I know what you’re thinking. After the media heavyweights told you, on the day Neil Lennon resigned from Celtic, that he was going because he was unhappy with the amount of money he had to spend, pitching up at Bolton Wanderers is a bit curious. What you were told that day was nonsense, deliberately headlined to undermine Celtic.
Neil had been in the shop window since the Everton job came up in May 2013 and had long decided he wanted a crack at managing in England before the end of last season.
On paper, the Bolton job looks daunting. The club are bottom of the second tier of English football, while those immediately above them, Blackpool, Fulham, Wigan and Birmingham, like Bolton have recently had Premier League experience. It’s early enough in the season that survival is a reasonable expectation, but Neil will know little about the squad he takes over, or about their ability to step up.
Taking this job is a huge risk to an accomplished CV but so is spending an extended period on the side-lines as an out-of-work manager. Whatever the reasons he didn’t land a better job over the summer, Neil is a better manager than the English clubs appear to believe. He’ll get Bolton organised and picking up points against teams with better players, just as he did regularly in Europe with Celtic.
In other news many of the same media heavyweights referred to above today report Arsenal are preparing a bid for a Celtic player, in January. After selling us the same story that the same player would be subject to the same bid back in August.
It’s as though they have space to fill on the sports pages and there’re not been a lot of football recently.
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BB
Will give it a go.
Jamesgang
Most of my day spent viewing Netflix via TiVo box.
Movies help pass couple of hours before lunch I’d delivered..
Back to jubilee Thursday afternoon for latest..
On the mend hopefully.
JAMESGANG. 1037
Aye,you’d be unused to looking so many people in the eye as you did on Saturday!
I just went back and read some of the comments regarding the Living Wage issue.
“Gimmick”
“Condescending Middle class issue”
…..we’re two absolute crackers.
It was also mentioned that no Celtic employee has highlighted the issue on any public forum.
How do you know?
I can assure you that employees of Celtic have signed the petition.
BT
I’ll cross my fingers that you can soon cross your legs.
BMCUW.
Leftie’s as tall as he is sweet. And yon Micktt was wearing some pretty impressive shoulders!
HT
I found it sad and bemusing in equal measure that folk who identify with Celtic enough on here could be do far removed from its….well ‘soul’ I suppose.
But you have no moral high ground after your slip from earlier that you have 2 buses for away games.
The veritable John Prescott of CQN so you are!!!
;-)
Right. Aff oot. Need to cycle to Stirling to get the car. Flippin freezing is the politest way i can describe. Watch out for polar bears!!!
HH jamesgang
Pjbhoynyc……thankyou for your reply in the early hours.I tend to post st that time (UK) then cant last the pace.Thanks again.
Sorry for late reply..
Tom
I dont blame you.. Like to see scotland get there alongside us. For gordy and brown etc
Lymmbhoy
Dont mate.. Oldish laptop just with poor internet signal up here.. Iv been missing loads celtic games this season aswel so im used to it.
Scrolled back, saw a few wishing Germany well against us, never mind I wish Scotland all the best against Poland. Obviously when its head to head, I’ll support Ireland but until then best of luck to WGS, Brooney & the team.
Big Shuggy.
Apologies for late reply, I have just logged back on and seen your post. Your offer is very much appreciated. I have never contacted Paul before for an email address, but will do so shortly. I am in Birmingham on bussiness for rest of week. So may be next week. cheers and thanks again
new article posted.
Corkcelt I hope ye beat the Germans. I also hope we beat the Poles. Set up nicely for a couple of cracking games against each other.
HH
KTF