Dundee United did well last season. Fourth in the league, securing a European qualification spot, is a significant improvement on the previous term’s ninth place, all achieved under new manager, Tam Courts, who was a coach at the club before his appointment.
A year on and United have lost Courts, who is wanted by Rijeka, the side who finished fourth in the Croatian league. What chance do United have of building a sustainably successful team when they lose their manager after one season when he managed to split Hearts and Motherwell?
So what’s it to us? Back in the years after Rangers liquidation the subject of what competition Celtic needed was often discussed. I argued the last thing we needed was a club gambling their existence every season in an attempt to finish ahead of us – they will occasionally win, then they will crash. The competition Celtic could really do with is from Aberdeen, United Hibs and Hearts.
These are teams who, if they get their act together to the extent that they can out-compete Motherwell, can take points of Celtic home and away, will play expansive football and provide regular competitive games.
The great scourge of these clubs has been the drift of their most promising players south without adequate compensation heading back north. If they are now losing one-hit-wonder managers to a team fourth in Croatia, you have to wonder if a viable plan for sustained success is even possible.
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Happy Wednesday!
Matt O’Riley scored a cracking volley last night.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CelticFC/comments/vc7ci5/matt_oriley_scores_for_denmark_u21_vs_turkey/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Hey there you with the sad face……
Done.
Nobody else playing today?
Fine.
Taking my ball home to play Kick Off instead.
Haha well done Aipple,I think you got podium
HH
Now that is a post-season lead article. Would hazard a bet that Courts will be back in the SPFL within two years.
AN TEARMANN
Was a team effort.
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Tam Courts was a welcome change from the 11 players behind the ball attitude from most SPFL Managers when we play them. They gave us a torrid time continually attacking us at pace from transitions. It’s strange as to why more don’t do it, it’s not as if that result would be looked upon as anything but another game from their boards, but their fans would love for them to have a go against every team in the league. Ange has shown that if you play the same way every game then your football improves! por cierto
Ho ho.
Partial translation?
We need teams to be quite good (no more) on a good day.
If they are, they’ll take points off Sevco …
… but because we’re a wee bit better than thems they’ll take fewer points off us.
‘Ti’s the season souttar out injured…..again,looks like£25 millon rated Souttar stories won’t be emerging soon.
Was looking for a few quick signings ,quite a few of the names mentioned are attracting other teams now , hope were not going to dilly dally again . Is this guy jota coming to us or not , fair taking his time .
JIMTIM
The window has been open 5 days and you’re already talking about us “dilly dallying again”.
Jota will be announced on Friday.
Tommy Boyd away doon to Troon with the kids on their day out courtesy of taxi drivers. Picked a rerr day for it.
Cheers AIPPLE
Always great to see our International Bhoys playing well. Matt will be pushing for a place in the Danish World Cup squad.
Jimtim,
Jota holidaying in Mexico.Well deserved break.Be back soon enough.
Transfer Window Scottish Style Guide 2022
(3) Celtic FC do not ‘buy’ or ‘sign’ players they ‘finally complete’ deals. The hugely dull nature of this event should be emphasised at all times by using at least one of the following terms – ‘protracted’ ‘long-running’ ‘drawn out affair’ and ‘dithering’
Every Window CSC
SPL management pathway …
Do you recycle a known name from the SPL who had fallen on hard times?
Or do you promote youth / innovators from outwith your SPL / Media Ludge comfort zone?
TC will be missed but he is not the only one.
If we are serous about football then he should not be a one off.
We should have a number of managers in their 30’s learning their trade in the lower leagues.
MADMITCH on 15TH JUNE 2022 1:15 PM
Fair point . The younger chaps couldn’t do much worse than the Wrights or Calderwoods .
GDT @ 1.19
The SPL really is into re-cycling.
The same names keep turning up time after time.
You would almost think that it is all planned by a secret cabal in Ayrshire.
QP revival / Fridge magnet style — I wonder what wages OC will be on?
How would it compare to the wages on offer in the bottom half of the SPL?
The Speeders — worth a watching.
Gretna done right?
Dilly dally again! Lol
GARNGAD TO CROY
Happy days, a cracking finish and his interview this week was also fair braw.
I read that the Rijeka job was gone and Courts was now taking to Honved
https://youtu.be/qoAcqwJvE9g
TB thanks for the reply . Tom hope your right mate . Aipple dilly dally a gid auld ayrshire saying that mate lol
If third place teams in the league are guaranteed group stages in a euro competition then this would be an ideal time for an Aberdeen, United, Hibs or Hearts to invest to become a regular top 3 (or 2) side.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Celtic FC do not ‘buy’ or ‘sign’ players they ‘finally complete’ deals. The hugely dull nature of this event should be emphasised at all times by using at least one of the following terms – ‘protracted’ ‘long-running’ ‘drawn out affair’ and ‘dithering’
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I am confident we will ‘swoop’ for someone anytime soon.
Er, actually, I’m no. The ‘Lawwell’ years have damaged my psyche, and I haven’t recovered yet.
Maybe this year.😊
AIPPLE
The goal that Matt scored i hope it’s not #5 that they zoomed in because i don’t think that’s O”riley.
INIQUITOUSIV
(2) Only the Rainjurz ‘swoop’ for players.
The extraordinary nature of these swoops must be emphasised at all times by preceding the word “swoop” with at least one of the following choices – ‘sensational’ ‘stunning’ ‘exciting’ ‘audacious’ or ‘ambitious’.
Note every time the Rainjurz swoop the sheer speed of the swoop will be another example of how they always ‘throw down the gauntlet to Celtic ’ who generally just ‘dick about’
Paul67,
Our league desperately needs better managers. There will always be a gap in spending power (and pull) so data-driven managers using every possible lever to overperform ans challenge is a must. We seem to just recycle the same ole faces – Ross will come back in, Nielsen (2nd spell), Goodwin, McInnes again as well as unredeemable retrobates in Martindale and MacKay.
Never recalled a poorer set of managers, which is why sadly we look at Courts as an outlier.
A symptom of our wee thinking in the country.
HH
TIMHORTON
Something incorrect on the interwebs? Surely not.
O’Riley was no 12, no 5 had the initial shot blocked well that was my take on it
Mrmagoo
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
2) Only the Rainjurz ‘swoop’ for players.
The extraordinary nature of these swoops must be emphasised at all times by preceding the word “swoop” with at least one of the following choices – ‘sensational’ ‘stunning’ ‘exciting’ ‘audacious’ or ‘ambitious’.
Note every time the Rainjurz swoop the sheer speed of the swoop will be another example of how they always ‘throw down the gauntlet to Celtic ’ who generally just ‘dick about’
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You’ve posted this before and it always makes me laugh out loud. Why? Because it is so true. The MSM are so dim, they don’t realize we see through them. Small intellects in small minded, parochial ‘cut and paste churnalists’ ( courtesy PMG ) who have no ambition, no talent, do no research or investigation, and are completely hemmed in by the constraints of maintaining the Big Lie or ‘One Club’ fiction.
Keep on keeping on. Always enjoy your wit and posts.😊
HH
Long shot –
If anyone wants a ticket for Parquet Courts tonight in Glasgow let me know 👍🏼
Free ticket 👆🏼
https://twitter.com/sebaongarelli/status/1537066411054583810?s=08
Info on a guy we are linked with
What comes first ? Swooping for a player or jetting in to be signed ?
Hail Hail
Stay Safe
BADA BING
40th anniversary of the Falklands war
That will give the hordes someone else to hate
HH