I was disappointed to hear Neil Lennon was ‘mutually consented’ by Bolton yesterday. He picked the club up off the floor early last season, putting together a remarkable run of form which saw them talked as promotion candidates, but a reply cup defeat to Liverpool saw momentum dip. The year since has seen Bolton look like the relegation fodder they were before Neil’s arrival.
Forget all this nonsense the newspapers are throwing around this morning (anything to undermine the team ahead of Kilmarnock on Saturday), Neil’s ship has sailed in Glasgow, but he should plan to remain in the game.
The people of Bolton might not have seen him at his best, but he’s a genuine managerial talent. After a shaky 18 months at Celtic he turned a corner and became a remarkable success, crafting a team who could compete with anyone in the world.
Looking back now, I think the intensity of the Celtic job got too much for Neil. It’s a 24x7x365 life, you need vast oceans of patience, and need to be prepared to make enormous sacrifices. It’s not just about structuring a defence to subjugate wee Leo and his pals.
The Bolton job was always going to be a tall order. He picked them up in a relegation spot, there was no money to improve things, while each passing month the financial position deteriorated. He also had to find an unusual pre-match technique to address the ‘I know you’re not getting paid but how about giving 110% anyway?’ problem.
The same media who are trying to disrupt our title challenge have misread the mood music this time. If anything, they’ve focussed the support on the task in hand.
On another matter………….. I’m one of the many who have signed up to Zip Slide across Celtic Park on Easter Saturday morning in aid of the Celtic Foundation. This is a great initiative; all those who have signed up have paid event costs, so money raised goes straight to the Foundation’s mission to improve Health, promote Equality, encourage Learning and tackle Poverty.
The work the Foundation do in our name is incredible. If you can contribute, please do so here.
Thank you.
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Cheats getting gubbed :-))))
Heard this guy Bhoys???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2uPKDXS8BA
It’s been a good game indeed; better than Atletico Madrid vs. PSV which was better than Mondays Leicester vs Newcastle.
I know you can’t compare between all three matches but even the tattoos on show tonight are of a superior quality
Lost track – think it’s 12 yellows.
Only (so far) shout I got wrong was – there hasn’t been a red.
Damn good game of footy!
Goal number 4 scored by a player on loan – from Juve. ( Bayern have the option of buying him for 20 million euros .)
Brilliant match, that’s how I like my football, some excellent finishing, and game could have went anyway at one stage, great comeback from Bayern.
Pro-IRA chants on BBC2 exit programme 10pm tonight, Let’s wait and see what SFA do about that.
Expat_celt,
Tattoos, remember on holiday one bhoy told me he had a Celtic one on the cheek of his arse, don’t know why he told me or perhaps he thought I was gay…….
Nothing against the gay community btw !
EXPAT_CELT on 16TH MARCH 2016 10:09 PM
You want to go up the town in Dundee to see the tattoos to see superior… And that’s the woman.
Kip time…well done Praecepta, don’t be blowing it on the gg’s in Cheltenham now. :)☘☘☘☘
Bravo Bayern superb game of football…
Life’s ironies –
Watching a Manager of Juventus shouting – Vergogna – at a Referee…
Staggering UEFA Stat!
Bayern 59% – Juventus 31% possession.
True saying – it’s about putting the ball in the net!
Make that 69 soixante neuf1
ps anyone ever wondered why rebel songs were renamed “pro Ira chanting” by the anti irish racist bigoted sectarian neo Nazi Scottish institutions?
Rumour that SSB being binned by Clyde
PRAECEPTA-an old fox at work….:))HH
BB
Level 5 canny afford to keep SSB going?
Foxy
I sang every verse of Roll of Honour at Hamilton last Friday.
Seems I am guilty of a crime.
Tattoo stories
Worked with an 18 carat nugget who amongst many stupid things had a tattoo on his arm in Chinese. … which he got in Spain. According to him it was his name. .. maxi
One evening in a Manchester Chinese restaurant one of the other boys asked the waiter to translate the tattoo. Waiter said htf would I know I’m from Stretford but I will ask the chef .
Chef appears and looks closely. … ” the cow ” was his translation. Ironic that we all worked for a well known dairy at the time.
Incidentally the same spanner once declared that if his dairy ever achieved the tesco ” blue ” audit result he would get a blue tesco tattoo on his chest. A couple of years later tesco were dishing them out on a bogof. .. and said plonker true to his word proudly emailed everyone with pictures of his new tattoo .
DD
I dare you to go into your local nick and fess up to your crime ;)
TBJ
The only crime I could hear was his voice, particularly during the second verse – never start off in a key you cant raise.
As for “My old mans a provo”, well the least said the better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob5mw6xGYes
Foxy
I’ve only ever heard him sing Reggae
Bada Bing..
Great News!! Hope its true.. one less bigoted, biased, anti Celtic, anti Catholic, anti Irish vehicle to peddle their lies and hate.
Hail Hail, Mon the Celts.. Mon Ronny, lets prove them wrong.
Bada
The person I will be happiest to see unemployed is mccullough the lapsed Tim. … enjoy your cockaleekie while it’s hot gerry
Wee snippet of information.
I’ll be living in Las Vegas as of middle April.
I’ll be volunteering my time with the North American Celtic Convention in June.
Any CQNers planning on going are welcome to ask Paul for my email. I’ll be offering lifts from the airport and around the city.
Also I could offer a crash pad, beer and cheese pieces to four attendees wanting to save on hotel rooms.
TBJ
He’s sounds worse than Blinker ever played (inc Croatia)
This is a must read from John Clark on SFM following an event in Edinburgh where JC was able to confront Regan.
http://www.sfm.scot/look-back-to-look-forward/?cid=143463
The key question not answered in SFA’s reply to the shareholders letter of 23 July 2015 is “was there an tax overdue payable to HMRC by RFC on 30 June 2011?
There were a number of other points not addressed in a reply that in my opinion was insulting to the shareholders representatives, to the shareholders who signed the resolution and so to all Celtic shareholders and indeed the club itself.
Cowiebhoy
If you are about,we must organise next week,Celtic Barcelona academy game
I will try to collect you at the airport and get you to the game
Wonder f we will read in the MSM about cash flow at Sevco
goalkeeper away to save money, and playing QoS on international week, as gate money required for cash flow
Let’s spin that they are looking after fans :-))) forked tongue speak
BADA BING!! on 16TH MARCH 2016 10:29 PM
Rumour that SSB being binned by Clyde
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Now that would make my day ……. Haven’t listened to it for over a year, since it is a gathering-place for small- minded bigots….
WHiTS that was scary, just logged on :-)
I was at my mhates making arrangements, there is 3 of us travelling
We will get a taxi straight from Airport and come over to St Kevin’s BC to watch the game
Then head to the Skylon after game
Thanks for the offer, just look out for 3 guys with their luggage :-)
And is there anywhere we could store such whilst at game ?
Hail Hail
The Easter Rising documentary on BBC tonight was very good….rang out in the Foggy Dew…
Brendan O’Carroll programme and pro IRA chanting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b074719c/brendan-ocarroll-my-family-at-war
Cowiebhoy
I will collect you at the airport,leave your bags in my car,watch the game and then I will drop to hotel.
we will arrange something.I live near St Kevins pitch which is not far from airport or your hotel
Cowie
Mr Warburton is so fake it’s funny.
DD
Quite funny, they have run ooot of dough :-)
WHiTS, that’s very kind of you – does Lennybhoy or any other CQN oracles have your contact ?
Hail Hail
Cowiebhoy
Twists and Turns and Gordy have my number .If you know them ?
I know Twists would probably have numbers for a good few on here like BT and PF and Oldtim
So if you know any of them ask them to get Twists to give you my number
If that doesnt work we can sort something out next week
Oh DD
You doing the Erin go Bragh gig ( with Connor Quinn as backing) Easter Sunday ? It’s in Peadar Kearneys, Dame st, just down Drumcondra from the Skylon, checked earlier 18min stroll :-)))