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SydneyTim – And cancel Celtic TV…….
Debtenhuns had better get their finger in quick to plug the hole or else!
No wonder Mr Desmond and Mr Lawwell are playing out The Long War strategy.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18913045.rangers-q-dave-king-share-sale-40million-ibrox-investment-bill-opportunity-club-1872-protect-club/
Intense coughing from der hun won’t cover the bills!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2WJMVPQi8&ab_channel=Mandetriens
Ave Ave
I’m for backing Neil Lennon.
YNWA
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 9:50 AM
OK I know he is not everyone’s cup of tea but JOHNJAMES worth a read today.
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He’s not my cup of tea but that is an interesting article, well the bit by Charlie Nicholas on BTM’s stint as manager is.
I’ve long suspected that something happened very early in his time as manager to completely scunner him, and finding out the board had lied to him rings true.
SNYDNEYHUN on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 9:58 AM
I understand that if you have a season ticket from last year , you can ask for refund for last 3 months of season
If all fans do that and boycott online shop , then change will happen.
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When the time comes, I bagsy this one first.
Ave Ave
Big wavy. It’s the only way to cut the income off
Read the John James blog. Very interesting
It remember the balance the books fire sale transfer window in January during BTM time
We brought in Keane and sold half the team
Typing this while catching up with Celtic state of mind , Paul John Dykes leading the fans for change , we all that Paul67 would Lead the fans , but maybe mr Dykes didn’t get software contracts put his way by a certain CEO. Cough cough
Henry joy HUN. Away to follow follow mate and people might click on your boring links Yawn
Heaps of new posters recently, certainly breathed new life into the o’l blog.
HH
SYDNEYTIM on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 9:58 AM
I understand that if you have a season ticket from last year , you can ask for refund for last 3 months of season
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that was all done and dusted over the summer. I always wondered what the %ge take up was . Thistle came out and said 94% of their fans left the money in the club
I suspect our number was higher due to our larger and more demographically varied support
i took the money – i was on the fence due to how sneaky they did it and my wife pushed me over due to it being ‘our’ money. Ironically, I saved about €1400 by not travelling to those games so probably should have left it in. I bunged the Foundation out of guilt and never told her
DBHOY on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 10:26 AM
‘Heaps of new posters recently, certainly breathed new life into the o’l blog.’
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And a few masks starting to slip.
TD67 would be having a field day.
I hope he’s keeping well.
We’re in a far worse state now than we were a couple of weeks ago for one reason and one reason only – Board mismanagement.
The Board have badly read the room, ignoring supporter discontent for months while briefing against the support – neds, hysterical, entitled and pantywetters.
They now have to act. Lennon is clearly a zombie manager at this point in time – his days are numbered and any authority he had has now left the building.
I suspect we haven’t acted yet because our £70K a week Chief Executive didn’t have a plan b lined up. He better get one and soon. We’re on the edge here and any further delay will see us drop points in the league and that will be that.
Despite all the negativity, a solid managerial appointment and we can give this league a good go.
Do it now, Peter.
‘I suspect our number was higher’ – sorry, i meant our number was higher on refunds; the percentage left in would be lower
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full on 2nd December 2020 9:54 am
I agree the statistics suggest we are better than we are, bottom line is that any of us who have watched games this season have seen virtually no football and in particular no dominant performances. We are going nowhere fast.
John Paul Taylor , Celtic FC SLO, was asked on Twitter yesterday if it was still possible to ask for a refund for last season’s missed games, to which he replied Yes! por cierto.
As advised on here, I took a moment to read John James.
his own jump the shark moment, he quotes Charlie Nicholas regarding Neil Lennon.
so it is not worth the pixels it takes up on the screen.
An Dun @ 10:40am
Hear, hear!
I am scunnered how this has been allowed to transpire past few weeks. Mismanagement at top level is now manifesting into full fan revolt against the board.
10iar will soon be the collateral damage if leadership is not shown quickly.
Lawwell and the other bureaucrats on the board have lost control. Desmond will not be happy about that. It will be putting him off his golf.
If we drop points on Sunday, which wouldn’t be unexpected., then the league is over.
So it then becomes a choice of keeping NL and being embarrassed by a 8 yr old club or appoint a new manager and build for next season.
Or as Burnley 78 has said status quo and cross our fingers
AN DÚN on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 10:40 AM
Oh Dear.
I remember Neil Lennon was referred to as the Zombie Slayer. Now he’s the Zombie manager.
Cue song : Zombie Nation. ( I’ll leave it to others to perform the dance moves )
INIQUITOUSIV on 1ST DECEMBER 2020 11:06 PM
PHILBHOY
Extract below from an email tonight from my Brentford mate. Apparently, Toney does have to deal with some rough stuff.
”More importantly, how on earth did your lot not get Ivan Toney for £5m from Peterborough when he was available. 13 goals in 13 matches for the Bees. Another win away tonight at Rotherham who should be called “The Choppers” not “The Millers”, 3 yellows and a red.”
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Aye, but in Scotland there would have been no yellows and certainly not a red!
Burnley 78
An interesting list of reasons for making it difficult to attract a new manager but don’t you think the fact that, last time round, the CEO made it known that he threw all the applications in the waste paper basket without reading them before appointing a cheap option in an unprofessional manner might trump your reasons.
Anyhow, as others have pointed out, we attracted BR after sacking a manager who had won two league titles in succession. You get what you pay for. If we are to attract a good standard of coach/manager then we need to pay the going rate.
Timmy7 noted – noted.
Genuine dilemma.
Good point made earlier also (by DessyBhoy I think)
The combo of statistical evidence, recent performance indicators AND current trajectory will inform what the club does.
We’re flat right now. Can we play our way back in to form (while getting wins in the league by hook or by crook) ?
I honestly don’t know.
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 11:21 AM
Burnley 78
An interesting list of reasons for making it difficult to attract a new manager but don’t you think the fact that, last time round, the CEO made it known that he threw all the applications in the waste paper basket without reading them before appointing a cheap option in an unprofessional manner might trump your reasons.
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I dont believe the CEO did not look at the CV’s.
It was a flippant remark to reinforce their position that the right man for the job was already there.
Same with the “appointed in the showers” comments.
I would not want a better performances and no trophies type season.
A kind of Tommy Burns only beaten once season versus Wim the Tims pragmatic approach.
I prefer trophies,
only when we stop winning will people appreciate what we had.
Well If God Spares me hopefully I will renew my season ticket,10 or not,Fans going on about Stands being shut,supporters chucking in ,well this Bhoy ain’t chucking it ,I’m 77 being a supporter for donkey yrs,sometimes it couldn’t get to a lot off games due to raising a family,struggling at times on lousy wages,but I always managed to see a few games ,and when that stand was shut I think the reason was that Sevco were relegated to the 3rd division,so a lot of Celtic Supporters didn’t renew ,now there is no excuses not to if you can afford it to renew your ticket,hopefully this mess we are in at the minute can be resolved,with a new Board of Directors ,who will listen to the fans ,maybe one or two on board,I’m sure Peter Lawell who is a good business man ,but anything to do with players coaches etc,Zilch,as for Dermot Desmond the biggest shareholder he will sell his shares,to someone who will be hands on,
If, by chance, our next manager happens to be Jack Ross, would he be given time to succeed or chased for not winning the ten?
As I recall, Rogers was a big fan. Invited Ross to Lennoxtown to watch the team train and to give him mentoring advice.
Or are Sunderland and Hibs his level?
As he would be a “cheap option” I can see why some think he would be Lawell’s choice.
Thoughts?
The most alarming thing right now, isn’t that Neil is still here. It’s that the board have decided this. A board of wealthy old geezers. Do we really trust them to have a list of good modern managers to take us forward.
ERNIE LYNCH @ 10:40 AM
The reappearance of the o’l tyre rebel via 50 shades of altered monickers is amusing to read, I’m sure he’s just doing it for a big laugh.
Didn’t agree with much of TD67’s posts but admired his stubbornness to stick to his guns.
Wish him well also.
HH
SAINT STIVS on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 11:28 AM
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 11:21 AM
Burnley 78
An interesting list of reasons for making it difficult to attract a new manager but don’t you think the fact that, last time round, the CEO made it known that he threw all the applications in the waste paper basket without reading them before appointing a cheap option in an unprofessional manner might trump your reasons.
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I dont believe the CEO did not look at the CV’s.
It was a flippant remark to reinforce their position that the right man for the job was already there.
Same with the “appointed in the showers” comments.
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That’s his problem though. He makes stupid statements without realising the implications and how they can come back to bite him on the bum. I bet he regrets it now.
For the record I don’t believe he did it either but I do believe he appointed Neil Lennon in the showers.
John James is being bandied about. Can’t stand the man but according to him, David Noues was approached and knocked Desmond back so Neil Lennon was appointed.
Pfizer is advising anyone unsure about the vaccine to take a half and see how you get on….🙃
So ref Rodgers liking of Jack Ross..Rodgers also said this about someone.
“He said: “He is an outstanding manager I was really impressed with him he did very well and I am even more impressed by him since he has become a manager.
“He is very forward thinking, he wants to do the right things, coach the right way and be organised. I know how management can work, sometimes you can get a couple of results and it can go against you a wee bit and in your first job you can find yourself under pressure. He has no need to worry. He is a fantastic manager who is starting out in the game.
Any guesses?
Stevie G
SAINT STIVS on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 11:39 AM
I would not want a better performances and no trophies type season.
A kind of Tommy Burns only beaten once season versus Wim the Tims pragmatic approach.
I prefer trophies,
only when we stop winning will people appreciate what we had.
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I want the trophies too but the scenario you presented was that we change manager but get no trophies.
It’s really a question of what will fans do if Celtic change manager now but we don’t win any trophies. I think fans will be raging mad at the Board for making a total mess of this season and losing out on TIAR and the Cups but if the team have performed well with a new manager and are just pipped for the league and we feel confident that we’ll get back to winning trophies next season that might make a difference to the mindset of the fans.
However, we are at a crucial stage in the relationship between Board and fans. If they don’t remedy this situation VERY soon then they will never be forgiven.
Saint Stivs..since your the only one that humoured me…
it was…Lee McCulloch
NOTTHEBUS on 2ND DECEMBER 2020 11:56 AM
Elbows.
Taking in the good…
Previous to County game, the last time we lost a domestic cup tie Obama was president in the US, let that sink in.
I want to express my gratitude and thanks to Brendan, Neil and all the players and coaches involved in that remarkable run. Incredible consistency over such a long period. Will it ever be matched?
When I started going to Paradise paying £3.50 to get into the Celtic end and watching Biggins, Mugglelton, Payton etc, nowhere in my wildest imaginations could I have foreseen a period like which we’ve all enjoyed.
Amazing, absolutely amazing achievement!
That is all.
HH
From earlier *David Moyes. The other guy sounds Portuguese :-))
DOWNFORSAM
correct..shows Rodgers new as much about spotting a good manager as he did about spotting a good goalkeeper