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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THETIMREAPER on 19TH MAY 2016 9:20 AM
BAMBOO on 19TH MAY 2016 9:11 AM
Spoke to an Everton fan through work.
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Didn’t know they had strippers clubs in Liverpool :-)
BIG-CUP-WINNERS on 19TH MAY 2016 9:39 AM
The obscenity of using public funds to subsidise bigotry.
Parts of Scotland seem to remain in the ” Dark Ages.”
THE DONALD on 19TH MAY 2016 10:34 AM
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Keep calling it , T.D.
Soon it would appear that you will have a higher calling.
An Tearman
Will DD back him?
I honestly believe so.
I’d assume at interview , given DD comments that CL is a must, he’d ask any candidate what he feels is needed to get there.
If the potential manager has any strength and courage of conviction he’s going to be honest and tell him, I’d need X amount of a budget, and hopefully some discussion on potential transfers in and out would ensue.
I’d have done my homework and said I’d feel X number of players would not be required, and could be sold ASAP, and that I’d want to bring in a quality defender, midfielder etc.
Yes of course, realism is required. £10m net spend, £15m, who knows.
I’d think, and no one can know for sure, £15m spent wisely would have seen us past Maribor?
Sounds as though Dermot is thinking that sound investment is needed in both a manager and playing staff.
I note DD states the new manager ” needs to build to get us to CL”.
2 transfer windows? Aiming for the season after this approaching one?
Perhaps.
MacJay @ 10.45
Dont even go there:)
Wee story.
Recently attended a lecture given by a ‘Scots’ historian.
He gave the lecture in a broad Dundee accent….good piece of work.
Although…i couldnt help thinking about Oor Wullie, Soapy Souter, and PC Murdoch:)
HH
An Tearmann
*apologies for getting your name wrong.
Hamiltontim,
Dont forget that yellow bib later !
This is what bitterness and hate does to you;
https://youtu.be/9J_t7Eq1wdY
Illiterate old orange pastor.
Up the sharara! ;))
MacJay
Apparently…the name Dauvit has replaced the Anglicised version David.
Catching on quickly in some parts of the country.
What next….Bagpipes:)
HH
Emerald Bee,
I hope all goes well in Hairmyres. No bother to you!!
Hopefully our new man is working on his body language today. The CQN scrutineers have their eyes peeled:)
Rodgers is the one for me this time. I’m not bothered too much about how things turned out at Liverpool; when you lose your best players and they are not replaced, as we know, you tend to go backwards. He did well at Swansea, played good, solid, attractive football and delivered results against better sides – which is probably why Liverpool wanted him in the first place.
You can’t afford to be bitter, but did Martinez not turn us down a few years ago? Maybe not, but if it was him perhaps his defensive system would have better results against spfl forwards which may give the team time to learn and perfect it? (Dream on…)
I think it’ll be NL – which would be fine. He knows the score.
THE GREEN MAN
Hope to see you next week .
EMERALD BEE. -all the best HH
The IFA yesterday gave the SFA a run for its money in sheer disregard for the rules of the game they’re charged with upholding…
Carrickfergus Rangers FC ( from a predominantly unionist area) broke a touch line suspension imposed on their manager who duly took his place on the sideline for the must win final game of the season which they won to stay up. Having be made aware of their rule breach which carries an automatic match forfeit that imposed would have allowed Warrenpoint Town FC (from a predominantly Nationalist area) to stay up, relegating Carrickfergus Rangers.
The IFA have instead for the first time in history refused to implement the rule book on suspension breeches and used their ‘discretion’ to allow Carrickfergus off with no punishment whatsoever.
Good Luck to Poland, Ukraine and Germany in the coming weeks…
Bognorbhoy
That sounds good.
Maybe grab some food whatever.
Look forward to it.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 19TH MAY 2016 10:59 AM
MacJay @ 10.45
My Scottish family used to send over “The Broons ” and “Oor Wullie ” annuals to my lads.
When I ask them how they understand the Jock vernacular , they tell me that`s why.
Incidentally , Niall Ferguson from Easterhouse , via Harvard is at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday.
Love him.
His ” take ” on history , I find fascinating.
MacJay
Noooooo…not the dreaded Niall(Sevco) Ferguson…..who disnae like the Celtic.
Unionist historian of empire…..Booooo:)
A Irish pal of mine once threatened to put him in a headlock if didnt desist with his nonsense.
All in good fun of course:)
Ask him about Kenya….and the Empire.
You will notice that his face flushes when you mention it.good reason for that as well.
So….in my book….he is a chancer:)
HH
EmeraldBee
Yer in my thoughts
Emerald Bee
Positive energy.
HH
Macjay
Let me add, that many historians have challenged his analysis, head on.
Tom Devine being one……me, in the poor historians basement, is another historian who challenges his work
With very good reason.
Anyway….he is a good speaker…..but, wind him up a bit on my behalf:)
HH
Emerald Bee
Best wishes my friend.
Bognorbhoy
You can see im on good form:)
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 19TH MAY 2016 11:19 AM
Mate.
Look for facts . That`s the essence of historical perspective.
Then make your mind up.
Rangers supporter ? So what ? I`ve known smart , educated decent Rangers supporters.
Accident of birth. As is my support for Celtic.
Kenya ? the reality . It`s just another failed state run by an African dictator.
Jomo ? Now there was a man. Sadly his legacy is despoiled by today`s despot.
Viz. South Africa.
Could big yogi become Brendan’s right hand mhan HH
Niall Ferguson is an archetypal imperalist. The West is the best, etc.
It’s so obvious he’s been to Harvard, it doesn’t suggest he’s had an education.
Swallowed the orthodoxy in one large gulp, but if that’s what he wants and makes him his money, it’s his choice as he would no doubt argue.
Interesting comments about transfer budget and how £15 mil would have got us past Maribor.
Man C Spent £153m Man U Spent £108m
Didn’t get them past Leicester City.
It’s not how much you have it’s about what you buy with what you have and who’s doing the buying por cierto
MacJay
Number one rule…..never let your prejudices cloud your academic writing.
If you read that particular gentleman’s work, which i have.
You will soon realise that what im saying from an academic point of view, has validity.
There are many, many historians who would support my view….look for yourself.
If i tried to personalise my historical analysis in a similar fashion to NF…..i would get laughed at.
Check out the historical views surrounding his work.
Dont take my word for it.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 19TH MAY 2016 11:26 AM
Mate.
The problem with history is finding an unbiased account. Not easy.
I mention Ferguson . You bring up Kenya.
Why ?
The question suggests that you have an anti Brit attitude .
Fair enough.
World history is Fergusons field but Kenya is your focus?
Why ?
Tell ye what though, we’re doing a great job of keeping the Scottish Cup Final off the back pages, and front, this week por cierto
BOB O’ BALDY on 19TH MAY 2016 11:34 AM
Niall Ferguson is an archetypal imperalist. The West is the best, etc.
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You disagree that the West is the best ?
Really ?
Where are the refugees heading ?
What do they know that you don`t ?
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 19TH MAY 2016 11:40 AM
MacJay
Number one rule…..never let your prejudices cloud your academic writing.
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Spot on.
Dead right.
Ergo…Don`t read books because they`re written by prejudiced people.
Find facts ,which can be difficult , and come to your own conclusion.
MacJay
Do you honestly think for one moment, that a biased, slanted, and subjective treatment of historical events is acceptable?
His work is not balanced.
Go see him….and get back to me.
Fair enough?
HH
MacJay
When you go see NF.
Ask him about James Connolly.
See what he says.
HH
On brexit it’s quite simple, whatever the yanks want do the opposite their only motive is to make the empire easier to govern.
The Ittp would be compromised too
They know the streets are paved with gold
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BABASONICOS71on 19th May 2016 11:02 am
This is what bitterness and hate does to you;
https://youtu.be /9J_t7Eq1wdY
Illiterate old orange pastor.
Up the sharara! ;))
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Probably THE Most Ignorant And Offensive Post Ever To Appear On The Pages Of This Sainted(?) Blog…
I Think We Know Who Is Ignorant..
And ‘Illiterate’ One ,Here..
http://shoebat.com/2015/03/12/50-70-million-christians-could-be-murdered-over-next-10-15-years-states-executive-director-of-rescue-christians/
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THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 19TH MAY 2016 11:48 AM
That`s a damning indictment.
I may go. We`ll see.
I happen to agree with a fair number of his assessments. The classic one being about the cause of the current and ancient differences between Latin America and Northern America.
And the cause of same.
Blindingly obvious logic.
Church driven hierarchy on one hand ( Latin America ) and democracy ( North America ) on the other.
Great talking to you , pal.
MacJay
We cant agree on everything:)
Find out for yourself.
Look into it.
We will discuss it again.
Knowledge is Power:)
HH