I have no doubt this morning’s press reports on Celtic’s plans for the months ahead are correct. We are told the club “is planning an overhaul of their football operations in the summer that would see significant changes to their set-up.” There is a great deal you can surmise from that statement.
“Overhaul… of football operations”, “significant changes”, leaves zero doubt Neil Lennon will be moving on and suggests wider changes are likely. It is also safe to assume Neil is on-board with this and has agreed to remain in charge until the end of the season, or a suitable replacement arrives.
Neil would not go through this torture were it not out of a sense of responsibility towards the players, several of whom he personally convinced to stay for this ‘important season’. Malicious talk of holding out for a payoff is well wide of the mark.
What is also clear is that Celtic are not happy to appoint any manager who is prepared to come to the club right now. This precludes those out of work, or those who are not prepared to ‘Do a Brendan’ and leave their current project with trophies still to be won and lost.
The new industry is not always as helpful. Last night reports that betting was suspended on Eddie Howe getting the job received plenty of clicks. Eddie has his eyes on a different target and will almost certainly pick up an English Premiership job this year. He is as likely to come to Celtic as another fantasy appointment, Mauricio Pochettino, was, before choosing Paris when he could have made his home in Glasgow. If only it was that easy.
If we take the ‘Get real’ suggestions off the table, I know the photo fit you are working with. Someone who has over-performed in a different environment, who is technically razor sharp and can bring knowledge of a value market.
They will have a successful track record, one that is short enough that they have not already moved up the food chain, but one longer than Ronny Deila’s mercurial rise at Stromsgodset. We now know that the skills required to achieve one season of spectacular success is Norway does not automatically equip a manager for what on paper looks an easier task. The Goldilocks candidate, enough of a spectacular record, but not too much that they have already got their move.
The quick fix if Neil leaves is John Kennedy as interim or someone, like Ronny, who cannot believe he’s been offered the Celtic job. Or let Neil complete the season and attempt to add the Scottish Cup and leave his second term trophy report reading 6 out of 8. I am not recommending either option, it’s too complicated to sit on the outside and suggest a fix with any conviction – not matter how convinced this is an easy one, it’s not.
If Neil remains until the end of the season it will not be because he needs the money, or because he deserves the respect of a Celtic hero (although he does), it is because the business of succession has to be settled. My preference would be to spend these months doing reconnaissance; better to do it right than to do it early, but the galleries have loved a blood letting since the Colosseum, we know how it works.
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Can we turn down £500k when there is so much left to play for this season??
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Saint stivs
Is that the Hun end at hampdump
Christie is a very good young player but not as good as he thinks. Burnley would be a good move for his ego.
Sftb
Condolence for your loss
GENE on 23RD JANUARY 2021 7:55 PM
Saint stivs
Is that the Hun end at hampdump
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tag says after 1965 LCF,
they must have left them empties exiting quickly , or didnt have the strength to thorw them
when is Christie’s contract up
Ryan Christie, the latest escaped goat whipping bhoy, can and will go on and play in the English Premier League.
Like Armstrong, Teirney,
He is a good footballer, simple as that.
Ryan Christie insists he’s in no rush to extend his Celtic contract. The Scotland midfielder is tied to the Parkhead club until 2022 – and gaffer Neil Lennon is keen to offer him a new deal. But, even though Christie is happy at Celtic, he says there’s no hurry to put pen to paper.11 Oct 2020
Saint stivs
I thought I recognised the flats at the back of the north stand.
Sunday morning after Mass at St Brigid’s I was probably up the other end looking for lemonade bottles.
Bada
Initially it was Frimpong to Leverkusen, the rumour flying about.
Don’t know the following but commiserations and condolences to those who have lost someone recently, rip to them all
Never met HamiltonTim either but many speak glowingly about him so many happy returns and welcome to the 50’s
SFTB/WiiningGemmel are those I meant to mention. Sorry for your losses
it took Grealish 1 minute 47 seconds to throw himself to the ground to get his first foul
not bad by his standards
but ive got him first scorer so as long as he stays on his feet when he gets a chance to score
GO TELL THE SPARTIM
Never met HamiltonTim either but many speak glowingly about him so many happy returns and welcome to the 50’s
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The Ghuys awe right ,I wouldn’t go raving about him :O)
VP-brilliant 👍
CELTIC MAC
Every chance or maybe I’m confusing the two.
HH
WG
SFTB- sad news 💚
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 23RD JANUARY 2021 7:17 PM
No wonder your a smart guy with that kind of learning and life experience to gather from.God rest your Uncle Colm
And it saddens me to hear of the death of Maire Rua.She was a Celtic titan.She followed Celtic with a joy that was infectious.i am sad hearing that but heartened she will be up among her heroes in Celtic.havin the craic
Rip Colm and Maire Rua
HH
Who would take Steve Bruce, ’cause he’ll be next on the dole?
winninggemmell
Or you and me both. Many took that same journey from Donegal in relatively recent times.
In the managerial roundabout we’ll end up with Steve Bruce 😨
God Bless yer Uncle Colm SFTB.
Noone knows what the Future holds.
It might be Brighter than you think.
Believe.
SFTB
Condolences on the passing of your Uncle Colm and Maire Rua.
HH
Raving Ravin’ – All night long.
Dance possee in the Dani Behria.
I like Bruce, but not in a manage my Club way..
Saint Stivs on 23rd January 2021 8:00 pm
Ryan Christie, the latest escaped goat whipping bhoy, can and will go on and play in the English Premier League.
Like Armstrong, Teirney,
He is a good footballer, simple as that.
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100% correct.
Benitez now odds on for Celtic job on Skybet!!!! Eddie Howe last week, now Rafa – wonder who’s next.
Kelvinbhoy
We’re waiting on WBA getting relegated and going for Big Sam
CELTIC MAC on 23RD JANUARY 2021 7:36 PM
Jack Hendry had a year of coaching with Brendan Rodgers and Chris Davies.
He seems like a decent lad, who, like many before him found it difficult to fill the Celtic jersey
Winnin Gemmell Celtic mac
A Celtic woman
GENE on 23RD JANUARY 2021 8:32 PM
Don’t even say that in jest Gene…..a loathsome guy in my opinion is Sam Allardyce. How’s your plans for Camino coming along after Covid disruption.
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 23RD JANUARY 2021 7:55 PM
Christie is a very good young player but not as good as he thinks.
The most heinous of crimes. Or does it matter?
Out of ten how good do you think he thinks he is ?
And again, out of ten how good is he actually?
I
I think it’s almost a prerequisite for an elite professional sportsperson to think they’re at least 2/10 better than they are
Kelvinbhoy
With a bit of luck we hope to do it this October – of course it’s a jubilee year this year and apparently there’s a plenary indulgence available (terms and conditions apply)
SFTB and WG
Sorry for your loss. Sad news
Brucie’s coat is definitely on a loose nail
Gene, there is indeed, gonna be busy. Hope your plans come together. Remember to keep me posted on your plans and how to donate.
Kelvinbhoy
Thanks – will do