Ange Postecoglou, by his own words, worked closely with Mark Lawwell during his time at City Football Group’s Yokohama F. Marinos and had a big influence in the appointment of our new Head of First Team Scouting and Recruitment.
The tie goes deeper, though. It was Mark Lawwell, who a year ago, told his closest contact at Celtic about an Australian he knew that was working in Japan and who would be a far better appointment than Eddie Howe.
The then incoming chief exec was understandably cautious about taking this recommendation, preferring to wait for Howe, a known entity. When that line of pursuit was no longer open, the club took Mark Lawwell’s recommendation. It was a radical decision and a huge risk, made at a time when two chief execs were in the building, with differing views.
The relationship between manager, head of scouting and chief exec can make or break a club. They flourish whenever all three are working in sync. On that basis, I’m encouraged by where we are ahead of the summer transfer window.
Uefa’s news yesterday, that Russian clubs will not participate in European football next season, confirmed that the cinch Scottish Premiership champions will gain automatic entry to the Champions League group stage. We will talk more about what this means financially to the club at the appropriate time. What you can be sure of is that a budget spreadsheet at Celtic Park has been updated, the recruitment team has been assembled and there is a clear sense of ambition at the club.
If Mark Lawwell’s player recommendations are half as good as his managerial suggestion, we can look forward to an interesting season.
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WEEBOBBYCOLLINS on 3RD MAY 2022 5:45 PM
Good idea , it would be great to hear then all going
‘ting-a-ling-a-ling’ .
Might even think of a song to go with it .
When an advisory dies, or, is reported to be seriously ill, we should offer our condolences, or, good wishes, where appropriate. If some can’t/won’t do that, then silence is the decent thing.
I will never forget Walter Smith & Ally McCoist at Tommy’s funeral, and the occasions when Celtic management and players paid similar respect to Rangers figures on their passing. These are the standards we aspire to, unfortunately some are driven by other motivations.
Surely you only show respect to someone you respect.
D :)
JHB…hun fud.
And sleekit intae the bargain…
hiding in plain sight
JHB above at 6.00pm, I think the big difference is that Tommy Burns was a thoroughly decent person, as would be confirmed by anyone who knew him. Jimmy Bell was quite the reverse, I had the misfortune to meet the bigoted little so and so and I know many others who had similar experiences to me. He hated Celtic, all Celtic players, all Celtic supporters, the colour green…
You may be right that silence is the decent thing. Respect? That’s something else entirely.
O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An’ foolish notion.
Rabbie Burns.
If Dermot D
Jimmy Bell was a sectarian bigot.
I take no pleasure in his death but a fact is a fact.
Grew up in Jimmy Bell’s town.
A bigger bigot you wont meet.
He hated our primary school team cause we kept skelping the primary school hun teams.
Benhar and Harthill…another bigotted villages.
If Dermot Desmond happened to own a bus company and offered the free use of them to the Ibrox club, do you think they would accept? Do you think they would, for one moment, contemplate arriving at grounds up and down the country in a vehicle emblazoned with the name of the Celtic chairman?
Small gestures count. The cost of getting our own coaches is chump change for a club of our size.
Sports girl on BBC news telling us that L’pool first team in England going for
quadruple…..this time last week we were told they ( L’pool) were about to be the first British team to achieve that very difficult job.
At the Rangers game after Jimmy Johnstone’s passing, there was a minutes applause. Jimmy Bell was the only one of the collection of Rangers players and representatives who did not applaud. Even some of the Rangers players looked askance at him.
There is video of it out there somewhere, but I don’t have time just now to hunt it out.
When a bigot dies only a racist notes
Scum on scum love
It’s a unionist thing
JHB on 3RD MAY 2022 6:00 PM
When an advisory dies, or, is reported to be seriously ill, we should offer our condolences, or, good wishes, where appropriate. If some can’t/won’t do that, then silence is the decent thing.
Noble words but we are talking about a piece of scum.
Wish I was as Christian as you….
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 3RD MAY 2022 5:04 PM
Marspapa,
I’m all for your suggestion about the bus(es). Maybe we could get our current sponsors adidas to buy us a couple and bedeck them in green and white stripes..
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PCS
Now that’s what I’m talking about 👍👏
I had a face to face with Jimmy Bell and John Greig. I got an apology from Greig.
BHOYJOEBELFAST on 3RD MAY 2022 6:34 PM
Sports girl on BBC news telling us that L’pool first team in England going for quadruple…..this time last week we were told they ( L’pool) were about to be the first British team to achieve that very difficult job.
Someone on CQN – can’t remember who – emailed the BBC pointing out the error. He later posted the BBC’s response which was an apology and an assurance that the situation had been rectified.
Toaty Trumper @ 6.36
What is it with you and moon howling?
Where do you come across all these characters?
And why all the hatred for GGG?
Fair point about the WUM — he plays a cute game but tries too hard.
The board love was a cheeky 90 degree turn to get in with the happy clappers / property types.
I remember an interview with our previous CEO who advised that he identified Ange as a very good prospect and he worked to have him put in place, why is he and his contribution being cancelled?
ONIL
Nowt to do with Christianity.
More to do with Tommy meeja superstar is professional contrarian.
Ask him to post his you choob address..
His views are slightly different,think it may have been before the brexit racist radicalised you,you anger
HH
AN TEARMANN on 3RD MAY 2022 6:56 PM
I just cannot fathom why any self respecting person, Celtic supporting or not would think that this wee runt was worthy of respect.
INIQUITOUSIV on 3RD MAY 2022 6:34 PM
Not a video but the message is clear…
https://twitter.com/Champions_67/status/1521416071676407808?s=20&t=bNh8uaxmVPCnNfdHr1yNuA
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 3RD MAY 2022 6:58 PM
Was about to comment on Bell however your post has summed it up for me!
18 YARD MAN on 3RD MAY 2022 7:00 PM
Says it all really. Defend that…..
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 3RD MAY 2022 7:02 PM
Cheers pal, just angers me that some would try to take the moral high ground on this one…
Mitchy,
I would define what the ice cream vans sell first,
Single nuggets,double nuggets,cones,wafers,oysters,
Big questions on stand design to see through
Love.
HOT SMOKED
MARSPAPA on 3RD MAY 2022 4:30 PM
I get the feeling that many of those who are aware of Celtic`s bus supplier feel exactly the same.
Maybe a small matter but I feel changing it would replace some bad feeling with some small happiness.
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HS
Small change definately. I would be well chuffed though, as Fleetwood mac sang
Go” OUR” own way.
ONIL
It’s a troll on here nowt to fathom
Its about getting attention,
His view from his radioshows differs somewhat from the craven sycophancy he posts here bout DD and pl,
.
That’s why I ask him to post his YouTube,
He’s here for the politics.
And trolling
HH
The first job that ML has , is to get is get rid of some of the dross that his da has recruited over the last few years.
Then hope that he is better than PL at recruitment .
AN TEARMANN on 3RD MAY 2022 7:22 PM
Whatever floats his boat….
All i would say on the comments on Jimmy Bell is ‘what would your mammy say’
If it passes that test, post away
St Tams
DD made it clear publicly that managers had the final say on transfers
As such, each of our last few managers bought a few bad players. The rap sheet includes Rodgers, Deila , Mowbray and Strachan to an extent but i think O’Neil is mostly off the hook and Lennon is like the head of RBS corporate finance in 2007😎
i’m not revelling in the death of Jimmy Bell. I just think honesty is the best policy when it comes to sectarian bigots, alive or dead.
Mark Lawell is coming to Celtic after 9 1/2 years at senior roles in recruitment at the best resourced and possibly most professionally run football club in the world. He’s been in extremely important roles, and has been there for an age in football terms. He’s overseen recruitment for teams in England, USA, Australia, Japan and Uruguay. He has experience in every market in the world.
He already has an understanding of how Celtic function, he’ll know the executives, the structures and the strategy
More importantly he knows what Ange wants, he understands the sort of player he needs to play his particular sort of football. He has excellent knowledge of the Japanese market. He’s worked with him long enough already for the not to need to build a trusting relationship. Egos are unlikely to be an issue, a long and fruitful partnership hopefully
None of the above is wishful thinking. Its a very exciting appointment, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t see immediate results.
My mammy had a standup arguement with him when we skelped his team in the gala cup.
That’ll do me.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN @ 6.47
I do believe FOURSTONECOPPI put them right with all that L’pool nonsense.