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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The Influenza of Juve, the stench, it was horrible.
They are BACH, like they have never BEEN away.
That is a Curse of an Olde Lady.
Tangent.
Fatima.
Long Time ago.
As Long as EVERYONE realises, anything I say in the Future, I Know Nothing.
Notalodge
Young Bhoys still scoreless after an hour. Top of Development League is very tight, they really need the 3 points tonight.
HT, Why do you bother with that individual.
Paradise City Hotel
What’s even better is that there’s not been a murmur about this announcement.
Well done Celtic.
Another example HT of our board turning on our own were the secret meetings held with the CSA, The Affiliation, AICSC, and various bloggers in it’s attempt to discredit destroy the GB in the eyes of the ordinary Celtic supporter around 3 seasons ago. It took one honest affiliation guy to come out and state this was wholly wrong and slate all who took part. To this day each and every one of those who attended and subsequently fell for the charms of PLC should be ashamed of their actions.
MWD
Paddy’s Wigwam
On cue. Celtic score.one nil yipee.
The Walfrid Astoria
Any of our Lisbon team fell like getting fit for Portugal by training at Celtic Park?
See details here!
http://charity.celticfc.net/news/560
Hoopy Ending Hotel
Corkcelt
Missionary work T :-)
How’s things sir?
My employers held a training course day at Celtic Park not so long ago,
plenty people travelled a fair distance and stayed the night at Jurys Hotel on Jamaica St,
am sure they would use a hotel at the same venue,provided it was priced fairly
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 7:22 PM
Notalodge
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If ole Paul Daniels was still with us, we’d have the voiceover for the advert…
Once again Arnold has his say, I would like to claim this as an Awe Naw but thankfully it isn’t. The whole thread on FF in priceless. Dip in before you go for a shower….
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Default Re: Scum application for a new hotel, retail store, ticketing facility and museum
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No doubt funded by the corrupt gcc
Indeed, this is mind boggling stuff. Once again I turned to my brother-in-law Arnold for guidance on all matters monetary. He is English, thus the laws are somewhat different. In Glasgow circa 2017, they are very different!
In Arnold’s humble opinion, this is part of a long term strategy by Celtic fc. In the guise of urban ‘re-generation’, they have conned the ordinary tax payer (that’s you and me folks) out of literally hundreds of thousands of pounds down the years. Glasgow has always had a long and not so glorious history of city politicians down the years. In the distant past we were talking about the odd brown envelope here and there, however with the ascent of the Catholic minority in the city it is no longer “Rome on the rates” but rather “Museums for the Liams”. The idea of museums, educational and cultural institutions being placed to the tottiedome is an insult to our intelligence. Finally, in God’s name how do they justify that final figure for this development?? They have no shame and worst of all, nobody says anything.
BADA BING
the hacha 10 hotels are a very good group.
I noticed this lot from New York bought Nathan Otutlaws establishment today and are looking for further expansion here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick_Hotels_and_Resorts
GORDYBOY, Wherever and whoever they could come to an agreement with.
HAMILTONTIM on 21ST FEBRUARY 2017 7:22 PM
What’s even better is that there’s not been a murmur about this announcement.
Well done Celtic.
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Eh?! Bada Bing told us all weeks ago! :-)))
P.S. I forgot to mention that the goal scorer hails from Cork.
out for a pint to a wubbish hotel.
Hotel Choco R lat
MWD
We’ll have a chat about this when I see you next amigo. I’d be interested in some of the finer details.
I’m good HT really enjoying the fitbaw this year. Celtic really easy on the eye.
WHITEDOGHUNCH –
Was at 111 @ Nico last week for a 7 course taster menu.
Good food. Good wine.
You been?
Natknow
Bada who? :-)
I’ve not been on much so hadn’t seen the big fella’s scoop.
BLANTYRETIM.
Believe it or not I just bought a new pair today, I haven’t read the blog for a while but came across the news regarding your nephew, really great news.
I get the Aberdour Trophies tomorrow, you should see the design of them,best trophies so far,They commemorate Celtic winning the European Cup fifty years ago,when you see them you’ll want one for yourself, seemingly they are selling very fast,I’ll take a couple of snaps when they arrive tomorrow and try and put them on the blog.
BRTH.
When you mentioned the dinner was being held in a large building first thing I thought was an old Cathedral, but surely not?,looking forward to it all,
Hotel Paradiso…..not the Rik Mayall one….
Opus Days Inn
Ron Bacardi,
the fact that Celtic own the land may make it cost effective for them and/or a partner,
but it may not make good sense if you had to buy land in the area
MoonbeamsWD on 21st February 2017 7:22 pm
The Celtic Triangle isnae a good Name, IMO.
I feel that is a name, I explained a long Time ago.
The CELTIC WAY.. The Celtic Place….. Nothing Occultic by Leaders then.
It is a small protest, I’m losing a wee bit of weight, so it cannae be any mair a heavy protest.
The Symbology frightens me, well not me, Specifically.
Corkcelt
If they put one up on Old Kent Road they may have to build one in Whitechapel, Euston is it Angel Islington & Pentonville Road, Regent Street, is it Bond Street, I’m kind of stuck for the 3rd one, I think it’s Oxford street, I know they were a Green set.
When did they ever observe the rules?
Corkcelt
It’s an absolute joy watching the Celtic juggernaut roll on to domestic domination.
Right, time to settle down and cheer on Monaco and Bayer Leverkusen. Lurking in the background obviously…
HT- i heard about a month ago, there were ground tests around the Ticket Office, consistent with utilities required for a hotel.Sounds great, you could delay the wedding…….:))?
I take it that the new hotel design will incorporate an upgraded CQN Corner ?
Space heaters and an awning for the odd inclement day ?
Maybe even seating for our ‘older’ denizens and travellers ….. ?
Great time to be a Tim ….
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Genius…
“museums for liams”
thats brilliant, i am using that and taking it on as a badge of honour.
“here you, how come your such a smart arse of everything rangers ?”
“well growing up i had the benefit of a catholic education and visited many museums”
Bada
She’ll put up with most things but I think a postponement under such conditions might be a step too far even for H! :-)