You will not hear supporters or staff at an opposing club with a bad word to say about Graeme Murty. He took over a shambles of a football club and for several months matched results with anyone in the league. Twice he took Newco to Celtic Park and left with a point, but the man is a football coach, not a miracle worker. The disparity in resources would eventually tell.
Against the might of Brendan Rodger’s Celtic for a third, fourth and fifth time he experienced increasingly worse defeats. No one was surprised by this, the Newco board even tried to sell these results as “ahead of the curve”, but there was a fundamental issue that made it difficult for Murty to remain in position – he was sabotaged.
The evening before a game at Celtic Park, news leaked (and was not contradicted by the club) that Steven Gerrard agreed terms to become Newco manager. This came a day after Murty spoke about his chances of keeping the job if he won the four remaining league games. It was degrading and prioritised the position of the board over results on the field.
Dave King made a similar comment about the future Newco manager just days before his team faced Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final two weeks ago. That statement coincided with season ticket renewal letters.
What could Murty say after losing 5-0 at Celtic Park? We did our best but last night someone, who travelled with us on the team bus today, leaked that I was soon to be removed from my position? Whatever exchanges took place between the manager and his employers, a common purpose was difficult to imagine.
Inevitably, there has been some pullback on the Gerrard ‘news’. It seems matter is not as clear-cut as was believed on Sunday morning. I spoke to Peter Lawwell before the appointment of Brendan Rodgers. Brendan wanted to come and the Celtic board were equally keen, but Peter was clear: until a deal was signed, no one really knew what would happen. He had not committed to deliver anyone in particular, but he was nervous.
Promising a new manager the evening before you visit Celtic Park might take the edge of the inevitable pain for some, even at the cost of undermining your manager, but you had better deliver on that leak. Otherwise, you will look like pathetic opportunists who are exploiting the trust of your fans and are miles behind the curve.
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This is a game of basketball.
The part of any poster writing about ra rangers will be played by an actor
Sorted
RON67 Perhaps but very few of those outlets pay any attention to their nefarious deeds
JNP
Marcus also played v Rennes.
Marcus’ hero is Broonie. The biggest influence on his career. He thinks Scott Brown will be our next manager.
Ref’s a homer
or is Homer a ref?
my pals dad is on deaths door tonight and could do with a keep me up
D.D. 8.05.
They are only counting league games.
He is one of the six.
His pal Jackson, is one of the other answers.
Hail
Fairhill Bhoy, hope all goes as well as it can for your friend and his Dad, I know it can’t be good.
In my thoughts.
FAIRHILL BHOY
I’m very sorry to read that. I hope your mate is staying strong and that his dad has all his loved ones around him.
Thoughts with you as well as I know how the family of our friends become extended members of our own family.
Fairhill Bhoy.
Your friend will appreciate you being there for him.
Hail Hail
SP- just got that too :)
FAIRHILL BHOY, your dads friend is in my thoughts and prayers.ktf.
Fairhill Bhoy
Thoughts with all concerned
fairhill bhoy on 1st May 2018 8:10 pm
Its not easy watching your friend cope but he’ll appreciate you being there for him
HH
JNP
Marcus debut was v Rennes. He also played against ICT in SPL game, and against At. Bilbao in a friendly. 3 times more than me, he lived his dream. He still buys his Celtic season ticket in main stand every season.
Fairhill Bhoy, Thoughts and prayers.
FB- sorry to hear your news HH
Fairhill Bhoy
Commiserations.
Thoughts are with the family who are suffering.
DELANEYS DUNKY on 1ST MAY 2018 8:22 PM
JNP
Marcus debut was v Rennes. He also played against ICT in SPL game, and against At. Bilbao in a friendly. 3 times more than me, he lived his dream. He still buys his Celtic season ticket in main stand every season.
Just brilliant G.
In my world, that’s living the dream.
Hail Hail
Imo, it’s only the likes of CQN which provide a platform for exposing the wrongdoing and the acquiescing in that wrongdoing in Scottish football.
I became a CQN addict while I lived in Salford, because I seldom had the opportunity to read the smsm about Celtic. Now, having been back in Scotland for over 9 years, I never read their output. (I do daily tune in to BBC Scotland and RS. They are more than enough.)
Fairhill Bhoy
A best thought and a prayer for your friend and his family.
Stay strong for your friend FB.
YNWA
Fairhill
Thinking of your mates Da.
HH
FB
Sincere thoughts and prayers for your friend pal.
YNWA
If it has been said once it has been said a hundred times. What is the point of having these refs behind the goal, do they all come from the school for the short sighted? Defo pen for Bayern, Marcello using cute handball.
ERNIE LYNCH on 1ST MAY 2018 2:18 PM
I know that Saunders and Huddle were SWP members; however, none of that means that RAR was founded by the SWP. It wasn’t.
KTF
Thank you,my mate is a big Hun but will appreciate every good word said,thank you CQN?
Decent game in Madrid.
As for the huns, of course we are going to talk about them, the fact they are suffering makes it all the sweeter, they hate us, they would see us gone as soon as, this is a club built on hate, they hate us more than they like themselfs, how sad is that, they sing about the deaths of the Lions, they glory in peado garbage, they are the scum of the earth.
The are the reason we have been at the back of the bus since our inception, their pain is my joy, so please don’t tell me not to talk about them.
FB
We are all God’s children
Pog- Penalty for me
just Been on ,the bears den. There’s a thread on there by the most recently resigned director of club 1872 explaining his reasons for doing so.
The response from the posters is from the gutter.
Really has to be read to be believed.
Don’t think there is anyone like that on here
TET great post.
D. :)
FB. Your friend will be included in my prayers tonight.
D. :)
Fairhill bhoy, pass on my best wishes to your dad’s pal , please .
Omg ?
Farce of a goal for madrid
Canny believe that goal….the GK was poor for 1st goal too
VFR
Went to a Redskins gig in Derby in 1983. The Derby Lunatic Fringe, who were right wing fascists turned up, and started beating up a few black and Asian kids at the gig. Thankfully us Young Soul Rebels were team handed that night. Scotland had a good night in Derby unlike a previous Bonnie Scot.