A few categories of candidates for the manager position were identified before the end of the season.
There are a couple who would be considered ideal appointments, and who would be able to get on the list for top jobs in any country in Europe. If we can land one of them, and do so within the timeframe which will allow us to prepare for Champions League qualifiers, I think we’d all be happy (apart from those incapable of happiness, you know who they are).
Then there are managers with clear potential who have overachieved with resources available to them, but who also have a bit of European competition experience. You might know less about them, but their CVs can talk. This list is more extensive.
It’s also worth remembering how Celtic (and others) operate in certain respects when appointing a manager. Clubs often interview potential managers who don’t fit their required profile out of courtesy.
If a candidate of a certain profile in the game (or at the club) asks to be considered, it’s likely Celtic would interview him instead of rejecting him out of hand. Football is a tight, interconnected, industry, where making contacts is preferable to breaking them, so don’t be distracted by newspaper stories that someone or other has been interviewed. The story is likely to be accurate, but the context will mislead.
The process itself also changes how candidates are viewed. What the potential manager says about strategy, recruitment, technology are all likely to inform the club no his suitability.
Brendan Rodgers fits the bill before formal interviewing got underway, but he’s certainly not the only high-profile candidate under consideration, and I know others are making solid running.
The important thing to bear in mind right now, is that the moment a deal is done it will be announced, and that until that moment, don’t waste your time thinking you know what’s going to happen. There are too many variables to be certain of anything.
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NATKNOW on 18TH MAY 2016 10:55 PM
From a marketing position it sounds better ;-)
Apparently:
Falkirk’s Labour Party council leader Craig Martin has voted to give the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland a £1,145 ‘community grant’.
BADA BING
BR and PL at CP meeting.
BR…Ok Peter, i will loan you the 20 million.
PL. Good man Brendan, sorted
BR. Peter, can you shut the door on the way out.
PL…Aye, nae borra, laters:)
HH
‘Come with me Dermot,Vive Le Revolution….’
Brendan Rodgers 20th May 2016
The reason our negotiations for players and managers take longer is the complexity of the exit clause for an EPL GIG if they come calling.
JAMESGANG on 18TH MAY 2016 10:45 PM
I feel that Deila presided over a climate of disaffection and frustration .
Opinion : The players who initially went along with his ” methods ‘ gradually came to the realisation that they were being coached by a loser.
The last straw for Kris was the game in Norway when he was subbed just after laying on our goal .He demonstrated his anger and , in doing so , did us all a favour. He just reinforced for me what I had suspected for more than a year. The trite phrase……….he had lost the dressing room. They had no confidence in him.
The rest of the season was a hotch potch of agony and something less than ecstasy.Frankly , it was a fragile team which won the S.P.L. title.
For me , no joy , just relief.
My joy came with his departure.
S.F.T.B. jokes about the relevance of body language. I wonder if he has ever played football.
The body language expert……….Wee Bertie.
” Attitood “personified.
Deila covered up his insecurity with his late unlamented “roar.”
With any luck , our underperformers will recover their form.
James
Gorra run , mate.
Bada,
Aye it wouldn’t take a great deal on what we currently spend to take the side forward. Especially if it’s spent more wisely :)
If what I was told the other night was true, this might be the 3Rd meeting. Albeit the first was a little while ago and very informal.
HH
See that wee German woman wi the coach and crown is pretty popular with the BBC.
Charming and quaint wee ceremony.
Barking mad, but its fun eh.
HH
FOXY on 18TH MAY 2016 10:58 PM
NATKNOW on 18TH MAY 2016 10:55 PM
From a marketing position it sounds better ;-)
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Ah!
Aye awright then..
Hunderbirds-I think trying to get guys in on a starting wage of 8k a week,which is commonplace at Celtic,will have to be overcome if we are trying to get Brendan or Davie Moyes in. We need to shed plenty of squad fillers and use the money to get some quality in IMO. HH
Bitton
Bambi on ice
Feckin hell….Parliament is like a ludge meeting.
Bizarre
We have serious lack of planning issues
Why did we take so long to replace 2 centre backs last season when we knew they were going months in advance ?
Why did we struggle to get adequate support in for Leigh when we knew in advance … Blah!!?
Why are we struggling to replace Ronny when we knew in advance that he wasn’t going to be manager next season ?
We have CL qualifiers in a few weeks…
Amateur leadership, setting up to fail … Or stay just far enough ahead to keep it interesting ??
Hmmmmmmm
I think we have a very good team there -they just need played in their best positions
THETIMREAPER on 18TH MAY 2016 10:50 PM
FOXY on 18TH MAY 2016 10:46 PM
Never mind that, just you stay off Clyde ;)
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Persona non grata. Dared to say “the tribute act”, “sevco” and the “artificial statelet” all in one season.
Bang goes the media career :-)
HH
IF DD ok’s a decent salary for a good manager.
BR or DM would do it easy….Scoddish Fitba isnae that great.
Any decent manager would run riot up here….in a canter.
No doubt.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 18TH MAY 2016 11:06 PM
Was in London a few months ago and got passes from our MP to go to House of Parliament,won’t be everyone’s cup of tea,but was fascinating,and interesting. Highly recommended,even if it’s to see where your taxes get squandered
BADA BING
Strangely enough…ive been there on a few occasions.
Its like a movie.
Surreal.
The illusion of Democracy.
Still can believe they get away with it.
HH
NATKNOW on 18TH MAY 2016 11:07 PM
Think graffiti ;-)
So
Barca rapido news in meltdown.
Catalyuna flags will be confiscated by Madrid police and not allowed in the Calderon stadium for the copa del rey final against Seville
BADA BING
Im still convinced that if i dressed up like Oswald Moseley, and jauntily skipped into Westminster, doffing a smart Trilby.
Id be the new Prime Minister…in a month:)
In the guise of Cromwell would be even better….they would love that:)
You can see i dont take it too serious:)
HH
Bada Bing
If BR’s or DM’s networks only take in English based players at “north” of £8k.
Are they the guys we want to attract?
I seriously worry about the realism of EPL transfer values. I always did, but the new tv deal has only magnified the problem.
There must be better value away from England.
As far as I’m concerned, Ronny handed in his notice a month ago so his replacement should have been in the job on Monday morning. We’ve been down this road before and been fed the usual tripe about how we go about interviewing in a professional manner with due diligence – the usual BS. I would like Brendan Rodgers but it’s more likely to be Yogi Hughes. We’ll see.
Never had any doubts that Seville would win that cup, the second goal was a brammer, also pointed out to my son the reason we “hate” the English has got nothing to do with his maw ;-) but because of decades of listening to their commentators and football pundits. I found it particularly amusing when Howard Webb wasn’t towing the party line. P45 in the post for you Howard.
Saint Stivs
Barca Rapida ( feminine )
Mebbes (;-))
JEROMEK67 on 18TH MAY 2016 10:29 PM
Nir Bitton the most talented player we have ……good grief.
We beat Motherwell 7-0 because we had players who were willing to pass and move at speed. Bitton offers very little, slows the play right down and gives the opposition time to get back and cover. Let him join some other team to practise his pirouettes.
THETIMREAPER
on 18TH MAY 2016 10:29 PM
Biton isn’t the kind of guy you want in the trenches with you I’m afraid. He did well in the second half of last season, when the team was doing very well. I would do well myself with a fully fit SB and Van Dijk beside me. Too often when things go wrong he loses his discipline and is happy to chuck it. I also think he takes too long to release the ball and seems to go on these daft runs to nowhere and ends up losing the ball. We look a better side without him, I think McGregor is a better option.
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Nir Biton has turned in plenty of good performances for Celtic. Others were equally culpable this season. Stefan Johansen was mince all season but continuously turned out week after week. Scott Zbrown was so so mince. Maybe playing beside these two had a detrimental effect on Znir Biton’s performances.
Saltires. We could not bring in an experienced Center half as that would cost money and was a risk to Peter lawwells bonus. Better for him to gamble on qualification and if win through great , if lose then sell VVD and still reach targets and max bonus
As for second striker see above for reasons , plus goal scorers usually above Peters salary cap
It’s all about peters bonus
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 18TH MAY 2016 11:06 PM
See that wee German woman wi the coach and crown is pretty popular with the BBC.
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Oh , Aye ?
More Scottish than German.
In fact more Scottish than English.
As I`m sure you know .
:-)
http://videocelts.com/2016/05/blogs/fans/barcelona-back-fans-right-to-fly-the-flag
At the cup final versus hibs the polis were taking tricolour starry plough flags off kids.
Saltires we both get it wrong.
I just didn’t know any catalynian
Saltires en Sevilla
Good point about staying just in front.
Lawwell decided better to go back the way to competition in Scotland, than try and go forward in Europe.
It’s all about the money.
Lawwell doesn’t want to be 15 ahead by Christmass, would rather it was tight, with Celtic prevailing in the end.
Football doesn’t work like that all the time, nothing surer you will get your fingers burned.
Personally can’t see us doing ten with Lawwell at the helm.
MacJay
Dont forget.
In my younger days…the local Scots/Germans/English fellows, told the Green Man, that he couldnt be Scottish because he was a ‘Kafflik’….and the poor wee Green Man couldnt be Irish either, because…’Ye wurne born there’….so,….the young Green Man, decided to be a Fenian Rebel…..and dish out headbuts left, right, and centre.
So….they can be who they like.
I remain a Fenian Rebel:)
HH
Quonno @ 6:43….
Celtic’s right half from April 1964 ?
You will no doubt know that pre Jock Stein, the Celtic line up was never a settled eleven. However John Clark started most games at right half that season (1963/64). On the few occasions he did not play at right half (he would start at left half) or was not in the team his position was variously taken by John McNamee, Duncan McKay, Jim Brogan, Bobby Murdoch and a young Sammy Henderson.
John McNamee left to join Hibs and the following season I remember him being sent off against us in the League Cup semi final replay at Ibrox and swinging a kick at the Celtic dug out as he was escorted from the pitch!
Saint Stivs
Aye, couldn’t be bothered to google .. Just messin’
Hope all well!
HH
Aye all good bud.
Hi five.
In a row
Macjay
In fact, the local Scots/Teutons/English are bang in trouble, when my 900,000 relations from Donegal, back me up.
We will see who is Irish:)
Im taking my identity back…or else:)
HH
Sidney & Sid
Yup. It’s looking more like staying top kid on the block than any serious attempt to look (far less aim) beyond ..
Forever ‘big fish in a wee pond’ with these guys!
Macjay1…Thought Your post regarding this Season( 11.03)..Was Bang On The Money…Just Saying…