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Martin O’Neill’s words on Keane

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Martin O’Neill trained as a lawyer before going into to football and then football management.  That legal training tells in some very precise word choices.  So on Sunday, when he was asked on Sky TV whether Roy Keane would be a suitable Celtic manager, his response was sure to lead to speculation.

Martin (of course) dodged the question.  Instead, he endorsing his former assistant’s ability as a manager, indicating his surprise so many clubs were missing out on Keane.

After a mercurial two years manager of Sunderland (summer, then winter) and two years with Ipswich in the lower reaches of the Championship, Keane has not been a manager in his own right for 10 years and 2 months.

Half of this time Roy was Martin’s assistant at Ireland.  For six months during that period, he was also assistant to Paul Lambert at Aston Villa, before a short spell, again with Martin, as assistant at Nottingham Forest.

We have been here before with media reports of Roy taking the Celtic job, before Ronny Deila’s appointment seven years ago.  Celtic were still shopping around then, as they are now, so it would be folly to make assumptions.

Anyway, back to Martin’s legal brain.  With all them smarts, our former manager surely knows it is Roy Keane’s intensity that has led to a reluctance of chief executives to give him the keys of the kingdom.  There are surely easier gigs than managing Roy Keane, although Martin achieved this part-time for five years.

Intensity: euphemism.

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  2. jamesgang on

    Scotland’s first shot towards target is an Austrian pass back from 30 yards out!

     

     

    HH jg

  3. billc on

    Jack Hendry looking much improved from his days at Celtic Park, in fact looking quite calm and accomplished at Hampden against a good Austrian side. I don’t think we should write him off for a place in next season’s Celtic team

  4. Hot Smoked on

    BILLC on 25TH MARCH 2021 8:22 PM

     

     

    Does the Loan Deal allow for us to get Hendry back again?

  5. Philbhoy on

    HOT SMOKED

     

     

    I think he comes back to us only if his club do not exercise the option to sign.

     

     

    I think!

  9. Hot Smoked on

    Philbhoy

     

    Just to be clear. If his current club want to keep him ( which seems highly likely) then we can do nothing about it?

  11. squire danaher on

    Re: Hendry

     

     

    Google search shows media reports from February 2021 suggesting that Celtic and Oostende have agreed £1.75m fee.

     

     

    Nothing stopping them buying him and then punting him on immediately for a profit given the supposedly rave reviews he’s been getting.

     

     

    To be fair he’s looked better here than he did in a Celtic jersey.

  12. prestonpans bhoys on

    World ranking 24 playing 48 and apart from the last 10 minutes, it shows. A draw here looks a good result😱

  13. billc on

    I think Jack Hendry has to agree terms if K.V. Oostende exercise an option to buy but I saw a recent report which seemed to hint that Jack Hendry might be open to returning to Celtic because he feels he has developed and will be much better suited to the challenge of holding down a place in a Celtic team.

  15. An Tearmann on

    Yawns

     

    no blacks no dogs no irish!!

     

     

    common held view with the english.

     

     

     

    the idea of “othering” is source thinking of the union and the ‘civilising’ ethic it used throughout the empire.

     

    Gerald of wales was doing it in 12th century,anti irish vomit has history on behalf of England his writings and racism resurged on union of crowns then parliaments evolved

     

    into modern britain in 1801.divide and rule has always been its way.Ernie and our current superstar and ex george galloway phone-in zoomer jhb dont even realise they are handy tools for the union,just as the planter was post1641.

     

     

    hh

  16. prestonpans bhoys on

    AN TEARMANN on 25TH MARCH 2021 8:38 PM

     

     

    I remember my dad talking about those signs outside B&B’s. He said to me he tried to hide his Irish accent, at that point I burst out laughing and said did you just not speak😂😂😂

  20. An Tearmann on

    Scott Brown

     

     

    Thank You for your work and input into my club.A winner leading a winning team

     

    thanks for your part in 9iar

     

    thanks for 4 x 3.

     

    They will write of you as they do of all our greats.

     

    An absolute titan on our side

     

     

    in the meantime focus on that cup and go out the way you should.a winner

     

     

     

    hh

  21. gordybhoy64 on

    Roy Keane would spend more time in the stand than in the dugout

     

    unless as some say he has mellowed considerably.

  23. Coneybhoy on

    Good control but can’t see any cutting edge from Scotland. Can’t lose first goal

     

     

    Oh, we just did – poor from Armstrong

     

     

    Should be a pen for us

  24. fourstonecoppi on

    AN TEARMANN on 25TH MARCH 2021 8:51 PM

     

     

    Remember when the debate was thems got the best deal wi Kevin (where are you now) Thompson and we got Broony..described as the monkey chasing a ballon!.

     

     

    Please stand up for our legendary Captain Scott Brown…….what a player!

  27. shaunamura on

    not a lot to enthuse over just now

     

    how much has taken place this season and none of it good apart from outcome of S C

     

    now the captain is departing and what a captain

     

    thanks for everything Scot and all the best for the future apart from when you’r playing us

     

    only positive to be taken [hopefully] is that this is an indication that a new era is about to be announced and that a clean sweep is on its way

  32. prestonpans bhoys on

    I’m watching with my tablet, over a minute behind, know Scotland had scored by the roar next door!

  33. Turkeybhoy on

    Regards Hendry,its up to the player what he does.The fee between clubs was agreed.Down to Hendry.Has hinted on returning.Talk of 10 million bids from England.

  37. Coneybhoy on

    Great goal Austria . Hendry beaten to the header but did nothing wrong.

     

     

    Been too passive

     

     

    Still don’t get the fuss about McGinn

  40. An Tearmann on

    soz ppb 😊

     

    i smiled at you laughin at your dad not speakin.how could the irish do that,it set me thinking for some reason of Barry Fitzgerald in the Quiet Man,and some of the looks and facial expressions he pulled.

     

    2-2 btw lol

     

     

    HH

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