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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Lefty
Aye, the red one with the green cross is my fav as well.
I also like the pink Celtic one, very popular so they are.
Thanks again.
HH
I’ll share them on my fb page tet.
bournesouprecipe
14:13 on
13 October, 2014
excathedra44
How are you bearing up with Ronny’s selections?
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Thanks for reply.
Do I detect a little barb there?
I am not bearing up at all, he is unfathomable and I am not impressed.
My annoyance as stated with NL was he was/is a fan and knew the significance of his actions yet was stubborn in his repetitive selections.
I have always held the view he (NL) needed a number 2 to debate things with as opposed to being compliant. Just my view.
timhorton-must be pretty recent as he only chucked Celtic Nation a couple of months ago
Stuarty Thadon
Occupy Ibrox a proper sit in protest it doesnt need huge numbers just small groups of say 30per group who work in shifts to maintain a 24/7 protest within the grounds media would be all over it .
3 · Yesterday at 04:33
Another great idea from the sons of darkness, can’t believe the sleazedales haven’t got them on board yet HH
!!Bada Bing!!
14:34 on
13 October, 2014
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Thanks for reply.
Yes your right re WMcS not for open debate,but happy he has returned,we need Celtic guys at Celtic not a bunch of wandering mercenaries staggering between water holes,and I dont just mean the players.
Ole Ernie Lynch
Obviously an ole matelot like ole Old Tim is goin’ to have an eye for les jeunes filles.
Dbbia
That was sore on the eyes!
I remember you had a long term fascination with a French lady. Do you remember her:o)
Eldeigobhoy,
Danny la rue wasn’t french. Just a french sounding name :)
EDB- I’m a married man.
The only long term fascination I have these days is what’s happenin’ with my short term memory ;/)
the new braw girl is French ….my name is Braw …awfy braw …001967
Dbbia
Clearly a married man to be trusted:o)
EDB- you’ve never heard of the seven week itch?
Dbbia
Is it catching?
the new BOND girl is French…..I do not I repeat do not have a new French girlfriend …..
sweat sweat ….
hopesheisnaelurkingcfc…..
no sae braw….
Would love to think somebody could give Stan a helping hand and get him a decent job in the game coaching.
He may be enjoying his non league games but hopefully bigger people in football will ensure he gets what he deserves.
If that is over 35 Sunday morning league for now so be it but in the future?
Class act from a recent game Stan played in:
“When the referee awarded a penalty for an apparent foul on Petrov, he even discreetly told the official the defender got the ball enabling the decision to sportingly” be reversed.
BT
Cheers, finding it hard to get the head around facebook, keep asking Mrs TET how to do things, dearie me, talk about irate wimmin >}
Much obliged.
HH
Back in Glasgow town so going to end the weekend in Bar67. I hope you all behaved on Saturday night! :-)
The RK many audi story doesn’t surprise me. In his younger days RK rented a house in Hayfield near Manchester… A relative of mine lives there and knows the owner.. He had a pretty big clean up job after RK departed.. Wilfull disrespect of others property is not an attractive attribute imo
auldheid
12:23 on 13 October, 2014
auldheid
12:20 on 13 October, 2014
An tearman
Is payment of a living wage a matter purely for shareholders to determine?
>> No(it could become policy at the drop of a board meeting)its not a matter for shareholders only..imo tho a club like Celtic should have this as a matter of the clubs wages/salaries policy(part of its ethos/culture) without the issue being raised annually at agm time.Celtic are always heralding what we do as fans in the name of its charitable history,as a fan I am asking Celtic to implement a living wage as a show of leadership in todays econonic climate.<<<
Or reverse, is payment of a living wage a matter that non shareholders should determine?
▶▶By an outside govt body, yes, in same way minimun wage is overseen, but it needs our club to take the step◀
Or should payment of a living wage be determined by supporters who contribute nothing financially to Celtic or only by those who do?
I have no problem with the principle at all and would be happy to contribute a bit more to the cost by for example an increase in my S, but I think those who will bear the cost are the ones who should make the decision.To make an informed decision
I would like to know the cost and how it is to be met.
An increase in ST is only one solution.Other internal costs can be cut but at what cost to service if running costs or football quality if in football operations?I’m pretty certain that with all the relevant information and options laid out the support would be happy to meet the cost in whatever form it takes, but I’d like to know the different possibilities before making a decision.
▶▶the costs are important, if they were to become part of the costs of aligning a living wage within the Celtic ethos/social polic then that cost would be worth paying.
I would like a full review and analysis of how the wage can be implemented of all affected so no poverty traps are opened up and I think savings can be made in the overall wages/salaries dept that can be passed onto those on a living wage.
A good article is here
http://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/celtic-and-the-living-wage-what-the-hell-do-we-care/◀◀
HH
http://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/celtic-and-the-living-wage-what-the-hell-do-we-care/
Is the address
HH
Dbbia
Let me just say for the record, that is defo not my wife :-)
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Sorry I missed you on Saturday.It would have been nice to have had a wee chat and find out how retirement is treating you.
Manky audi …
Great to see Stan Petrov back kicking a ball about again,a great guy.
Hamiltontim
You’re safe……I never made it to Bar67! Koolba in Candleriggs was as far as I got.
Scullybhoy
As a note of interest and I did not know this until recently
Headlines on stories in papers are hee haw to do with the Journo, or in sports writing case the PR representative, who writes the story. The Sub Editors do the headlines and often the journo’s are pee’d off at what the subs come up with as much as those who read the sories and see no relation between story and headline.
Nature of the game apparently.
MWD said AYE
Hamiltontim
In your absence we have been told we are worse than both Bolton and Bournemouth.
WC
and he has been referred to as a small garden bird.
Hamiltontim is it Willie McStay that is back working at Celtic.
pedrocaravanachio67
15:32 on
13 October, 2014
WC
and he has been referred to as a small garden bird.
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an Australian Robin …..TomTit…..braw
Auldheid
12:23 on 13 October, 2014
auldheid
12:20 on 13 October, 2014
An tearman
Is payment of a living wage a matter purely for shareholders to determine?
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As long as the club is structured as a plc then this is a right and proper matter for shareholders. Last year the club chairman stated that it would cost in the region of £500,000 to implement. If we paid our CEO the going market rate for running an enterprise with our annual turnover then this would easily cover the additional costs associated with paying all staff the living wage as a minimum.
HT
Hope you and the good lady had a great weekend in the land of belts and bras.
MWD said Ja
MWD- ayr, the CQNSub made out you’d voted Naw.
I’ve been watching a few clips of Maradona this afternoon.
I’m of an age where I believed Pele was the best ever but have had to re-assess that over time.
One thing that’s puzzled me regards Maradona is that his club career wasn’t what you’d expect from one of the best players ever, and I guess you could say the same for Pele, so why was that?
an tearmann
Just looked back at last night and seen your enquiry.Yes the Hawks won back to back titles and Liam lifted his second medal.Cant keep a good Fanad bhoy down.
El Diego Bhoy
Maradona brought Napoli their first titles in years.
One could say that he was pretty ordinary in WCs if you leave out 1986.
do you think he,ll be doing “Celebrity in an ordinary car” any time soon?
maaarraaraa donna ! braw