When I checked my phone this morning it was full of emails and texts about Kevin McKenna’s seminal article in the Observer on the treatment, or lack of it, Neil Lennon experienced during his years in Scotland. It placed a mirror in front of the former Celtic manager, for Scotland to look at its reflection.
The prime targets were not missed: the Scottish Government, the SFA and the conspicuously idle anti-racism bodies, while the “reserved professions”, the Tories and the C of S were marked for historically nurturing anti-Catholic and Irish sentiment in Scotland.
People outside Scotland will read in horror, perhaps tinged with a whiff of moral superiority that their own communities are not similarly afflicted. This, ironically, would reflect the moral superiority many in Scotland viewed the English with last week, as a sizeable minority of their apparently poorly-educated, old and white voters backed candidates who align with racist, misogynistic and homophobe views.
In CQN comments section Scotland has often been parodied as the worst small country in the world, which is absurd. In truth, its panorama of human values vary little from those shared by our neighbours or anywhere across the globe. To think otherwise invests more weight in racial traits than I’m comfortable with.
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Pfayr
I agree with that, but surely there is a decent player out there on a bargain up front ? And forget looking in Israel :-)
That Charlie Austin, who Lenny wanted ? Did look good for QPR on Saturday, but how do we compete with their wages on offer ?
A big challenge
Hail Hail
cowiebhoy- No decent big money player with any ambition would want to play in Scotland, that’s as big a problem as cobbling together the finance required.
Not born FFin’ yesterday:
“A Postcard from the edge.
I wonder what the board’s take on Saturday’s ‘demo’ will be?
I see a couple of scenarios.
A – They ignore it totally.
B – They will give out reduced numbers via the amount of postcards they tell us were slipped through the doors at Argyle House.”
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“Or C. ‘What protest…?’ “
Sydney Tim you,ve obviously done the sums to arrive at the figure of about £15m. Would you care to share how you arrived at this figure with the rest of us?Hail Hail Hebcelt
emeraldbee\o/ proud to be an internet bampot
08:53 on 26 May, 2014
niallo83 @ 06:44 on 26 May, 2014
You are going to get yourself banned from this blog talking like that!
Agree completely mate, you should repost it a bit later so the dayshift can get a look at it.
Cheers buddy:-)
Rock Tree Bhoy
09:33 on
26 May, 2014
Hoopy Do – anything else you don’t like so we can avoid upsetting you in the future?
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im only saying it for you’re own good and self respect
i will list my other complaints as an when they arise
thanks for your consideration
TNT Re: Malky Mackay I agree don’t think he would be a bad shout. ABC – anyone but Coyle. Hail Hail Hebcelt
i’m neil lennon (tamrabam)
09:15 on 26 May, 2014
Niallo
buy low sell high eh
i wonder hwo much profit we will make on derk, amido and pukki
in real terms the purchase of those 3 is likely to cancel out the profit we made from vic
perhaps you should include a bit about these types in your theory too.
If you read my earlier articles (not just the last one) you would see that I gave a list of what I thought were the successes and failures of the buy low sell high policy. Balde and Boerighter were clearly listed in the failure column (along with Bangura, Juarez and Murphy). However the success column (Hooper, Ledley, Van Diyk, Wanyama, izaguirre, Kayal, Stokes, Griffiths, Johansen, Biton, Wilson, Watt, Matthews etc.) was much higher. I’m happy to admit there have been a few failures. How can you say the whole system is failed due to one bad window (summer 2013). Even in Jan we bought 2/2 players brought in were successful!!
Davie Moyes my preference but Steve Clarke the best of the ‘reasonably ascertainable’ bunch.
Owen Coyle and his granny can whistle…
“SydneyTim
07:45 on
26 May, 2014
Niallo67. Our club was in absolutly no finacial crisis last summer
We had no need to sell vic
We made a massive hole in our midfield
The cash is still in the bank
He was only sold to present figures at AGM
Our team was worse last year due to money being put in PL bank account”
Vic was sold because of the amount of money that was offered for him, aka Chelsea selling Luiz, it would have been nonsense to not accept that bid, for us and the player por cierto.
Jobo…
You may have another problem wi the sclaffbaw as Kinross is not in the Kingdom.
Apols if pointed out previously.
Hebcelt
I don’t think negotiations with Malky would be very protracted.
Whilst I understand that these things shouldn’t be rushed, we are closing in on those qualifiers and with those games being at Murrayfield the new bhoy needs to get settled in quickly. Baptism of fire indeed. I feel Malky would handle it well and steer us through.
From the candidates being listed, if indeed it’s to be one of them, Malky appeals to me as a good option.
Hope we get the decision sooner rather than later though.
None of the obvious names mentioned so far as potential managers inspire me greatly. Several have experience in the EPL but none really have been at clubs challenging for trophies or playing in Europe.
I’m sure we will get a few calls and CVs from interesting candidates. Perhaps a left field appointment might galvanise the club?
Pfayr@9.35
Agree but with modifications. Biton with exception of red card against Ajax has looked a player. Thought in the big wins against Murderwell and real Edinburgh manky mob he was outstanding and everything went through him. Different type of player from Vic obviously, less power more finesse. I thought he was really getting up to speed with the physicality of the Scottish game when he got injured. I feel we have a real player on our hands in Nir.
As for Hooper I thought ,apart from Cup final, he had already moved in his head and it showed. He looked disinterested. Johansen has slotted in brilliantly and big VVD/Kelvin is not even worthy of debate.
All about opinions though.
HH
Just watched sportscene, looks like Michael stewart has joined the lamb munching brigade he said sevco will be one of the favorites in europes best league next season, because wait for it they will have the biggest budget@!!! WTF.
Big Sean.
Jamesgang @9.32
With some of the names being mentioned in relation to our vacant Managers position why not HT?
Ok, if HT gets it, I want to be chief scout
Oops forget it, I follow the Celtic, and want to see them play :-)
Jamesgang, was worth the enquiry for you though
Hail Hail
God!!Just seem the Di Canio,”Bring me back to paradise headline.”
We’re not that stupid are we??
I know chief scout is a vital role. VVD versus Dirk. Case rested.
But I find it hard not to get a mental picture of someone dressed up as a brownie doing bob a job.
Cowiebhoy. You are not that brownie!
BadanPowellUnlikelyCSC
HH jamesgang
theglasgowcelticway
On a day when UKIP get a Scottish seat I would say any form of madness is possible.
By: Mark Henderson on 26 May, 2014 08:54
ON the 47th anniversary of being crowned Kings of Europe, the Lisbon Lions returned to the place where they achieved greatness – the Estadio Nacional.
It was in this scenic stadium, located just outside the Portuguese capital, that Jock Stein’s side stunned the stars of Inter Milan to become the first British side to lift the iconic trophy.
Remarkably, all of the players who took the field were born within 30 miles of Celtic Park and their astonishing triumph against all odds is one of football’s fantastic fairytales.
Little has changed in the ground since 1967, and as the Lions set foot inside it again, the magical memories came flooding back.
Billy McNeill and his team-mates lifted the trophy once again under glorious sunshine, before fans clamoured to get their pictures taken with their heroes.
The Bhoys then descended to the hallowed turf in which they swept aside Inter and made history, reflecting on the game that changed their lives forever.
Speaking to the official Celtic website, John Clark said: “It was brilliant. You can’t replace it and it was different class to be there again. You see the way the players reacted to being there and the camaraderie still amongst us all.
“You are reliving your memories of 47 years ago and it all comes flooding back, being in the stadium, with the weather turning up as well.”
After Tommy Gemmell’s rasping drive had cancelled out Inter’s early opener from the penalty spot, Stevie Chalmers swept home the winner from close-range late in the second half.
The striker said: “It was a great feeling to be back. I didn’t have tears on my face but it was lovely to see it again.
“The goal started at Celtic Park on the training ground, where we would practice someone hitting the ball in low across goal and someone would be in there go in there to knock it.
“I got round behind the left-back him as the ball was coming from Bobby Murdoch. I got a touch to it and the keeper didn’t make a move at all. It was a training ground move.”
Jim Craig was the player penalised for the Italian side’s spot-kick, and while frustrated and disappointed at the time, he believes conceding early on played into Celtic’s hands.
“It was one of the worst decisions in international football!” added the former full-back.” He was a left-footed player going down the inside right channel so at one point he was going to pull the ball onto his left foot.
“I merely ran across his path. People think that I wouldn’t have thought of this but I did think that no referee was going to give a penalty after five minutes of a European Cup final, and I was really stunned.
“At half-time, Jock said to me, ‘Forget about it, we’re doing alright and carry on’. I was upset to begin to with but by that time I was okay.
“It sounds strange to say but in some ways it was an ideal thing for us as they immediately went back into defence so we had all the ball.
“And if they hadn’t got the goal at that point, they might have tried to play a bit more football than they did but the just went back into their ‘Catenaccio’ system.
“We had a great camaraderie at that time – that hasn’t changed and you get the emotional moments when you come back as well.”
The previous night, the Lions had been special guests for the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Benfica’s Estadio da Luz.
With Atletico leading 1-0 and just seconds from victory, Los Blancos defender Sergio Ramos headed home a corner to send the match into extra-time.
It was a huge blow that Diego Simeone’s side never recovered from, and Real struck three times without reply in added time to lift the cup for a record 10th time.
“I enjoyed it,” said John Clark. “But in a tactical way, I couldn’t believe Atletico didn’t have a person on the post in the final minutes as they had they the cup won and lost it within a second.
“It was a brilliant spectacle. I absolutely loved it. I fancied Atletico but they ran out of steam and the best team won in the end.”
Jim Craig added: “In 1967, we all rose to the challenge bit in the final last night, I thought quite a number of players surprisingly didn’t rise to the occasion.
“If you are a professional footballer at the top level, that’s an automatic thing – it’s like an actor not getting his lines right on the big night. I was quite surprised. On that day, everyone on the park for Celtic played well.”
A lot of quotes attributed to potential candidates now appearing, as far as I can see nothing from Malky and his assistant Joe McBride refused to comment on speculation. Malky was also a guest of the directors at the Thistle game…just saying.
HH
Just watching Sky, so K Thomson off; there’s a surprise. James McPake also off, he is not a happy clapper, doesn’t just blame the Players, says he has been training for 10 weeks…
Loving it…love if it came to pass that the Edinburgh Clubs came straight back up.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
theglasgowcelticway
10:25 on 26 May, 2014
God!!Just seem the Di Canio,”Bring me back to paradise headline.”
We’re not that stupid are we??
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According to the papers Paulo is “Celtic Mad”.
They’re certainly half-right.
theglasgowcelticway
10:25 on 26 May, 2014
God!!Just seem the Di Canio,”Bring me back to paradise headline.”
We’re not that stupid are we??
Naw!
Could have predicted that one as they make their way around anyone with Celtic connections and the more controversial the better.
Lennon Legend
Posted On 26 May, 2014 – By lostbhoys –
“Look Lenny’s the only Celtic man left at the club, He’s been relegated back to the development squad cos Peter the Pointers jealous he’s helping coach the first team, and doing it a lot better then him. The players respect him a lot more than Pointer, might be worth getting rid of Him Mogga and Venus and giving Neil the job till the end of the season, see how it goes, after all, it canny get any worse!”
Me to my two best mates near the end of the absolute car crash of the Mogga season (circa February 2010 just after the crestfallen one nil defeat at Mordor) it really couldn’t get any worse at that point. It was Moyes at Man United if it didn’t work out after he’d been given another season and a mandate to replace and spend a hefty budget, which Mowbray, under the instruction of Peter Lawwell did. As Paul Hartley said on Talksport in one of the best recent Celtic interviews, the day after Mowbray was chased down London Road “They had a team of boys there that had won 3 out of 4 titles and they were treated with nothing but disdain, were sold and were replaced with nothing!! and i’m speaking for those bhoys!!”
And we had nothing. All heart that the team had (even if the Strachan team had stalled) was gone. Replaced with about eleven players on loan with enormous wages (Braffheid on 40k a week rumoured?!), terrible close season signings and Robbie Keane rolling about scoring meaningless goals, on another pit stop holiday to top up his huge pension
I remember the Friday before Mowbray’s last home game being in Firewater in Glasgow, drowning my sorrows, but having a good night with a few of the lads when the DJ started playing, near the end “Bittersweet Symphony” , feeling like it was about us at the time, then one of my favourites “Wont Get Fooled Again” by The Who, sparking my usual Daltry microphone moves and “Townsend’s” then finishing it off with “Champagne Supernova” a bit of hope and a good omen, with all three songs being played back to back. I went up to the DJ who of course, confirmed he was a Tim, while having a cuddle at his great playlist and having a wee greet to ourselves about how bad Celtic – or the team claiming to be Celtic, had become.
Hungover and just fed up with what was clearly not anywhere near Celtic by that point, I didn’t go to the next home game (or maybe it was just that Hangover), feeling I just about had enough, with it being the Monday before the St Mirren Four-Nil game, feeling elated after it Mogga would be out the building the next day and thankfully, it happened. (And celebrating every St Mirren goal, what a right dark time that was)
Coming back down to earth (Mogga made everyone drink a lot at that point) and having the day off I met my mates in the Horseshoe for lunch that Thursday, catching the Lennoxtown training pitch on Sky Sports News showing Lenny and Johan putting the cones out with the balls, having just been announced as Caretaker Manager and Assistant Manager till the end of the season, thinking we at last had two men who knew all about Celtic, knew how to win at Celtic and what playing for Celtic meant and looking forward to the rest of the season with not heavy optimism, but at least happy the team standards would go up with Lenny and Johan instilling a wee bit of collective pride and dig in the team moving forward.
Lenny’s first game was against Killie at Paradise, where the Tommy Burns plaque at the front of the stadium was unveiled prior to the game and the excellent video of Tommy to “Live Forever” was played to much applause on the big screens prior to kick off. A Good omen for the start of Lenny’s first game which was a comfortable three one win.
Slowly the team started to regain a wee bit of steel and pride, but then of course, there was the Ross County calamity that nearly cost Neil his chance at the full time Celtic Manager job, but he beat the Oldco in his debut against them, taking great pleasure while berating Uncle Watty post match and won all the remaining SPL fixtures that season, finishing the season on a high.
Due to arguably, the decline of the club in the three years previous, apart from The Green Brigade coming in and singing their hearts out, even during the worst of the Mogga Performances, there were a heavy air of discontent and malaise around Paradise and Lenny recognised this, commenting on it to the board. To address this, the club decided to have the “Dug and Pony” Roadshows with Lenny and Peter Lawwell. I went to the one at Parkhead, where Lawwell, quite rightly, got a telling off for his poor performance of the last few seasons. It had the usual good and also insane questions you get at these things, but Lenny with his usual good humour and one-liners took everything on board from the supporters present, and was confirmed as full time manager a week later.
Aided by John Park, with Lawwell controlling the purse strings, but also doing his own scouting, and with Johan staying and being supplemented by another Celtic legend Alan Thompson and eh Gary Parker, he revamped the playing squad, banking on McGeady who was past his sell by date at Celtic and bringing in young hungry players in Gary Hooper, Joe Ledley, Emilio Izaguirre, Anthony Stokes Fraser Forster, Beram Kayal (For a season and a half when fit), Charlie Mulgrew, promoting James Forrest, giving Paddy McCourt a super sub lease of life and also signing the at first look competent Big Dan, Efrain Juarez (a cult hero for five minutes) and Cha Du Rei (hit and miss but always smiling) while retaining Georgios Samaras and Mark Wilson and making Scott Brown his captain, seeing a lot of himself in Broony (who he had a few runs ins with at the tail end of his Celtic career when Scott was a young pup at Hibs)
Paddy McCourt, of course, scored a Paddy wonder-goal to get the team on the way in Neil’s first competitive game as full time manager against ICT and the new young side with an average age of 23 (thank god none of your Saul Campbell’s or has-beens entertained at the time signed, but then, there was Freddie Ljunberg) galvanized the support and we started to really believe again, enjoyed going to see Celtic again and started to challenge the Old Co under Walter Dignity, winning our first eight games and everything was sweet. Sweet up until the Dundee United “honest mistake” “Dougie Dougie” game, where Lenny quite rightly questioned the corruption of the refs, laying down a marker to try and get some decisions back our way, resulting indirectly in the vile Hugh Dallas sacking and the pathetic refs strike. The knives where then gleefully sharpened and quickly out for Lenny in the salivating Laptop Loyal.
The first (and only league) defeat against OldCo at Paradise that season took the sails off a bit, aided with that disgraceful penalty given and the team were indifferent up until Christmas, with the disgraceful Hamilton game where Forrest for sent off for nothing and getting beat by Hearts at Swinecastle, resulting in Neil being sent off with the George Peat-led SFA delightedly looking to impose the twenty game ban on Neil. That thanks to his good friend, the late Paul McBride and the Celtic support committed to the cause and backing Lenny all the way, never happened.
The Bears were very excited going into the January 2nd derby game, with their number one hate figure Lenny looking to be out of the league race after a defeat in this fixture, if Old Co won, with Stuart Baxter a kid on character out of the Beano Annual, thinking somehow that summer, that he had the chance of the Celtic job, lined up by the Sunday Mail with a “you should have went for me” exclusive”
Of course, in the classic defiant Celtic underdog fashion, it just wasn’t going to be. Samaras and the players that day, collectively, found their Celtic form, running the game, putting Old Co in their place and laying down a marker for the rest of the season, where they would challenge for the title right to the death.
Then the death threats by the evil bigots started, because of Lenny, daring to win in their own backyard. A climate of fear was then created, aided by the Scottish Press looking to demonise Neil at every turn, with the SFA just waiting on another incident which came when he reacted to Fat Sally, in the so called shame game. (started when Diouf deliberately barged into the Celtic physio)
Paul McBride became really prominent at this point, backing Neil up in the SFA disciplinary cases and sent the SFA running for cover, aided by Celtic supporters everywhere with a real show of strength, rallying around Lenny.
Lenny’s Celtic team had really started to come together with the 4-1-2-1-2 formation, especially when Kris Commons signed for Derby in January 2011 with Kris playing the number ten behind Stokesy and Hooper up front, all three banging in the goals, with Sami in for Stokesy, usually in the Old Co or European games for the rest of the season and the next.
The death threats continued it was a very dark time in Glasgow, threats of the bombs, bullets, death threats, and then the mailbombs.
The excellent Three Nil game against Oldco, really announced the Lennon Celtic side, with one of the best Celtic atmospheres in years, a sea of green jumping and singing “Just Cant Get Enough” as the team outplayed, outfought and out manouvered Watty’s cloggers. Lennys had bought the Thunder back in style and after the Mogga disaster, it finally felt like the Celtic of Martin O’Neill and Gordon Strachan again, two men Neil had studied under.
Around this time Lenny adopted a siege mentality, well he had to, due to the touchline bans being enforced, giving rare press interviews, also coupled with the death threats and being under twenty four hour house protection, along with this wife and kids.
We lost the league cup final where we didn’t turn up as a team, but grinded out a draw at Mordor and looked odds on to win the league.
I remember being a bit low going to the Dundee United game at Paradise after that, due to my Uncle Tommy passing away the night before, it was one of those games when you personally needed a result, and like all great Celtic teams, when your looking for one of those results, they came through. Putting on an excellent show and winning four-nil.
Then the total despair the week after against ICT, where we got bet catastrophically. I was watching it with my Uncle George over from Canada, the league chance was blown and Lenny, with maybe not the best idea, kicked the water bottle.
The last game against Killie where Neil came out to “Something Inside So Strong” was an inspirational moment which proved while we didn’t win the battle, we would soon win the war, and The Scottish Cup the next week. Lenny’s first trophy as manager.
Their was the stodgy start to season 2011/2012, sticky against Hibs away the first game, Stokesy, in the last few minutes, saving us from a red neck against Aberdeen also away, with the one nil win, then getting into the Europa League through the back door a few weeks later, which weirdly, helped to save our season that year.
After a good home win, against Dundee United the team went into decline, started with the one-nil defeat at Paradise to St Johnstone, then as the Europa League campaign started, there was the terrible four-two loss at Mordor, the team lost a hell of a lot of confidence from this, and we struggled to find any kind of form. Many stories of disharmony in the club leaked out, Commons lost all form completely (apart from wrapping bandages), and we didn’t win a game for ages, going eighteen points (with games in hand) behind the OldCo.
If anyone who was at the Hibs nil-nil that season can remember, (it was appropriately Halloween that year) it was one of the most depressing performances ever, This indifferent form proved that Lenny was still very much learning as a manager, and he was under heavy pressure at this point, from a few in the club and from many within the support.
But after the three-nil down Killie fightback to three-each (Stokesy with three and Victor Wanyama on at half time to shore up the midfield, the team started to find form, and the hardcore support got behind Neil. Big Victor flourished as a first team starter and with the reinvention of Samaras as a left winger and a largely-fit James Forrest in a 4-3-3 formation, with Gary Hooper up front, Lenny’s team fully came of age against Udinese away with the one-each draw, even if they did exit Europe (still my fave Team Lenny Euro Performance) and the team went on an eighteen game unbeaten run, going top of the league through Joe Ledley at Christmas, in the third from last Old Co game ever.
As Oldco raced to their death, we raced on to win the league, but came up short in the cup competitions, (The League Cup final being a right sore one and the team hungover at Hampden the week after winning the league against Hearts)
It was still party time in Paradise, while not able to win the league in Mordor, we put on a great party for the last OldCo game ever. Mulgrew opening the scoring, Commons scoring his only goal of the season (and finding his form again which he’d maintain right until now) and Hooper being excellently set up by Sami for the last Oldco goal ever, scoring in front of the Jock Stein Lower.
I always think part of the reason we done so well in the Champions League in 2012/2013 was because the team viewed these games as their new derby games. Every game in the group stages was played like a cup final, with the team kicking on from the experience gained in the Europa League group the previous season. Great nights followed, after the stuffy Benfica nil-nil draw in the opener, with everyone going absolutely mental at Sami’s last minute winner in Moscow, their was the disappointment of the defeat in the last minute to Barca away, then, of course, the total top-of-the world elation of beating Barca in the 125th Anniversary game and then feeling really confident we’d win against Spartak in the last group game to reach the promised land of the last sixteen, which with the Kris Commons penalty, we did. Lenny had proven himself tactically in Europe in his third season and his stock in the game rose further.
We had indifferent form in the league, due to the team learning to cope with the demands of Champions League followed by League games, and it was a really frustrating time going to the league games at that point, especially getting royally skelped in the League Cup Semi against St Mirren then coming back from the game feeling absolutely gutted. The Scottish Cup Final was an excellent day out with Gary Hooper saying his goodbyes with his excellent double set up by Stokesy and Joe Ledley scoring in front of the Celtic end.” Emilio Izaguirre Celtic loves you more than you will know!”
Last season and Lenny’s last, felt like an absolute missed opportunity in Europe and in the cups. With Lawell, as always, on the purse strings, and not really looking to retain most of the players out of contract (Ledley, and Sami, with Hooper already gone to Norwich and Wanyama being sold for a record profit) the club were looking to downsize (rich stuff as Lawell blew a fortune under Mogga then got a fortune from Team Lenny player sales) Like for like was not replaced and with not getting quality in up front, (Pukki, Amido and Derk) we were hung out to dry in Europe, finishing bottom of the group with Lenny as manager, left to take the flak.
Still the league form was excellent on the back of the solid defense of Virgil and Efe with the Player of Year Kris Commons scoring 32 goals, one loss in the league and all without a recognized striker (and an in form Stokesy) until we got Leigh Griffiths in.
Getting knocked out of both cups was terrible, but the Seven Nil at Swinecastle in The Scottish Cup was a high water mark of Lenny reign.
So over the course Lenny had added to his Legend. An iconic player and now a successful Celtic Manager. He is still learning his trade but took Celtic kicking and screaming from their lowest point in the last Fourteen years, giving us our pride back and getting the team playing football the Glasgow Celtic Way again.
I just wish that with Lenny going it was announced the week before the Dundee United Title Day, so he could’ve had a proper send off by the Celtic support to thank him for all his efforts and give him a proper Celtic goodbye.
We’ve got a good nucleus of a squad left, but I understand Lenny’s frustrations at not being able to back it up with some quality this summer to qualify for and make a real mark again in the Champions League. With Lenny gone, it’s just grown a hell of a lot harder.
Still he leaves as he is, a born winner, on a three-in-a-row high, having made his mark in Europe and proven himself as a top class Celtic Manager, giving us excellent memories and great European nights with the supports admiration for him ringing in his ears, a strong character who put up with more hostility then any other Player or Manager in Scottish Football history, ultimately winning his battles on and off the park and overall, winning the war.
A Celtic Legend.
GBNL
west wales celt
10:04 on 26 May, 2014
Davie Moyes my preference but Steve Clarke the best of the ‘reasonably ascertainable’ bunch.Owen Coyle and his granny can whistle…
Posted yesterday…..
I have it on good authority that Stevie Clarke has been approached regarding the management of Celtic. He has politely refused mainly due to family reason’s, ie he has family in Scotland and would not want them subjected to the type of treatment recieved by Neil Lennon. Bearing in mind he’s a Saltcoats lad, it doesn’t surprise me, disappointing though..
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I am now of the opinion that Malky Mckay will be our new manager, but Morten Weighorst is a good outside bet.
Ayrshire is Green and White
Don’t discount Roy Keane ? For HT assistant :-)
Paulo Di Canio was a fine player, but as a manager, as a man, no thanks.
UKIP win a seat in Scotland.Di Canio for Celtic manager.
How long have I been asleep for?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BogSt4-IcAAxdkJ.jpg:large
Big Jock and the Big Cup
HH
lennybhoy…supporting the dam 5 and cfc until i die
10:30 on 26 May, 2014
Just watching Sky, so K Thomson off; there’s a surprise. James McPake also off, he is not a happy clapper, doesn’t just blame the Players, says he has been training for 10 weeks…Loving it…love if it came to pass that the Edinburgh Clubs came straight back up.
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Was K. Thomson not in the papers yesterday, saw it in a showp, saying, give me a new deal, I’m the best you’ve got…?
Apart from at penalties….!
When the going gets tough..
Ayrshire is Green and White
aidy the tim
Response as promised
Newsnet is the opposite of of the crap media sources such as The Telegraph: the Daily Mail & the Daily Record, which you will no doubt know are propaganda vehicles for unionism.
I’m away out, have a lovely day Tims
Hail Hail
Did anybody hear David Coburn, prospective UKIP MEP being interviewed on Good Morning Scotland this morning? Car crash stuff, unbelievably ill prepared and cringingly bad.
Roughly the last 20 mins if you want to catch it on iPlayer.
Is it any surprise that a small proportion of Scots voted for UKIP? It shows that the nationalist rhetoric of Scotland being some sort of left wing, progressive country that is very different from the rest of the UK is as wrong as many of us though.
Natknow @ 10.31
“According to the papers Paulo is “Celtic Mad”.
They’re certainly half-right.”
LOL
twists n turns
10:31 on 26 May, 2014
Lennon Legend
Posted On 26 May, 2014 – By lostbhoys –
Absolutely superb post
Thomson set for Sevco *If they are still around*