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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BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Is it their famous Hand-battered Cod?
Cos I get this mental image of serious animal cruelty.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 1:50 PM
Wetherspoons Cambuslang – today’s special Fisn n Chips £2.99
Do you get a free pint with that?
Didnae quite see us win our famous Centenary Season Double…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VgRwpCfAV7k
Bada,
Can you connect it to a vdu? If you can and it’s fine it would rule out graphics card and point towards the actual screen being knackered.
Also check you aren’t watching an old Celtic v Hamilton game :-P
HH
1. !!BADA BING!! on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 1:29 PM
Techy help-switched on laptop, black and white horizontal lines….thats all….
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A few weeks ago I was listening into the communications between the International Space Station and ground control.
The ISS reported that they had a problem with one of their computers and was similarly looking for advice from technicians on the ground.
About 30 minutes later ground control reported back to the ISS that they had consulted with the relevant experts and they advised that they switch the computer off and reboot the system and that should fix it!
So try that !!
Blinkin’ flip,I’ve never seen this before.
Our 7-1 Hampden in the Sun. And crystal clear.
That means it’s likely the whole game is lying in a vault somewhere!
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/video-watch-highlights-celtics-7-6656012
ALMORE
Well done on podium ! I was wondering how you got on as quick !! HH !
QUANTUM
Commonly known as an RTFM problem!
Nae offence,Bada(!)
21ST FEBRUARY 2017 1:29 PM
Techy help-switched on laptop, black and white horizontal lines….thats all….
https://youtu.be/3VpG-oSPHQE
BMCUW
I’m always wary that you get hit with the ole Vietnamese Cobbler?
MarkDerry
You need to upgrade to a ‘Spoons steak for the free included drink.
Can a laptop be corrupted by an HDMI cable or a projector?
JDW are to introduce calorie count beside meals on their menu
BMCUW we went to see the Pogues after doing them twice in a week in the centenary season ?
I believe Shane and the bhoys were at the game that day
my memory
VFR
I was trying (and failed) to be witty.
Did you mention Dembélé ?
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 1:50 PM
Wetherspoons Cambuslang – today’s special Fish n Chips £2.99
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I think I’d need to get my taste buds removed before eating in Weatherspoons again. Tried it once and that was more than enough!
KTF
Best of luck to Celtic’s 2nd team tonight against Dundee, 6pm. It hasn’t been a cruise to the title this season but we’re not far off the pace. Ross County seem to be the form team and we travel to the Highlands on 3rd March for a biggie against them, then. I think a run tonight would be good for Gamboa and Mackay-Stevens.
One or two winter warmers in The Stag’s Head for me before a five minute stroll round the corner to the ground.
thomthethim for Oscar OK on 21st February 2017 2:09 pm
As was I!
KTF
VFR800A8
Ffs,you should have drank more first!
Bliddy novice…
bmcuw
email sent
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 21st February 2017 2:15 pm
VFR800A8
Ffs,you should have drank more first!
Bliddy novice…
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It’s like some wummin! Even wi’ 5 or 6 pints you widnae!
KTF
You know you’re hitting home when even The Guardian refuses to publish. Or maybe they didn’t upon advice!
https://www.facebook.com/FrankieBoyleFans/posts/1412914425416586
VFR800A8
Five or six,most of us are just warming up. It’s the double-digits that kill you.
BT
Great news for your nephew yesterday.
HH
Aye right yar Craig, that yer scoop for the season ya nut sack.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/770166/Craig-Burley-Moussa-Dembele-Chelsea-Celtic-Transfer-News-Rumours-Gossip?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-football-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Football+Feed%29
TONYDONNELLY
Everything I’ve read about Moussa and his agent is that their focus is on learning and playing. And on being good enough to be noticed.
I genuinely think that if we offered improved terms,a %age of any fee,he would increase his contract.
I think we will get a min 3 years from him. He’ll only be 22 then,his birthday is 12/07!
GENE
Reply sent. Tyvm.
BMCW
Well I’d like to think do too, so let’s hope we are right.
Bmcw, @2:24
Oh so true, this wise man living in the east always heads for the Edinburgh train once pint 10 is hit on my Gallowgate tours. May drink more once east but at least in the right side of the country should el collapso happen :0)
Bobby,
3 years minimum?
I think his head will be turned long before then ‘unfortunately’.
HH
Thoughts and prayers to the pilot and four passengers (golf party) who died in the accident
Thoughts for thier families too.
Reports say “due to the time of the crash it could have been a lot more “.
PRESTONPANSBHOY
Oh,you’ve been oot East for too long,bud.
Stopping at 10,you’ll get us Ayrshire Bhoys a bad name!
!!BADA BING!!
How you getting on with your lappy?
I managed to jail break my Amazon Fire tablet to enable me to download from the playstore, downloaded the SwiftKey keyboard, much better.
Bmcw,
Now I may stop at 10 in Glesga but can continue once home, you can take a man oot of Onthank but………
Geordie
I am not sure I would call it having his head turned. This particular head seems to be well screwed on My own feeling is that he will stay for one more season ( after this one) then make a considered move.
JJ
And the rest as they say is history..
http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/dembele-agent-rodgers-used-liverpool-ties-to-get-him-to-celtic-4169800?utm_source%3Dmediafed%26utm_medium%3Drss-feed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed-Latest%2BArticles%2Bfor%2BCeltic
Thanks bhoys, hooked up to projector it’s fine , so either screen or graphics card possibly, which were both replaced 6 months ago…
The speculation won’t stop about Dembele won’t stop. The more he scores especially hat tricks, the more it will intensify. Now it’s Chelsea, bayern, Liverpool., and so on. It’s Arsenal that worries me the most. Dembele is French, Wenger if he’s still there, will be a big draw for him. Imho.
Tonydonnelly67 @2:59
That is the kind of article we are unlikely to see in the MSSM. It reinforces what many/most of us already think of Brendan and credit is due to the Board who brought him in.
JJ
GEORDIEMUNRO
Aye,I get that. I just think his ambition is long-term
If we hit the group stages,I think he will stay.
His value will increase with every good performance against the top teams. And he looks nailed-on for an international call-up.
As does the value of his first big contract.
Let’s hope the dice fall in our lap.