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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GBNL…..hard to say if he will ever return.
EDB…why the aggressive/mocking reply to justshatered? You asked him a question and he responded with his opinion, that’s all…Perhaps there is history between you, I don’t know…or maybe it’s because he is not part of the CQN clique…personally, I find that as the clique increases the quality of the blog diminishes, it’s becoming more like a texting service…however, if that’s what tickles your boat…
weebobby it cannae be a clique ….they dinae ken nothing aboot HonkKong …!!! tutututututut……..hahahaha
Sir Paul
Yes, Ah Agree .. wi ye..
The Prime Reason why… Neil Folded his Tents n Headed fur the Tall n Uncut..
was/is…
Neil.. Is an Ambitious Fellow..
Simple as that…
Plus the fact ..He wiz tired of the Constant Glare n Petty
Bigotries.. being dished oot tae Him …by the Scottish Establishment..
which were his Lot , during his Parkheid Tenure.
n.. Ah soitenly Dinna Blame Him.
Yet..Ah canny help thinking..
“Gee.. Neil.. Ye hiv sure Picked a Real Doozie..fur yer Next Managerial Challenge!
Bolton?”
Yes..it wull be a Test ,aweright..
Best of Luck, Kiddo..
Meanwhile , Back at the Ranch..
The Beat Goes Oan..
Ah am Backing Ronny,, Pal..
Ur YOU?
Kojo
Still,Laughin.
As one who longs for the days when there were more witticisms than criticisms on the ole bhlog I think the CQN ‘clique’ , if it ever existed, left the stage ages ago.
funny to see the daily record trying to keep the dead Rangers alive. Front page has a headline of Ally McCoist and a picture of fat Ally – turns out it’s an ad for their serialisation of somebody’s book about Jim Baxter who played for the dead Rangers. lots of mentions in article about 9-in-a-row etc , which Baxter had no part in
Weebobbycollins
Excellent post about the clique.
Not all are like that though, some like Leftclicktic, Hamilton Tim, Lenny, Bmcuw and a few others, sorry I can’t remember everyone, do try to engage with as many as possible, others freely admit they only read posts of a select few, which does diminish the blog in my opinion.
Ok thats me in the Altstadt Duesseldorf. Any CQNer aboot ?
PeteTheBeat
16:06 on
13 October, 2014
What exactly was the reason Stan looked so hacked off with WGS during the title celebrations at the end of 2005/6 ?
While I am at it, why did Sutton deliberately get himself sent off the previous season for deliberate handball against FC Dead Club ?
I’ve always been surprised that he didn’t get much stick for this.
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The Sutton sending off……I was at this game…big Sutty was frustrated,the ref gave the huns every decision.
Didn’t agree with the big mhan doing what he did,but could understand it.
@ElDiegoBhoy
Do you think Johan was homesick or wanted to be a number one in his own right, as we were told, or do you think there was another reason?
As he has now joined Neil, as his number two, at Bolton I think it is safe to say there was another reason.
I don’t know what that other reason was but there was one and I think questions should be asked.
livybhoy
Thoughts of the jambos probably fair reflection on what they think/thought of NFL.
My best man is jambo and a great and decent guy but the jambo that says he was ok apart from HIS altercation with the sleekit one takes the biscuit for me.
It will be interesting in January when both Broonie and Commons become free to talk to other teams I would imagine they would interest Lennie who would offer more than Celtic.The sharp suited man could be rubbing his hands as it would take a couple of our higher earners of the wage bill. H.H.
@Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
There used to be a great Celtic bar there.
Melbourne Mick
13:14 on
13 October, 2014
weet weet weet
I was at that game when Mcvie done young Brian Mclaughlan
i was standing at the front of the terracing when it happened
and i turned round to see my auld dad and his pal running down
the steps screaming at Mcvie, i’d never seen my dad so angry, i
remember saying da his knee is round the wrong way.
A wonderful prospect and his career ruined by a thug.
*his own manager former deid team player stan Anderson (he only played 1 game and against Clyde tae) was astonished that he wasn’t booked and in fact said he was lucky to stay on the pitch…..thug.
jimmynotpaul
17:33 on 13 October, 2014
Evening folks.
On a slow news may I share a non football story.
Was in Costa today feeding myself full of coffeee and cake as usual when a man lifted one of the shop newspapers and then went to the toilet with it for about 10 minutes. When he returned he put it back in the rack. Thoughts please, Is this unacceptable behaviour?
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That’s proper mingin. Bet he didn’t wash his hands either!
HH jamesgang
If it rains really hard down down at the ole Gazebo, I hide under the new protective Henrik Larsson Banner and eat my cakes and drink Eurochamps67’s coffee, until the worst has passed over. I now keep my cakes in a plastic, airtight and water-proof container because the ole OXO Tins I used to use, leak………no-one, not even me, likes soggy cake!
CelticSloNews CSC
Auldheid
Pal.. The Idea of Robbin’ the Stipend of the Celtic C.E.O.. in order tae Pay…
The Living Wage. tae The Celtic Employees ,who are in Need..
Is the Usual.. Socialist Trick of Takin frum A ,in order tae Give tae B.
Ah maintain..the If an Employee cannot Make ends Meet..because … his Expenses,outstrip the Income,of which he Receives from his Present Post..
Then.. that Employee..Should Change his Place of Employement …tae wan that
Pays a Wage,which is Commensurate Wi the Standard of Living, of which he wishes tae Enjoy.
Those are the bold Facts.
Nice chatting ,Pal..
As evah..
Kojo
Still,Laughin
Thanks Jamesgang
That’s exactly what I thought, but I was doubting myself thinking maybe it was just me.
An Tearman
Yup the article is a good one and covers my points about what is the cost and how is it to be met.
The solution of reducing the pay of the top men ( excluding footballers who are also employees) has this difficulty in that if the view of shareholders is these guys are overpaid, then the resolution should be about tackling that issue, not using the living wage argument as an indirect means of achieving another aim.
At the end of the day it comes down to cost. If it is nothing like £500k a year which I very much doubt then the cost and how to meet it should be set out with an assessment on the impact of whatever budget takes the hit.
If the top guys take the hit well and good but only if it is because they freely wish to demonstrate they are part of the ethos.
It has to be done right, for the right reasons, to be right.
jimmynotpaul
17:33 on 13 October, 2014
Evening folks.
On a slow news may I share a non football story.
Was in Costa today feeding myself full of coffeee and cake as usual when a man lifted one of the shop newspapers and then went to the toilet with it for about 10 minutes. When he returned he put it back in the rack. Thoughts please, Is this unacceptable behaviour?
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no doubt about it thats not right yuk!!!!!
HH
Jimmynotpaul@ 17.49…Paul67 is the only CQNer I have ever knowingly met…I am sure the great majority are terrific people, they are Celtic supporters after all…however, it is quite apparent to any long time lurker/observer that there is a CQN snobbery…I have seen good relevant comments from the occasional posters go completely ignored…it would never happen like that in the pub…would it?
Joe Filippis Haircut
Did Kris play for Bolton?
My ole memory says he did but its been wrong more often than its right!
IF he has…..well it could perhaps be a place he would be happy to return to.
Who needs the MSM with guys like me making transfer news up!
Aye Kojo,
you canny move for well paid jobs here,
beyond belief that people want to work for minimum wage,
any chance you can join the real world
joe filippis haircut.
If NFL comes in for some of our players in January window do not be surprised.
Some CQN’rs will see Bolton as a smaller club but not were wages are concerned.Players of Celtic Fc will be getting tapped as we speak.HH.
Modern CQN snobbery is rubbish
If NFL comes in for any of Ronny’s rockets then he can fill his wee Bolton boots.
Thunder Road. I dont know if Kris played for Bolton but him and Broonie could make a difference to there team.Both have played under Lennie so its natural to assume Lennie will Know there contract position. H.H.
BSR at 16.57
That photo shows traffic only slightly worse than that on the M90 northbound to the Forth Bridge yesterday afternoon.
2 and a half hours from Jct 2 M8 to South Queensferry, a stretch of some 8 miles or so, with no services, of course.
As my wife dived out the car at the McDonald’s in Queensferry to get to the Ladies, a woman with 3 kids in the car told me she had taken 3 hours to get to Queensferry from Glenrothes, as she attempted to get to Edinburgh airport for a 4 and a half hour flight to Tenerife.
And no major accident, just roadworks on the Forth Bridge.
Such wonderful traffic management in trafficscotland.
jimmynotpaul
Completely boak- inducing!!
HH jamesgang
If it’s going all clickity cliquey again, I going forward (is there any other way) shall from this moment on adopt a status whereby I will only read fellow posters who wrote in German.
Danke Schoen
MWD said AYEJa
Do they stock ‘Health and Efficiency’ in Costa?
DBBIA/MisspentYouthCSC
jimmynotpaul
Unacceptable in Costa … Ok in MacDonalds ( you are eating sh*** in there anyway)….
#boakcsc
beatbhoy
The sooner they get that Fifth Forth Bridge up the better.
HH
BSR…CQN snobbery is a modern day phenomenon…it did not exist in ancient times…and yes, it is rubbish…
Health and Safety
Joe Filippis Haircut
Nah he hasn’t!
It was Derby that he played for!
See whit i mean about that memory!
An Tearman
That should read
Then there should be a resolution tackling that issue
Wie geht es dir in Deutschland, MWD ?