The annual raft of idle speculation unsettling Celtic’s playing and managerial resources is well underway. One newspaper headline today proclaimed, “Celtic boss wants Canaries to approach him”, based on Neil Lennon when talking about moving to England saying, “There has been no offer, there has been no concrete phone call or anything like that, so I haven’t really had a decision to make on it”. Countless others have followed in a similar theme.
Neil Lennon has not really hidden the fact that he would like to manage in the FA Premier League one day, but none of the journos with pages to fill have any notion on his thoughts of dropping a division in England. In the real world, Neil is showing no reticence in pursuing team development plans for next season. We’ll be involved in Champions League football two months from tomorrow, the manager is busy on the matters in hand.
Best wishes to John Brown for his inspired attempts to take down Newco Rangers. More power to you, John, I hope you have any many lemmings lined up as possible. Some months ago the plotters had a notion that they would starve Newco shareholders into handing over the club for zilch, or £1 less than Rangers were sold to a liquidation expert for. It remains possible that Sevco will starve, but notions that there will be an outcome for the plotters which is more desirable than an existence under the current crew are fading by the day.
Don’t forget, we’ve Tommy Gemmell, live on the blog, on Friday between 13:00 and 16:00. He’ll be here to chat and answer your questions.
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i think Lennon is being smart with his vocabulary re: the Norwich job. He is currently in negotiations with Peter Lawell on budget for players – he has a stronger position if there is doubt about his position. “I’ll stay if i get the players i need to compete in champs league”
He wants to stay at celtic but knows his stock can only rise if he can compete in Europe.
makes sense to me , he’s clever!
BT
From earlier
No yer Da is 100% not an auld prude:)))
The comedian is not the kind of act I would book for ANY my family and trust me there are many colourful characters in my tree :)).
Ps Did you see the Dennis Curran (loaves & fishes) speach in the Scottish parliament.
Open Meeting hosted by the Celtic Trust begins at 7pm in the London Rd Social Club for those interested.
Great to meet a few more CQNers on Saturday. Unfortunately I had to leave early but made up for it on Trophy Sunday – fell asleep on the last train, woke up in Ayr and had to phone a taxi to get home. Those early kick-offs can leave too much time drinking time!
I noticed a picture of Fat Salary during a question on Pointless on BBC1 tonight – before the watershed and while people are eating their dinner.
The question was about footballers that had appeared in films, who is the footballer and what was the film. Didn’t actually see the answer for FS but my guess the film role was Mr.Creosote in Monty Python’s “Meaning of Life”.
HH
Watched the “Downfall” documentary on ESPN about the death of Rangers. The narrator started off by explaining that “Glasgow Rangers had disappeared”. Later, he described liquidation following on from administration and how “a new club was born”.
Most ridiculous part was when a hard-nosed bitch in charge of the Ibrox museum, on showing a few fans around said “Rangers won 9 league trophies in a row which is a world record and has never been done by any other club.”
Whit?
Finally, there was a lot of footage inside and around Ibrox. My God the place is a dump and is falling apart. You can see there has been no maintenance for some time. It is worn, tacky and dirty. An absolute disgrace.
bamboo
16:30 on 14 May, 2014
Cracking post and witty with it
Corkcelt
Appreciate your sentiments but it is bit by bit: and we are surpassing our targets.
Rock tree Bhoy
No I don’t and I am not predicting the trial outcome.
Merely pointing out that it is possible to use the word refugee with racist intent
Neganon
Still the personal insults. You have my sympathy.
Not once have the Yes Voters ganged up, to my knowledge, with personal insults.
this little snippet is of a guy sitting down and making a piano rock in st pancreas train station 5 amazig minutes!!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Y0nDhQEIdSQ
setting free the bears supports res. 12 & oscar knox
Watching NFL with his son on Sunday, it came to mind, would I, if in his position, want my son open to the poison that he has experienced from not only one fanbase but two or even more!
Hope he stays and it’s the usual nonsense but wouldn’t blame Neil if he left.
Funnily enough, huns in work today were ecstatic the thought of him leaving…just like I’m ecstatic knowing they can’t afford to get shot off Sally :)
charliebhoy,
That bloke was amazing, it must be great to be gifted.HH
neganon2
17:45 on 14 May, 2014
Billy bhoy still spreading lies and misinformation I see. And still bullying whomever he can while saying that personal insults are wrong.
So far billy bhoy has said he looks forward to getting rid of the likes of me when Scotland is independent and compared me with the BNP.
You are a joke billy bhoy.
And you are deluded. Show me when I compared you with BNP
When Scotland wins it’s Independence all Nae Sayers will be lined up in the streets, covered in honey, jam and flour and left for the midges to eat.
It’s in the White Paper.
MWD
Was sitting in the pub there with a couple of Tims and, some on here will be fed up hearing this, the overriding agreement was the we went for Stuart Armstrong, with a slightly less enthusiasm for Gauld, but still keen.
Cardiff. TV money for a pathetic year in the Premiership.
VALUE £62 million
Celtic. Where the manager gives his medal to a young fan who is then taken on a lap of honour by a player.
PRICELESS
A club like no other.
Hail Hail
To his credit – Lenny is remarkably straight with the hun-homogenised press pack……………………….contrast the treatment of The Binman and the powder-puff panto ‘same giant club’ shtick!
Lenny’s been with us for a long long difficult time and owes us nowt now..
He’s also at the time in his tenure when he’ll be negotiating his own contract and his budget for next season.
We don’t do our business in the open, so the hacks make it up.
stebhoy
18:33 on
14 May, 2014
i think Lennon is being smart with his vocabulary re: the Norwich job. He is currently in negotiations with Peter Lawell on budget for players – he has a stronger position if there is doubt about his position. “I’ll stay if i get the players i need to compete in champs league”
He wants to stay at celtic but knows his stock can only rise if he can compete in Europe.
makes sense to me , he’s clever!
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Except when it comes to Euro selections,tactics ,and Cup Games.
If he is as keen to stay as you think all talk should be firmly rebuked,but no,he is allowing this Norwich nonsense to persist,I would see the sense if it were a top 4 team.
Contrary to your logic I would see the talk of going being dis-ruptive to the players and the necessary preparation.
Last years Euro prep was disrupted as he hung about arguing about Hooper WHO WALKED,this year NL should attend to the people who pay his wages.
As his favourite Gary Hooper has since found out he was a big name because of where he was, NOT who he was,same for you too Neil.
MWD said:
” all Nae Sayers will be lined up in the streets, covered in honey, jam and flour and left for the midges to eat.
It’s in the White Paper.”
I see political documents are still as obscure as ever.
JJ
A cracking photo of ex celt Craig Reid in the Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald, our local paper, as he celebrates scoring the winning goal for Motherwell against Aberdeen last Sunday.
Let’s hope he gets the two year contract he wants.
excathedra44
What do you mean by this:
“he is allowing this Norwich nonsense to persist.” ?
JJ
Neil Lennon will leave Celtic.
However, as I reasoned last night, it will be the end of next season, at the earliest.
An assistant will be brought in for next season, with a view to a seamless transition when Neil leaves.
I would further suggest that the timing of Mjallby’s leaving supports this scenario.
If and when he goes, he will go with my blessing. Big deal, I hear you say.
He has given us all he has, at a considerable price to himself.
However, as a successful Celtic is attractive to potential player signings, so to will it be for ambitious, modern managers, who want to test themselves in Europe.
The club are developing the environs of the stadium, with the future in mind.
All the redevelopment will mean nothing without an equal emphasis on the football side.
We are in the process of doing that and it is not too far from fruition.
KTF.
P.S.
I notice some talk about Better Together.
It appears to concern some local election thing over there.
Silly me thought it concerned BSR’s favourite actress.
Soon time to watch the Europe Final n TV3, ( for Irish viewers).
Keep it fitba’.
Jungle Jim
19:11 on
14 May, 2014
excathedra44
What do you mean by this:
“he is allowing this Norwich nonsense to persist.” ?
JJ
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In my view NL should come out and clearly state he has no interest in moving as he is preparing for the CL next Season.
He is,for whatever reason,keeping his options open.
MON played a similar tactic around the time Leeds were knocking.
JJ
:)
MWD
“He is,for whatever reason,keeping his options open.”
Clever man.
Geordie Munro
19:22 on
14 May, 2014
“He is,for whatever reason,keeping his options open.”
Clever man.
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or
Self serving.
excathedra44
Thank you. I don`t agree with you ( I would give our media as little as my contract allowed) but thank you nevertheless.
JJ
Excath,
Possibly and who could blame him?
Yogiy: I’m kingsnake (Preston), not Bobby, though I’ve met his son (III) and grandson (IV) and they are both great guys. Thanx for the compliment. :-)
Again reading all the contributions on this very good and informative site, leads me to think that the newspapers know nothing about what our manager is thinking, again as Paul alluded to to, it’s coming in to quiet season and any attempt to unsettle our club will be seized upon.
I’m not a frequent poster on the site, regular reader, but I will offer this opinion as I did the other night, I do think that Neil does want to manage in the Premiership one day, and I for one will wish him well, he’s put up with a hell of a lot just for playing and managing Celtic, and when that day comes, I hope our board have wee Jackie Mac in mind, I think he could do a great job, with the infrastructure we have at our club.
Anyway would like to say I enjoy reading the opinions of many on this site such as , BRTH, Hamiltontim, Blantyretim, Bada Bing, Twists and Turns, there’s many more I could mention, but all of you make good points.
Peace be with you all
Jungle Jim
19:30 on
14 May, 2014
excathedra44
Thank you. I don`t agree with you ( I would give our media as little as my contract allowed) but thank you nevertheless.
JJ
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Thanks for reply,nice to have friendly debate.
McClair No 1
I was enjoying your post until you left me out of your list.
JJ
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full: I get tears in my eyes watching Sammi with the wee man …
Jungle Jim
19.38
Sorry, sometimes I tend to look out for certain posters opinions, ha ha but I will keep a eye out for some of your words of wisdom
Peace be with you
Geordie Munro
19:32 on
14 May, 2014
Excath,
Possibly and who could blame him?
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In a work context I would do similar,when it comes to Celtic I guess I’m looking for guys with a vocational zeal,perhaps the wrong profession.
Ta for reply.
Neil Lennon getting it in the neck from anxiety-driven petulant supporters.
Why? Do you make snap judgements about your own employment or choose to announce your ongoing thought-making process to strangers who invest an interest for all of – ohh – ten minutes of their leisure time?
IF there’s anything for him to make his mind up about, I expect he is not taking time just to irritate the unstable among us; the first priority will be his family then the business side of such a move.
That’s probably a big IF.
Like many, many thousands of Celts I long for Lenny to stand his ground and lead us to TEN in a row.
The sight of him raising that TENTH title trophy would be the greatest GIRFUY to the institutionalised bigots of this country in its bitter history, and a triumph for the man who has suffered most from its self-loathing aggression in the modern era.
He’s still a young manager. Ten in a row, then he can take his time to plot his own future down south, or wherever that might be.
And on the Gary Hooper subject – Gary Hooper does NOT want to play for Celtic.
He made that perfectly clear last year. Gary wants England, the premiership, etc.
Any move to bring him back would be a slap in the face for us. To him, getting back up here would just be another stint in the shop window.
Celtic should not be second choice to anyone.
Let go those who see themselves further afield, keep Lenny, retain Samaras, get another quality spine in the team, move onwards and upwards.
What are these guys on Alba on about FFS ?
McClair No 1
Your eyes will be out for some time if you are looking for words of wisdom from me!
Right, cheerio . Off to watch Benfica and Sevilla and wishing it was us instead of Benfica. How apt would that be. Celtic V Sevilla !
JJ