had been concluded.  Martin O’Neill helpfully (cough) poured fuel on the fire by confirming he gave Roy permission to speak to Celtic, but despite several newspapers running the story that he was set to be appointed no later than today, the deal was never as close as reported.

Roy’s position on the short list was made time-critical by the fact that he was due to leave on tour with Ireland tomorrow, but talks continued in parallel with other targets.

The overwhelming reaction to yesterday’s news among the Celtic support was that we had a lucky escape.  There was a Rangers fan who used to come onto the CQN comments section after Neil Lennon’s first season in charge and taunt us that Dermott Desmond was going to sack Neil and appoint Roy Keane.  We didn’t take him seriously………

I’ve never been in the business of rubbishing Celtic players or managers before they arrive (although I’ve never backed a managerial appointment since starting CQN) but Keane represented a huge and unacceptable risk to Celtic.  We have an excellent football infrastructure and development strategy, with good coaches at all levels.  We need a technically gifted tactician, capable of dovetailing with this strategy.  Whatever Keane is, there is little evidence that he is a tactical genius, or that he’s likely to dovetail with anyone else’s strategy. The potential disruption his unique brand of focus would bring could be considerable.

Although you can expect a daily drip of ‘news’, I don’t expect any actual news in the short-term.

Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his tome, All the Best.

Shout out to Frank O’Hagan, who supported the CQN Charity Golf Day with his music three years ago. He’s playing Glasgow Uni Union on Friday night, get along if you can.
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  1. The bould bahoy…….

     

     

    Some people sup espresso coffee and earn money selling into South East Asia at certain times when you should be sleeping mate…….Postman probably delivers Giros in the afternoon?

     

     

    Hail Hail

  2. ‘the bould bahoys’:

     

     

    I have no idea why you are behaving the way you are but I’ll tell you this mate, if you are not embarrassing yourself you are most certainly embarrassing me.

     

     

    There is a time and place for most things and having read back a wee bit before I jumped in, then I don’t see this as the time or the place for all your bellicose posts. You appear to be getting aggressive for no known reason and that reflects badly on you and nobody else.

  3. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    ‘the bould bahoys’

     

     

    02:17 on 4 June, 2014

     

     

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    No worries.

  4. 16 roads

     

     

    PL is Celtic daft. He is desperate to ensure that we will never go skint like the huns. Pretty sure DD is too.

     

    I’m confident that our next manager will be a good coach and we’ll see a decent team on the park.

  5. Yeh the huna sites you can swear like a trooper and show no respect for yourself or younger people reading, you can also go full pelt into any racist paranoia or innuendo you want.

     

    Np thanks.we set our own standards.we are Celtic fans.we learn.we improve.we get better mutual respect ia a given.

     

    Love your neighbour

     

    :-)

     

    An T

  6. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    ger57

     

     

    02:20 on 4 June, 2014

     

     

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    I always try and defend PL mate, it is a difficult job that he does , just think that he is a wee bit naive when it comes to the football side of things.

     

     

    Hopefully he chooses a decent manager, and the 10 I-A-R can be achieved with the minimum of fuss.

     

     

    HH.

  7. ‘the bould bahoys’

     

     

    I have no need to read back again, you have insulted many innocuous posters on here tonight. I don’t know what your problem is, I just don’t remember all this pent up aggression manifesting into such rude and disgusting posts. I don’t even know if you have a problem or if you are just being aggressive and insulting because that is the way you want to behave, choose to behave, but do me a favour mate, I stood up for you against many who had valid cause to doubt your intentions, I’m not going to stand up for you again if you persist in your nonsense of late.

     

     

    If you want to get something off your chest by abusing people then get it off your chest by abusing me. Leave them alone or I will be the one in the morning asking our host to remove you.

  8. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    ‘the bould bahoys’

     

     

    02:21 on 4 June, 2014

     

     

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    Goodnight and good luck my friend.

     

     

    HH.

  9. quonno

     

    19:24 on

     

    3 June, 2014

     

    Saw my first Celtic game in 1949.

     

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    1949 now thats impressive……and gives you the bragging rights quonno :)

     

     

    Makes me curious to know who goes furthest back who is till attending?

  10. Ger57 hope PL is a tim, mind him as best fitballer in my school but he went onto smarter secondary :-)

     

    HH

  11. The BOULD Bhoys……

     

     

    The serenity prayer is a wonderful thing……

     

     

    Talk to you anytime you want mate……

  12. ‘the bold bahoys’

     

     

    I’m sure, when you read back in the morning, you’ll realise that you’ve caused needless offence to folk. I’m off to my cot now and I expect to read your apology sometime tomorrow.

     

     

    16 roads

     

     

    Good night, mate. See you at paradise when the fitba’ restarts.

     

    HH

  13. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) and the Independent Television Commission (ITC), once carried out a survey to define the most offensive words used in print and on broadcasts, it was called ‘Delete Expletives’, if you were to Google it you’ll see what those who responded, which was all demographics, all colours, all creeds and none, nationwide, determined what was, and what was not, offensive – and put them into a league table.

  14. The Bould Bahoys….

     

     

    What do I do?

     

     

    Pay 40% tax on my income to support someone like you……….

     

     

    I hope you deserve it

  15. twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine on

    the bould bahoys

     

     

    youve lost it tonight mate, Ive agreed with you so many times but youre way over the top .

     

     

    calm down

     

     

    calm down

     

     

    HH

  16. Greendreams

     

     

    Re quonno in 1949 I complemented his Celticness earlier.there are a few:-)

     

    Just by em a pint and ask them questions sit back and feel secure knowing our history past present and that to come is living and breathing and unquestionable.

     

    HH

  17. An Tearmann

     

     

    Well PL is earning more than most footballers and managers now.

     

     

    I vaguely remember meeting you at the hootenanny. Hope you’re well.

  18. twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine on

    An Tearmann

     

     

    Best comment on here all night

     

     

    HH

  19. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Ger57, how you doing buddy? I thought you were playing at Aberdour and secured the services of a proper caddie……………………

     

     

    Provo Joe. Useless as fak but he’ll know where the beers are in the bag.

  20. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    he bould bahoys’,

     

     

    “intimidate you”, naw. I’ve read back and been amused ya hun..

  21. ‘the bould bahoys’ :

     

     

    I’m telling you straight to your face mate, let it go or I will ask Paul in the morning to remove you and if he doesn’t then I will remove myself. You are abusing the privilege of the forum and your are ruining the enjoyment of others for what reason I cannot fathom and I have better things to do with my time that to read your inane abuses. I am quite happy to dive in when there is a good barney with substance, and I don’t mind too much when sweary words are used in anger, that’s life as we know it, but I can garner no reason at all for your behaviour tonight.

     

     

    I wonder if you’ll still be calling me a man of honour then….

  22. ACGR

     

     

    I assume I’m not playing because I haven’t had a reply from the organisers. I take it I should have heard by now.

  23. Or to more the point Paul67, your masters voice…

     

     

    Keane would have been unacceptable … face of Timism.

  24. ‘the bould bahoys’

     

     

    I did not say I would remove you, I said I would ask Paul to remove you and if he doesn’t then I will no longer come back here… because of your behaviour.

  25. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    BB, golf club wanker is a badge of honor ha ha.

     

     

    Thanks and slobbery kisses to you.

     

     

    xxx

  26. Look i dont give a flyin… P67 is PL’s mouthpiece, end of. Anyone who thinks dif is kiddin theirselves on.

     

    so

     

    f it, ahm away to watch game of thrones.

  27. twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine on

    ‘the bould bahoys’

     

     

    youre obviously looking for a fight, 4 o clock at the back gate St Columbas lol

     

     

    HH