The extent of Celtic’s pursuit of Ronny Deila can be seen from the fact that Peter Lawwell established a false identity before setting up a Norwegian football blog in early 2012 to allow him to pen this article titled, The Awesomeness of Ronny Deila. There is a chance the blog wasn’t written by our CEO, but the appreciation of Ronny’s talent is clear.
No deal has been concluded, so it would be a mistake to get too worked up yet, but the fact that we have got to this stage clarifies where we are, and are not, looking.
Neil Lennon resigned two weeks ago and a whole series of names, most of whom are freely available and would be delighted to accept the Celtic job, have been hotly tipped by media and bookies alike. Celtic will not be appointing the likes of Owen Coyle. Suggestions, by many who like to knock the club, that they will make a dash for season ticket cash by big name are also wrong.
Roy Keane was a serious contender, wanted by some within the club. He was in pole position a week ago, forcing those who only days earlier had proclaimed with great triumph that Neil resigned due to budget constraints (he didn’t) to re-write their script, but Roy had other plans. As did some at Celtic.
The club have been busy looking for an intelligent, technically gifted, coach. One who has a track record of innovation, improving players and improving teams. Ronny will not sell tickets on the basis of his own identity, become none of us knew him, but it was absurd to suggest Celtic would look for a short term fix with enormous Champions League qualifiers looming a few weeks away.
By any measure Ronny is a student of the game, a “Moneyball” candidate, according to the above ‘Awesomeness’ article. We don’t need the archetypal British shouter-manager, renowned for his inspirational abilities. You can get the guy who puts the cones out to do the shouting. We don’t need a media darling either. Someone already alerted me to the fact that surely ‘Ronny brings it on himself’, whatever the media decide ‘it’ is, and the manager doesn’t need an Irish granny.
I’ve not seen too much of Lennoxtown but what I have seen is a campus with talented coaches, fitness experts, nutritionists, sports scientists, scouts and analysts. We need a manager in tune with this approach to the game. Someone who will dovetail with this infrastructure, who intuitively recognises its value without needing to be told.
These appointments are always a risk, but if we’re looking for someone to fulfil this criteria, we’ll do very well. I’ve yet to back a managerial appointment by our board in 10 years writing this stuff. This could be about to change.
Lladro replica World Cup trophy
My thanks to Liam, from East Kilbride, who donated his prize memento, a Lladro replica World Cup trophy, commissioned by the Spanish FA in 1978, and acquired by Liam in 1982. It will be auctioned on Saturday with proceeds going to our Mary’s Meals school kitchen appeal. You can get involved in the auction, or keep an eye on it as it happens, here. The auction takes place at Great Western Auctions, on Dumbarton Road.
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Parkheidcumsalford…
Too True…Obama Opens His Gob..
Now I’m Voting YES-YES-YES..!
Now If Moo-Chelle Were To Echo Her ‘Husband’s ‘ Sentiments…
Slam-Dunk For Wee ‘Eck !!
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June 6, 2014
Because He Is Black, Americans Suffer and Die
By Lloyd Marcus
Clearly, no amount of unprecedented unlawful power-grabs, narcissistic behavior, blatant lies, and ignoring of the Constitution will sway the mainstream media and the Democrats from their loyalty to Obama. Why? The answer is that Obama is black, which makes him their ultimate weapon of mass destruction – able to nuke traditional America. Obama’s mission is to cram his radical socialist/progressive dream for America down our throats.
Obama’s reign of terror is but a mere preview of things to come if the MSM and Democrats are successful in duping Americans into handing Hillary Clinton the keys to the Oval Office. Just as Obama has ruled as America’s first king, Hillary will be our first queen. Those who dare to criticize or oppose Queen Hillary’s radial liberal agenda will be branded sexists and severely punished – subjected to a high-tech lynching, their politically battered carcasses left on public display to ward off other outspoken conservatives/Republicans.

The frightening inconvenient truth is the MSM, the Democratic Party, and Obama consider American suffering and loss of life acceptable collateral damage to protect Obama and implement his agenda. His black skin provides perfect political cover, similar to an impenetrable suit of armor, providing the left with a unique golden opportunity to implement all of their unsellable liberal utopian fantasies. The best interest of the American people even takes a backseat to the left’s and Obama’s obsession with appeasing our enemies.
Please allow me to recap incidents over the past 5 years that confirm that Team Obama (the MSM and Democrats) believe that protecting their golden child and his agenda trumps American lives.
While this first example is before his presidency, it does illustrate the cold, callous, political calculating nature of Obama the man. As an Illinois senator, Obama voted against the Born Alive Infants Protection Act three times. The law would authorize hospital staff to provide medical assistance and try to save the lives of babies who miraculously survive abortions. Before the law, hospital staff were legally forced to simply place the baby into a room until he or she died. To secure the radical feminist vote, Obama insidiously voted against allowing staff to assist these feisty infant survivors – acceptable collateral damage in furthering his political ambitions.
Following the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving Boston Marathon bomber, Obama’s DOJ immediately took actions that suppressed vital intelligence-gathering. Why would Obama so swiftly end all questioning of the Muslim terrorist regarding future planned attacks on America? Unconscionably, protecting Obama’s false narrative that terrorism is no longer a threat overrides national security (American lives).
Four Americans, including our brutally tortured U.S. ambassador, Chris Stevens, were killed during an al-Qaeda terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Obama administration’s behavior before and after the attack is the epitome of cold, hard-hearted political cover-up and posturing.
In a nutshell, the administration denied Ambassador Stevens’s desperate pleads for extra security before the attack. Following the attack, the administration blatantly lied to the American people about its cause.
In a cold, calculated act of political deceit, Secretary of State at the time Hillary Clinton lied to the parents of the victims while looking them in the eye and shaking their hands. Hillary vowed to punish the guy who made an anti-Muslim video, knowing full well that the attack had nothing to do with a video.
Why is the administration hell-bent on hiding the truth about the Benghazi attack? One reason is that the administration, Democrats, and the MSM will not tolerate evidence disproving Obama’s claim that terrorism is over – particularly right before the 2012 presidential election. One could conclude that team Obama considered the deaths of our U.S. ambassador and a few former Navy SEALs acceptable collateral damage to secure Obama’s re-election.
Here is another example of the Democrats putting furthering Obama’s agenda above American lives – only this time, we are talking children. During the government shutdown, Republicans wanted to vote to make sure the shutdown would not hinder kids with cancer from getting their medicine. Remarkably, Senate majority leader and Democrat Harry Reid blocked the Republicans’ efforts. Reid placed making Republicans look bad above the lives of children. CNN reporter Dana Bash asked Reid, “If you can help one child, why won’t you do it?” Reid replied, “Why, why, why would we want to do that?” Deplorably evil, cold, and politically calculating.
While we have not yet experienced the true horrors of ObamaCare once it is fully implemented, ObamaCare is wreaking havoc on American lives. Cancer patients are losing their doctors, who have been keeping them alive. Millions have lost their excellent health care plans, which Obama repeatedly promised they could keep. As Sarah Palin warned, there will be death panels, rationed care, and diminished care. Single-payer government-controlled health care is a major component of Obama’s fundamental transformation of America. Therefore, truth about ObamaCare will not be tolerated. So how have the Democrats dealt with testimonies from Americans expressing how ObamaCare has devastated their lives? Harry Reid called them a bunch of liars.
If there was an doubt that Barack Obama is a cold, hard-hearted, political calculating megalomaniac, trading deserter Bowe Bergdahl for five major Taliban generals who will surely plot to kill more Americans confirms it. Empowered by Obama’s trade, the Taliban promises more kidnappings. Every political action truly is all about Obama, mmm, mmm, mmm. Once again displaying his unprecedented arrogance, Obama ignored the law that requires that he give Congress 30 days’ notice before transferring detainees out of Guantánamo.
What has emboldened Obama to continuously boldly go where no white president has gone before? The answer: his black-skin suit of armor. Despite Obama’s multiple crimes and misdemeanors against the American people and the Constitution, serious opposition to the first black president is simply not an option for many in the GOP and MSM.
It is plain to see the pattern of behavior of Obama and his minions. They protect Obama and further their agenda at any and all cost while engaging in maximum exploitation of his skin color for perfect political cover. Therefore, because Obama is black, Americans suffer and die.
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Lloyd Marcus Is An Un-Hyphenated American Patriot. !
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http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/06/because_he_is_black_americans_suffer_and_die.html
(Lots Of ‘Links’ Embedded Within Article)

Moonbeams WD. Wee Oscar’s our Bhoy and Kano’s our mhan.
11:08 on
6 June, 2014
I genuinely don’t believe it was any one thing that lead to his departure. If he had a normal home life, he’d have been able to deal with the budget constraints. If he’d had to spend less time worrying about the budget, he’d have been able to cope with the restrictions in his private life etc.
Basically everything together was too much.
I know everyone here is entitled to their own delusions but im a bit sick of hearing about how the board are holding us back.
Considering piss poor attendance figures after the board significantly dropped season book prices I feel disappointed with a lot of fans.
As the top leagues in Europe get bigger and bigger tv deals we will become more provincial. Anyone can see how that would affect us wouldn’t place the blame on the board and ‘happy clappers’ alone.
If you can’t feel excited for the new season then I suggest you support an English team. I am hopeful that the new coach will provide an opportunity for the young ones over the next few seasons.
I was happy Neil got the job but never would have said we couldn’t do better
Welcome Ronny.
A new Celtic era begins.
Welcome Ronny bhoy hail hail
weeminger
Thanks for the info I never knew that but it does seem a little low.
Anyway good luck to Big Ron I hope he brings an exciting and successful brand of football to the club. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see but it’s going to be difficult for any manager to work with what appears to be an extremely tight budget.
One things for sure, Ronny and Johnny will have us extremely fit which is no bad thing.
HH!
Dick Byrne
There are no words.
My heart goes out to you and yours.
Take care .
TT
Welcome to paradise Ronny
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD 1052
The Somme is the answer to that.
The UVF-official regiment then-was virtually wiped out on the first day.
Celtic Football Club – died the day that Fergus McCann took control – ousted all the ‘rebels’ apart from the sycophantic ‘one’ – took all the Celtic fans share-issue money and locked them ‘outside’ again, where they’ve always been and always will be – nowadays there is a shiny big ‘plastic’ version of Celtic Football Club that trains the venom of the impartial police force on the descendants of the poor, starving souls who started this magical thing called Celtic Football and Athletic Company that has gone and lost it’s magic.
But, maybe it’s still out there?
Maybe some day, it will return?
Till then…..be happy being duped.
Off oot – bye.
Well done Quonno- first negative comment following the official announcement!
Are confidentiality clauses standard for senior management upwards?
I wudny know, havin never reached those lofty heights…. Hard to believe, I know
They wur all agin me
http://www.celticfc.net/news/6007
It’s a done deal.
KevJungle
Enjoy the good times. They may not be around forever.
I would hate to have heard your comments during Rangers (deed) 9-in-a-row run.
LB
TSD
Take yer racist poison elsewhere.
Choob.
Oh Gawd………
But what will the Bilderberg Bhoys ‘think’?
“Wan Tru Tim”…………last o’ the Jungle Bamurai????
Too late.
Welcome Ronny.
What a load of Tosh Kevjungle!!
Peter Lawell is a supporter as well as a CEO….he would be better paid elsewhere but puts up with claptrap like yours everday because he wants the cub to do well
Welcome Ronny – More than a club!!
Hope you can disprove the “fans” that have written you off because they dont know anything about you!
kitalba
10:15 on 6 June, 2014
oldtim67:
That is one of the reasons, not the main one, but up there, why I wanted him as our manager. How long before he’d get sent off? How long before he would get sent off again, and again, and all the time the world would be watching, eventually having to ask themselves does this guy have a problem or is he a rebel with a cause; and the more it happened, for me, the better life would be for all of us the sooner. But it’s not to be so no point in even thinking about it.
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Good point,Kit. Man in the public eye worldwide,how would they spin it?
Didnae really help Neil much,but I take your point.
GivehimthemoneyPeterCSC
11:17 on
6 June, 2014
Well done Quonno- first negative comment following the official announcement!
Simply confirmed my post of a couple of weeks ago that appointment would be of the Oh Aye rather than Wow! variety.
The transfer budget new man is given will confirm or deny accuracy of my lack of ambition post.
A bold and ambitious appointment.
Welcome to the madness and mayhem Ronny, get yersel a CQN log in and we’ll keep you right.
Don’t sell FF or VVD for a start, sign Finnbigasson and see what Xavier is up to, I’ll leave the rest to you. But check before you do anything:-)
kitalba,
We can all quote actions and deeds to suit any agenda.
The fight against Fascism had to be fought and had to be won. it is good to remember that on a day such as this.
Fascism was and is an evil. The prelude of the Spanish Civil war had pro and anti fascism forces from Ireland e.g. General Eoin O’Duffy.
This should also be acknowledged.
HH.
.
Just looking at Celtic Twitter and Owen Coyle looks different these days.
Welcome to Celtic football club Ronny.
I have a feeling this will be an appointment that will prove to be successful.
HH
KevJungle @ 11:16 – Haha nice one
Welcome to Celtic Ronny.
I think whatever happens from here, it’s bound to be exciting and never dull.
Life at Celtic is many things but never dull.
Introduce our youth players, improve them and make Celtic play the attractive football we love to watch.
I am excited and I predict we draw his old side – it would be one of those weird coincidences that football brings up so often.
As for Obama and his supposed intervention –
Half hearted hollow nonsense prompted by his pal Dave who takes Selfies with him.
Clearly he has forgotten what week it is and how his fellow Americans have just celebrated leaving the broad shoulders (hahahahahahaha) of the big and powerful UK because they wanted self determination and not to be ruled from afar.
It is telling when Bitter together have Obama flyers all made up and ready to go on the same day. I wonder how much the Tory Donors paid for them after getting wind early?
Cynic?
Moi?
This is fooling no one except those who are happy to be fooled.
That is all.
Well done PL YOU PULLED IT OFF AGAIN, and welcome Ronny.
BMCUW….
CQN’s Ain ‘Jamsie Cotter’..
Joke !
A warm Celtic welcome to Ron(ny) manager.
Marvellous.
I hope!
Glass half full!
HH!!
Scots media baffled about how to ‘play’ Deila story.Odd.They’re usually so knowledgable re game in other countries –
https://twitter.com/fultybhoy4/status/474810255671820288/photo/1
Quonno
The budget he gets compared to the english lower divisions will be comparable(story of a healthy spl club)
He will have to work miracles…he worked them in Norway – Keep the faith!!
The Singing Dick,
Can you sing?
Press Conference is 12.30 @ CP.
weeminger
10:54 on 6 June, 2014
MWD – you’re querying of Paul 67s statement along with NL’s comments today are making me wonder of NL was mutually consented. Certainly there’s a note of bitterness to what NL has said (if he’s being quoted accurately).
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My own opinion is that NL’s bitterness (or resentment, call it as you will) came in the timing of his announcement that he was leaving.
I don’t think Celtic were expecting it hence the 5 hour delay between NL’s statement and Celtic’s confirmation.
I think that was his GIUY to those who were slashing his transfer budget.
Welcome Ronny .:-) :-)
Like the sound of this appointment .
H. H.
Whats the chances we get his old team in the qualifers ??
givehimthemoneypetercsc
When PL was initially appointed,his remit was to focus on financial matters,books,sponsors,etc.
Brian Quinn dealt with procedural matters,like fending off any official criticism-and did it rather well.
Martin O’Neill dealt with the football side of things. You know,the part of the company which PL had the remit to support and provide for financially.
In order that he would have the beans to count in the first place.
Now,PL is in total control of the finances and ALL procedural matters.
And if the manager disnae like what he’s getting told to do,he can eff off.
He has more power at CP now than Murray had at Ibrox in his heyday.
The Celtic Way looking fantastic in the sunshine on SSN.
Press Conference will be live on SSN
Neil who??
;)