The major positive Brendan Rodgers brought to Celtic when he arrived in 2016 was the elevated level of professionalism he learned at Liverpool. Until then, Celtic were the biggest operation most of the football staff had worked in. Liverpool worked at a different level, which even Neil Lennon accepted when he returned in 2019. Standards have improved since he departed five years earlier.
The same was true when Ange Postecoglou arrived in 2021. Ange brought with him the City Football Group’s method of working, from recruitment to sports science. The bar was raised again, although some of that subsequently dropped off.
The game changes quickly. Even for the elites: a year without a league win and Manchester City have revised their football philosophy. The top coach in the game, with abundant money, has had to rethink everything.
As we discussed on Wednesday, decks have been cleared. Whoever comes in will help mould the football operation into a new shape. Where these influences come from is important. This is what Newco hoped to acquire when they appointed Danny Rohl, from his time at Bayern Munich and the Germany national team, although their flirtation with Steven Gerrard was bizarre. Rohl might be a rubbish manager, but he has seen elite operations up close and will try to bring some of that to Glasgow.
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Inhumane to offer a false ceasefire
Cockwork Orange hitler only sees real estate
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Ceasefire in Gaza? @bbc reports (Nov 8) that over 1500 buildings have been destroyed by Israel since the so called “ceasefire”. The “mainstream media” #ABCnews @nbcnews.com @cbsnews.com have ignored that this agreement is a complete #TrumpFailure #DV1 #ProudBlue
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LionRoars67
100% spot on
The genocide/ethnic cleansing/displacement is just in a different phase.
When every single building behind their yellow lines is demolished, and the remains of every captive have been returned, it will continue again.
Meanwhile, they continue to ramp up their attrocities in the West Bank.
The zionist project will continue for decades to come. It wont stop with the Palestinians. They have already grabbed some of Southern Lebanon and will be more brazen about Syria. Some of their more right wing maniacs already talk about Damascus.
Noting more than a Death Cult.
Good Morning Celts – Grand Day To Be A Tim…
…No too sloppy to be Irish
Celtic Mac @ 12:04 am,
“There were three Celtic players (okay Brendan let Idah go) on the pitch when Ireland, got a result today,”
You guys just can’t help yourselves can you?
He let these go to….
Kuhn, O’Riley, Kyogo etc etc* – seems to loath players that score for him.
How about an element of truth….
Kenny at Bolton Wanderers
Scales at Aberdeen
He’s gone, you can stop obsessing
The blame game is over, the suits have won…
*130 mn player sales then mugged off
Hail Hail
Good morning all.
Good morning CQN.
Fine, bright one too.
Chairbhoy this morning.
O’Riley was replaced by Engels.
Kyogo was replaced by Maeda who, simultaneously, was replaced by Jota.
Kuhn has never been replaced.
Jota’s injury was known about before the summer transfer window opened.
My opinion then and now remains the same. Celtic should have brought a winger in on a season long loan to replace Jota …
… over and above any other winger signings
IMHO – Two clear failings in squad management above, not four.
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full @ 9:03 am,
Meada was with Celtic already, when Kyogo was sold – he was brought in by Ange.
Brendan Rodgers made it well known in January we needed a quality replacement.
Martin O’Niell made it known in November we need a quality replacement.
True, Engels did replace Matt, yet O’Riley had been developed into a top midfielder, his goals and assists were a huge contribution to the team.
Engels was a development player and even though at twenty was making a significant contribution to the team – because he was viewed as a “Rodger Signing” he was a target for the loathers.
My feelings is the bhoy has great atteibutes and his development into a top midfielder will continue.
I’m not sure where your two failings come from.
This Board’s failings in that regard have been legend.
From John McGinn to Ivan Toney they have been clueless.
Not replacing Kyogo or Kuhn was just there way of saying our Manager was far too ambitious in 2024…
Normal service in the slow lane has been resumed.
Hail Haik
Longish post warning ;
Brendan Rodgers long gone now, consigned to the anvil of PLC expediency, the same as most Celtic managers have been since the millennium, pity he didn’t get his full term of office. It’s all fine and o.k. though, the next Celtic manager will be straight in where;
He’ll work with a top sports medicine, youth academy, and scouting network, he’ll be handed a really top drawer recruitment system, he’ll work in a state of the art training facility- into which top coaches can fit neatly to stay longer than the three year max, – won’t he?
There is his guaranteed first window budget cash splurge ( embdy ye fancy fae MLS big man? ) tried and tested Celtic, rinse and repeat. All started with Mogga’s Marc – Antoine Fortune and ended most recently with Brodgeball’s totally unattached Iheanacho. He should be in on time to wave goodbye to the sell highs and surplus in the revolving Parkhead door.
He’ll have ‘In on Christmas day’ type dedication working with dynamic, forward-thinking football specialist executives. He’ll shove Celtic’s bellowing billionaire from Ballsbridge sometimes Barbados on mute, as soon as he starts getting too big for his Cucinelli’s. Won’t answer the front door to him somewhere down the line, not a cat in hell’s chance.
That’s what big PLC football clubs have don’t they? we’ve also got a real billionaire, not your ‘every day’ off the radar Motherwell type. Are we to be remain Celtic Glasgow a wee football club, that only beats the deadbeats, founded for the poor starving children of the East End where no-one was turned away from the kitchen.
After this latest strategic global search will Dermot have made sure his bhoy is experimental, undeveloped, but ambitious for this ideal ‘successful Celtic structure’ the perfect stepping stone, we’re world class for trophies, especially unopposed nowadays. Yet the supporters continually strive for better, as the cash stash piles, we’re five times the size of Midtjylland and want to go beyond a dream that stops at Glasgow airport. Celtic supporters are driven by, an on the night 60,000 with a spiritual heritage and desire to be , better than anyone.
.
Hail Hail – Brother Wilfried .
Bournesouprecipe @ 9:30 am,
Awesome post….
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PoignantCSC
Hail Hail
Chairbhoy – cheers.
To be clear.
I do not attribute ‘squad management failings’ to Brendan Rodgers by default.
Systemic failure me.
Was Brendan part of that system and, in certain cases, do i think he shoulders some responsibility?
Yes.
Others too?
Yes. Totally.
Hail hail.
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full @ 9:58 am,
Well totally agree…
Yet by the very fact that the failings were /are systemic – it means those working within that system are bound to fail.
Brendan Rodgers biggest failing for me is he acted as if he was dealing with reasonable people, he wasn’t.
He knew there were systemic issues at Celtic but he thought the hierarchy could be convinced to change, they couldn’t.
He was very successful with player sales.
He was successful domestically and in Europe with the Club
He felt that this gave him the leverage to inact change.
It did not, if we had any doubts about who runs Celtic and what Celtic are about – Brendan Rodgers’ challenge showed him… and us if we were in any doubts beforehand.
Hail Hail
Arnie Engels – developing his bench sitting technique while we couldn’t score against Kairat Almaty.
Oh well…
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
BRRB, Saltmarket 2025.
chairbhoy@8.42am
Kyogo wanted to leave….and did
Kuhn wanted to leave…and did
Adam Idah did not want to leave….and was sold
Spot the odd man out
Tom McLaughlin on 16th November 2025 4:19 pm
5 minutes added. Hungary made a double substitution on 92 minutes which stopped the game for 58 seconds as both players strolled off the pitch waving to the crowd. Ref correctly added another minute. Winner hit the net on 95 min 47 secs.
Parrot was stretching so much he hit the ball with his studs.
Brilliant.
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During his interview with RTÉ, Hallgrimsson said that ‘Hungary wasted their own time, which was funny really!’ Echoing your point about time wasting and being rightly punished for it.
BSR@9.30
The Golden Shot .
Left a bit , up a bit , right a bit ……….BOOM
Chairbhoy
Engels was a development player and even though at twenty was making a significant contribution to the team – because he was viewed as a “Rodger Signing” he was a target for the loathers..
….
£11m our record fee for a development player I’m afraid I’m not buying that. What happened to Arne was systematic of Brendan’s (ego) approach, makes a record signing , initially plays him right midfield, then switches him to left midfield, randomly dropped , brought in for European games when he needed running power and dead ball capability, then this season frozen out just to prove who is Billy big baws … I’m afraid Brendan lost the plot at the end , and was practically begging for an exit.
Forget Brendan
HH
Morning bhoys – I’ve just had a weekend reunion with a Scots relative after about 35 years of no-contact…
He’s had a storied career (around law) and it was amazing to hear some of his global yarns, however…
He hates the SFA for its corrupt pro-Celtic bias.
Refs on the same basis.
Detests the SNP for singlehandedly ruining Scotland.
Insists CFC and Morton were at the financial pochle as much as TRFC were; but a cohort of Celtic-minded lawyers and judiciary protected the Tic.
Is adamant only a minority of Ibrox fans ever sing hate songs like billy boys.
Knows that the OO and Ludge have zero members who hate caffliks.
Israel is blameless and the Geneva Convention is an irrelevance: Only Iran and its proxies need neutralised.
Plus, Trump is finally getting shit done regarding the deep state.
Guess what side he has a season ticket for ?
It was a bittersweet – and at times surreal – catchup, being sorta reunited and often gaslit at the same time.
BitterSweet Litany RSC
Celtic Mac @ 10:30 am,
Yes, yes, we know…
Nic Kuhn was signed by Mark Lawwell and sold by Peter Lawwell at a huge profit – well done to the Lawwell’s.
Brendan Rodgers overpaid for Adam Idah the sold him for a loss…
The idea that he was called back from Swansea City at a media presser conference was all a figment of our immagination…
All hail the Lawwell’s
All hail Dermot our glorious leader
DeludemolCSC
Hail Hail
quadrophenian on 17th November 2025 10:54 am
They really can’t let go of the fact big Roy took that throw in which should have gone to Rangers (RIP) in the Scottish Cup final leading up to Joe Miller scoring the winning goal.
Interesting the ‘defence’ for the wholesale cheating and tax evasion for a decade was that Celtic and Morton were at it too! I hope he’s not a defence lawyer……
EKBhoy @ 10:45 am,
So age, career path, physical growth has nothing to do with a development player…
How much he costs is the only criteria…
CQNDeludamol…
Benching players is a technique you will find Jock Stein, Bill Shankley, Brian Clough, Pep et al used for developing, motivating, resting players.
If you knew football 101 you would know that.
ObsessedCSC
Hail Hail
McPhail Bhoy on 17th November 2025 11:15 am
quadrophenian on 17th November 2025 10:54 am
They really can’t let go of the fact big Roy took that throw in which should have gone to Rangers (RIP) in the Scottish Cup final leading up to Joe Miller scoring the winning goal.
Interesting the ‘defence’ for the wholesale cheating and tax evasion for a decade was that Celtic and Morton were at it too! I hope he’s not a defence lawyer……
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Yes the historic pain was palpable; he’s a down-to-earth and savvy guy but when the blue mist descends it was absolutely tinfoil-hat time.
quadrophenian
I suggest a further 35 years of no contact.
HRVATSKI – 🤣
The new article will be up at noon.
CHAIRBHOY on 17TH NOVEMBER 2025 11:16 AM
EKBhoy @ 10:45 am,
So age, career path, physical growth has nothing to do with a development player…
….
Really , just face the fact that plenty of young fellas play against us at Arne’s age , Brendan wanted Arne for £11m record fee and hey guess what he didn’t fit into our system , brilliant piece of squad management by Brendan.
You’re attempting to intellectualise a simple and expensive mistake by our previous manager. It’s painfully obvious in the CL we lack legs in the midfield, Arne gave us that but he gets shoehorned into the team off ref dropped for SPL.
You do realise that Brendan acted like a fanny in the end and the Board are incompetent can both exist at the same time. Indeed if the Board were competent Brendan would not have been selected 2nd time
HH