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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Sit near the back of the main stand and can’t see any of the big screens and definitely no WiFi. Catch any replays on TV in Kevin Bridges’ box just behind us.
Lifting the existing metalwork and perhaps putting more hospitality areas would open up the view greatly. Could also get rid of the pillars creating the ‘restricted viewing’ areas.
Huns got there before us…The Helltoon
floatingpitchgoatapunctureTRIFC.
3-3
VvD’s problem is he is not english, adds stupid money to their worth, why, not a feckin clue, but it makes them feel superior I suppose.
PETEC
He’s got his whole life to see Celtic and I’m sure once he’s in Switzerland with his family he’ll know he’s in the right place:)) Once he sees the snow and them big mountains:)) There’ll be no stopping him and he’ll see the game when yous get back!
I would love to be in Lisbon the year but the 25th is ma wee girls birthday she’ll be seven and God willing we’ll be with my in-laws doing a ceremony they do for girls at seven in Japan.
As ma Da’ used to say I love the Celtic but they don’t put the dinner oan the table!
HH
Still think iki’s F the Crown Plaza is head and shoulders about the rest of the hotel names
Good volley
“The One Star Hotel ?
Somehow i don’t think it would get many bookings from tourists….. : )
I say leave the main (Jimmy McGrory) stand the way it is……cause it ferr annoys
TIMBHOY 1…2…3 :o)
The Feeny Inn
Defending shite but what a game
BT
I agree,though BSR’s OPUS DAYS INN got a GIRFUY ring to it.
VP
Aye :-))
Hvratski Jim, the Tim truck will be well in the lead now
The Hun truck has run out of fuel and can’t afford to fill its tank up .
The Golden Star.
Honeymoon suite to be called the Macca Suite.
starry plough on 21st February 2017 9:15 pm
PETEC
He’s got his whole life to see Celtic and I’m sure once he’s in Switzerland with his family he’ll know he’s in the right place:)) Once he sees the snow and them big mountains:)) There’ll be no stopping him and he’ll see the game when yous get back!
I would love to be in Lisbon the year but the 25th is ma wee girls birthday she’ll be seven and God willing we’ll be with my in-laws doing a ceremony they do for girls at seven in Japan.
As ma Da’ used to say I love the Celtic but they don’t put the dinner oan the table!
HH
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The Wee Man Loved us beating Rangers with Style.
Truth be Told, I’d rather be watching Celtic than going to Switzerland,
That is beside the point,
My Bro belittled wanting to see Celtic, when I said Aidan he might not go,
That is a Big No No on Every Level.
That’s a boot in the stones for Monaco
De Britney having to run uphill to take that corner. What a game.
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 9:04 PM:
Thanks for your informed opinion and I concur.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
This City game is boring, defences well on top !
4-3 btw
De Bruyne …… although I laughed at the spell check alternative
Monaco are now 66/1
Ten minutes to go ??
5:3 BT will need to clear the schedule through midnight to pick the bones out of this game
Make that 1000/1
Wits
Now 100
Ridiculous football
5-3 and all the Man City fans just standing clapping. Parkhead would be going mental…
WHAT IS THE STARS on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 9:23 PM
Monaco are now 66/1
Ten minutes to go ??
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Nope.
All games should be played without defenders.This is brilliant.
Steve Mc……….
You just Wait until Next Season.
CELTIC
Embramike, my pals and I were at a presentation at Ceultic Park round about 1995/96.
We were shown about some of the executive boxes in the South Stand after the presentation finished.
In one of the boxes , there were drawings showing exactly what you described in your post at 9.13
I went for my most ridiculous treble ever. 10 shillings on atcleaat 5 cards (check) at least 10 corners (check)………..and an own goal!
Game has had everything else so still hopeful!
PETEC
I would rather see Celtic play anyone than be in Switzerland any day of the week, so the wee man has got that right.
Yer Bro’ shouldnae grief him for knowing his own mind, to each their own as someone much wiser than me said!
I’m no mountain man, no ma scene skiing and all that but it is stunning up there well worth seeing. Take a camera if ye can:)) A real wan no a phone:))
HH
A game that looks like all of the defenders were replaced by goalies……..
https://twitter.com/carra23/status/834147575842406400
Carras a Tim !
Another wee diamond from FF, I blame the kaflick schools….
There is plenty of land available around The stadium we should make a similar offer to GCC for that. They would need to sell to us for same price and in a few years we could do something similar. We have some amount of fans coming from NI, Fife etc that would stay in hotel. 200 rooms at £100 each is £200k per home game.
erm – nah it’s naw…is it any wonder King continues to take them to the cleaners…
starry plough,
I know the wee guy will Love Skiing with his Cousins and Uncles and Aunties, I know he Loved watching Celtic Destroy the Hun 5-1.
It could be double figures for Celtic against the Tribute act.
I’m gutted more than anyone that I got flights on that weekend.
The wee London Thomas and Thomas will get to Witness the Fantastic Brendan team. :))
Our grandson is showing promise as a footballer (at the age of 2)
Sadly if he follows his mother’s persuasion he could play for Rangers.
Mrs HJ is very concerned at this prospect.
She doesn’t want him to be a junior player all his career.
Monaco have tired.
City, for all their cash, just seem like such a soul-less club.
Lots of Chinese tourists vacantly clapping in the sands. Hundreds of empty seats.