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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GUYFAWKESAFOREVERHERO
Nope,
GUYFAWKESAFOREVERHERO on 22ND FEBRUARY 2017 1:14 AM
Barney67 on 22nd February 2017 1.05am
Are you taking a pop at the graveside commemorations of Celtic players?
An thats a bit of a stretch of th imagination isn’t it?
Citeh v Cragy Whyte’s Hame Team
£5 on a 50/1 request-a-bet on combo of:
Both Teams To Score- check!
At least 30 booking Points each team – check!
Each team 6 corners or more – check!
Hang on…
count them corners again – Monaco 6. check! Citeh…5…
FS.
Baaaaaaaaasssssstttaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr…
If only I’d prayed to the great Celtic triangle and asked Cheeses of Nazareth for one more bloody Citeh corner..
Sandman… What were the odds of Citehs reserve goalie eating a pie?
Hotel Canaphoneya?
Hotel EBT?
Hotel Celtic View?
On FF the Huns ar epure ragin’ man abou tthe development of hotel Califenian.
There is a very interesting word doing the Hun rounds – ‘Espanyolification’; it refers to some article a prescient Hun wrote for them regarding their future being in our perma-shadow, the ‘wee’ club just as Espanyol are to Barca.
Shall post it if i find it.
Lot of addicted gamblers on CQN.
Call the celtic gambling hotline.
Every 5th call a winner!
Barney67 on 22nd February 2017 1.36am
Asked a question on the back of your post, after one I posted. Couldn’t care less beyond that.
I’m at my brother’s place and he has the tv world. Ross Taylor, one more century, has kept me up another three hours.
Margaret McGill on 22nd February 2017 2:02 am
Lot of addicted gamblers on CQN.
Call the celtic gambling hotline.
Every 5th call a winner!
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FS, stop teasing and post the number…
Just watching the replay of the city Monaco game. Some shocking defending, for sure… but some really good stuff, and two teams that went for it … really fun enjoyable football. Cracker of a game
Petec,
Afore ye go spoutin off about the Bible (whatever Testament) u should read about the Conclave of Niscerery)….;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Awe naw no the Conclave of Niscerery again!
next it’ll be First Council of Nicaea and the Holy Roman rebels and next it will be the Minowski light cone and the end of time. Seen it. Bought the t-shirt.
MIT
me too. Just watched it…not sure man City will go through though. Monaco can play.
I dont care who wins as long as they’re no spanish or Juventus. Wouldnt mind PSG or Monaco this time.
no Awe Noo……pride my friend……we’d rather read yer satire……than not…..go on….bite………metal tracer………………..hook ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Mags,
I was tryin to say…..be realistic…..Jesus is a man to b admired…..;-))
FTSFA
longConCSC
H.H.
TheLurkinTim on 22nd February 2017 2:57 am
Yes I agree. A man.
Mags … just saw the second half… what a fun game of football!!! That Monaco team counterattack beautifully , and at frightening speed. But they seemed to tire a bit, and to their credit, man city kept pushing. aguero showed he can still play, and debruyne is just a great Footballer
The second leg should be a cracker
or…..
Petec,
how do you triangle yer Judeo Christianity…..with Israelli policy……
FTSFA
H.H.
I don’t care who wins the Cheats League trophy as long as Peter gets a freebie to the final so he can sit with the big boys and dream of a heated runway.
MWD
MIT,
it was entertaining…..Monaco only need 2 to take it to extra time…..they still have a good chance ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Mike in Toronto
It was a game of two halves but the 7th 8th was the best.
MWD
Losing 3 at home…..is concerning…..cause we’re sh””e at the back…..Pep
FTSFA
flakenewsCSC MWD
H.H.
Just saw back page of one of Scotland’s tabloids on twitter.
Peter Lawell is gonna be raging.
Moussa is here to stay. Agent says he will see out 4 year contract.
Nae heated runway then!
MWD
positive gossip…..;-))
FTSFA
amgoingtohellCSC
H.H.
Moussa wants 10 in a row :@-)))
MWD
Lurkin, MWD
This tie is certainly not over. Given that City scored 5, it seems odd to say, but I thought Monaco seem more dangerous going forward. so the second leg should be fun.
TheLurkinTim on 22nd February 2017 3:03 am
No if Monaco win 2-0 they’re through.
am not greedy……10-in-a-row…..with some records being set…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
South Africa now 64/2.
Trying to catch up, Petec believes Christ is the Saviour – he hasn’t been on the blog since 00.15. TheLurkingTim and MargaretMcGill believe in no Saviour and have been goading Petec for three hours.
I believe cricket is good stuff – except when Australia play it.
Mags,
fekin hate away goals….but not this time…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Its going to get progressively difficult for celtic to dine on the crumbs of the CL competitions as a function of time. Something fundamental needs to change to allow Eastern European teams, Scandanavian teams, Dutch and Belgian teams back in. As well as Celtic. The WWF corrupt TV money mentality needs sorted.
I may be wrong but i think going back to the original ethos of the European cup is needed. All countries participating with their champions and dumping this points financial doping bullshit. ok so many romanaian bulgarian etc champions are gonna get a doing instead of seeing the likes of seville and leverkusen etc otherwise corruption wins. A clue today is Portugual. How do they manage to get work permits and visas for all their South American players no problem. Gives them a corrupt edge.
p.s How many times was Deco stretchered of in front of Larsson ?
Mags
More chance of Ersatz FC building the Master Bates Motel than CL format changing as you would like to see.
MIT
I hope Monico pump them 7-4
Good chance as both teams defences are pwish.
MWD
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/premiership/why-referee-didn-t-show-red-card-for-foul-on-kieran-tierney-1-4372652
Monico or Monaco
MWD
It appears not everyone is deluded on F F…..
…..I think that’s the blue tinted specs. No players to look up too, no museum, talk of new subway link at parkhead, no train link Ibrox although there is space, no nice walkways, no standing at the game, I think the majority of our fans are deluded if they think this is ok. At the moment they are doing everything Murray wanted to do to add revenue and distance themselves from the other teams support…..
(Except for the subway bit lol)
HH
ohhh dear…….bak to being thankul for crumbs…..or is it……THE GLASGOW CELTIC FLOATING PITCH, CASINO & HOTEL DEVELOPMENT…..tresspassers will be shot…..till we need u volunteers…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
MoonbeamsWD on 22nd February 2017 3:37 am
For Celtic to have a chance at the European cup again a level playing field is needed.
If the vision is a TV package with Boxing/wrestling/UFC under the auspices of sport you can shove it. If the parochial vision is 10 in a row you can shove that as well. I’ll take up fishing with tracers.