Getting a managerial appointment right is difficult. A number of things went in our favour when we landed Brendan Rodgers, not least the market for managers in England. The days when a club the size of Liverpool would recruit a manager from Swansea, as they did with Brendan in 2012, are gone.
The era when Arsenal would risk a manager from Grampus Eight, as they did with Wenger, or Manchester United would take someone from Aberdeen, as with Ferguson, even now seem bizarre.
It’s relatively easy to get a short-term boost from a managerial appointment which would take the pressure off board and even players, but football has a habit of bringing reality to the fore quickly. A defeat or two can make years of forward planning difficult to achieve.
I like the strategy of appointing a caretaker if you lose a manager midseason. This buys you time to test the market before appointing an available and familiar name. We have had a few caretakers in our time: Kenny Dalglish won the League Cup, while Frank Connor managed to retire undefeated before handing the reigns to Luigi.
Kenny took over a decent, if poorly managed, squad, while Frank steadied the ship after Liam Brady’s ill-fated tenure ended. Their task was straightforward, get the players pulling in the same direction. If you limit the caretaker’s remit to this, he should do OK.
Had we appointed a permanent replacement in the weeks after John Barnes ‘resigned’ we would have missed out on Martin O’Neill and all that followed. Taking your time can pay.
I’m also open to the idea of a director of football. There is no right or wrong policy on this subject. Changing a manager is the biggest upheaval a club will face (a normal club, anyway). Often the coaches and scouts go too, but if you have a director of football controlling recruitment strategy, for example, you recruit a coach to match the existing strategy. You also don’t need to start scouting players for different roles from scratch.
If we were sitting with a youth coach in charge of the first team right now I’d be doing my best ‘Calm down’ routine. A decision rushed, or worse, a decision made because you are terrified to visit Celtic Park in three weeks, would be the worst of all worlds. Take your medicine at Celtic Park but get it right for June.
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starry plough…..
Dude You been watching too many Horror films.
I’m very Happy
The Name is EBOUE KOUASSI.
HAMILTONTIM:
I have experience in dealing with requests under the DPA, I’ll say no more than that but you’ll know where I am coming from.
Sections 29 (1) and (3) allow a data holder to disclose information they hold on an individual for the prevention, detection of crime. Section 29 can be used by any investigative body, not just the Police. If the data holder releases the data then they are not in breach. However, if they release data that is not proportionate they could leave themselves open to a challenge by the individual whose data has been released. The organisation citing Section 29 has to state that if the data is not provided WOULD BE LIKELY TO PREJUDICE THEIR INVESTIGATION (I’m no legal eagle but I think that is a big statement.
I will not mention organisations but I do know organisations that will only release data in respect of a serious crime (I note you post that CFC have said that they would release data if a serious crime). I know of another organisation that you have to jump through hoops (no pun intended) to get the data. In my experience the Police misuse Section 29. In my option, murder, rape, drug dealing and other serious crime is when it should be used.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been finalised and should come in 2018. The data protection principles, as set out in the DPA, remain but they have been condensed into six as opposed to eight principles.
After all that , in my opinion and if I was Celtic I would not release the data in the example you quote, especially when you post that they will only disclose for serious crime. However, I’m no Lawyer and I’m sure Celtic will have taken legal advice.
Hope that wasn’t long, could have said all that in a minute if I were talking to you…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Hotel
The popel’s palace
Hunskelpurhotel
If we named it after lisbon exploits would that only make it a one star rated hotel :)
BLANTYRETIM-good news about your nephew:-)
The new 88….. Brendan will make sure he Justifies it.
PETEC
Just the logical conclusion to your broken radio reports from the outlying areas..
Brrr click bbrrrr click whirr triangle does not compute triangle bad does not compute
Nae breakfast at the Celtic G Hotel for the wearers of garish Tatoos by order of the establishment
Please do not ask for credit as a secret sign often offends!
Signed The Management
Check under yer bed before ye go tae sleep, in fact cancel that don’t go tae sleep that’s when THEY come..
Spooky CSC
Fantastic first 20 mins in the Man City game.Dembele not the only hot property in the young French ranks.
The Premier Win
The Green Brigade Pyro
Papes Motel
The Over and Overlook Hotel
Celtic’s redevelopment priority should be to rebuild the south stand and bring it up to the level and standard of the rest of the stadium. It’s an embarrassment and should be flattened.
808
Celttic Boutique Hotels, franchise right there.
Needs an olympic size pool.
Celtic Lodge anyone :OD)))
Petec @ 7;50
Haven’t a clue what that means.
MWD
The GIRFUY Minty Hotel and Spa Complex has a certain ring to it.
Will the mini bars be accessible on match days?
Auld tam
Saturday was the first time in that stand except for the stadium tour and based on what I saw you make a good point.
Hotel names:
‘Hoops in Paradise’ or ‘The Lions Roar Hotel’ or ‘The Lions in Paradise Hotel’
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BLANTYRETIM
everything ok with you nephew ?
starry plough on 21st February 2017 8:09 pm
PETEC
Just the logical conclusion to your broken radio reports from the outlying areas..
Brrr click bbrrrr click whirr triangle does not compute triangle bad does not compute
Nae breakfast at the Celtic G Hotel for the wearers of garish Tatoos by order of the establishment
Please do not ask for credit as a secret sign often offends!
Signed The Management
Check under yer bed before ye go tae sleep, in fact cancel that don’t go tae sleep that’s when THEY come..
Spooky CSC
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yOU CAME iN@ 809TH
Close but No Cigar in the DJ Pete C awards.
HH Always, FOREVER and Ever.
Auld Tam
I disagree. I think the facilities in the Main Stand should be improved but there is a charm to the first all seater stand in Scotland that I like. I’d bring back the orange seats but add some white ones between the orange and the green.
MWD
Here is something new about hotels…
“Celtic’s Yurt Hurt”
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/celtics-yurt-hurt/
Hi Bhoys
Hotel Name The Bobby Sands
KEEP THE FAITH
How about
The Papes motel
HH
!!BADA BING!! on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 4:40 PM
Rhonda Bout is from East Kilbride….
Cap doffed.
PETEC on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 7:47 PM
oldtim67 on 21st February 2017 7:43 pm
I’d go for the Paradise Hotel.
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£67 a night EVERY room.
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That’ll be all inclusive. . ;-))
Hi ghuys, There are 2 of us coming over from Derry at the weekend for the Hamilton game but we don’t have tickets, does anyone know anyone who may not be using their tickets on Saturday, the North Stand or the South Stand would be preferable, but you know what they say about beggars and choosers.
We could arrange to meet somewhere at the ground or wherever to exchange tickets/money
Lennybhoy
Thanks for that mate.
Great goal Monaco – love a good diving heedie.
James Forrest Hills
I used to be in touch with a Ronda from the Samaritans when I was having a hard time living with a stutter.I used to phone her up and say”Help me Ronda,He Help me Ronda”
That genius Wilkins said the French league is pish a couple of weeks ago when Payet moved, PSG and Monaco…?
MoonbeamsWD on 21st February 2017 8:12 pm
Petec @ 7;50
Haven’t a clue what that means.
MWD
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Inking is usually Copying, there is deeper stuff, I’m not gonnae Drop on CQN anymore, basically, because I don’t feel any podcasts are True enough for CQN NOW.
Christ Died to take away Every Sin of Mine, and Everyones.
Palacio Parkhead
HH
Monaco 2-1 up…tearing the City defence apart
Monaco 2-1 up now
Sign of the Crossroads
The Teninar Hotel
McStay Here Hotel
Auld Tam
The south stand is not an embarrassment to me.
Pete C
Unfortunately we are all One in the New Age Celtic Temple
https://youtu.be/Gk38o2lixbs
Lazonby lays all to rest…
C’mon guys.
The hotel and Museum complex should be named after our benefactors.
Lord, Let Glasgow Celtic Flourish Hotel
MWD