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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With no Celtic game this weekend I suppose they had to get their clicks and sales from somewhere.
To think we called the Huns gullible. I suppose some will believe anything when things are this bad.
Alas, you’re being trolled.
Bada
Agree but I’d only let players go if the price is right
FWIW ( nothing, IMO ) here are the odds from William Hill:
Rafael Benitez
1/4
Eddie Howe
11/4
John Kennedy
8/1
Roy Keane
12/1
Jack Ross
14/1
GENE on 24TH JANUARY 2021 7:11 PM
Normally we would be crying out for action on the transfer front -;seems we would be happy to get no-one in.
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Think if Neil went on a spending spree it would be an indication that he will be here beyond this season, cant see them approving significant spending if they were going to bag him, even they will know that any new manager coming in will want to put his mark on the squad,
When BR left and Neil came in he was happy to progress things with the same squad primarily because at that time we were motoring on, clearly thats not happening now so the new man IF we get one will want to spend / strengthen
who knows whats happening, its all one big puzzle 😕
Rest in peace Big Shuggie.
Thanks for some great memories.
JINKYREDSTAR on 24TH JANUARY 2021 6:58 PM
I do remember that game, we also lost the next Ibrox game 3:1. The third goal was so outrageous it nearly caused a riot with the players looking as if they would walk off the park.
AN going back to your previous post.
I only need to ask questions that I feel are relevant. Or is everything on your terms only.
You constantly ask questions of anyone questioning the board performance.
I asked a very simple question of you and you come back with more guff, but still no answer.
So in essence, keep up the good work
So the latest piece of optimistic driftwood to sail in is the laughable notion that Rafa Benitez is somehow en route to a a crisis torn club near you?
Is there anyone that actually believes that?
I suppose he will be bringing Santa and the Tooth Fairy as his backroom team.
Meanwhile a limited Sevco squad disappear even further over the horizon.
ScunneredCSC
RIP
BIG SHUGGIE
31003
Appreciate that. You may be right but AR doesnt seem keen to risk taking a player on.
Also, I think sometimes his teamates avoid passing to him.
But I may be wrong.
Anyway, Liverpool have serious stuff in league to deal with or SG will oust Clicketty.
HH😂
Liverpool are missing VVD
ADI
No joke. I said to my son last week that I thought Mane had a problem with Roberson because he NEVER passes to him. He’ll run into a dead end before he’ll pass to Robbo
I think Klopp should be sacked and replaced by Gerrard…….tomorrow!
31003
I think thats true.
Mane is main culprit.
HH
GENE on 24TH JANUARY 2021 7:11 PM
Normally we would be crying out for action on the transfer front seems we would be happy to get no-one in.
*In Mogga’s short time with us we bought among others Costa Fortune and Danny Fox in the summer windae for approx 5.3m.
After a brutal 1st half of the season we went back in again and between Jan 1 and Feb 1 we spent 5.4m on Ki Sung-Yuemg, Jos Hooiveld, Morten Rasmussen plus Thomas Rogne on a bossie as well as Diomansy Kamara, Edison Braafheid and Robbie Keane on loans, the latter wisnae cheap either.
On the Feast of the Annunciation Mogga was gone replaced by a coach that one of his assistants had kicked off the team bus around 3 months earlier.
As scheitd as we were we finished in 2nd place only 6 points behind deidco this can be attributed tae a winning run including a 2-1 win over the huns, our first in 18 months.
Disnae make up for the shameful exit from the SC and humiliation of the Football Development Manager a month later at hunden.
An Tearmann @ 11.30, Bada @ 1.20 and others re malicious prosecution by the Scottish Police and Prosecution service.
It’s good to see Andrew Neil and the Herald article picking up on this scandal at the very heart of the justice system in Scotland and the responsibility of the Scottish government to investigate. This should be by way of an independent inquiry as too many people within these organisations have an interest in the outcome. The current disputes over disclosure of evidence and the poor memory of the First Minister in the Alex Salmond inquiry demonstrate how difficult it will be to get to the heart of the matter.
This will be buried if we, by which I mean anyone who is interested in justice in Scotland, don’t keep it in the public domain.
As I posted a few weeks ago, the matter is still sub-judicy so cannot be pursued at present but everyone can raise it with their MSP as i am doing.
I went to the bookies today to bet on the name of our next manager.
I asked what odds they would offer that his first names would be Good God Not.
They refused to take the bet
As the club , that we all laughed at last year who now seem to be running away with the league are now looking to recruit and strengthen…..
We …..the biggest club in Scotland seem to be…. well … doing what we do !!!
Let’s All do the Huddle- yes Ryries
Gathering point for Celtic fans in that part of Edinburgh back then.
Was in for a European game a couple of years ago – before getting the train back west – it was dead as a do do – nothing like it used to be
Yes –
Headline – Huns sign Bournemouth ” ACE ”
It must be getting easier to be an ace.
According to Wikipedia Nnamdi Ofoborh has played 3 times for them.
The Rangers Football Club plc entered liquidation on 31 October 2012.
Eh, which one ..they’re shut
Apologies for last post
Hrvatski re bookies.
Which one.. they are shut ?
1St bitvis still true 😂😂
MB 8.07
Let’s be honest , can’t be any worse than Ajeti !!
We should still be signing a Centre Half this window
Jullien is out until April at earliest
Norriem
Big Shane on a permanent deal 🤭
Eratic
LOL
Norrie- I would play Welsh until the end of the season, can’t do any worse, was excellent the other week then dropped…
I don’t see how we can sign anyone at this time. The admission that we need a significant overhaul in the summer renders us impotent til then. Rudderless.
A shocking state of affairs.
We’re certainly doing what we can to gift sevco a second title next season. Handicap any new management team as much as we can. Genius
Bada-Uncle Jimmy
Totally agree with both comments
Bada I agree
Does the management team though ??
No idea why they have recalled Scott Robertson either
If it’s true that Peter Lawwell decides who we’ll sign , then the managerial situation shouldn’t come into it .
So , if we ‘re wanting to do things in the correct order like a grown up football operation , that order should be ;
1 New CEO, DOF
2 New management team
3 New players .
Better get yer feckin finger out Dermot . Pronto .
I would sit the Bhoy down and tell him he plays every game,give him a bit of confidence.
Scott’s come back from on-loan to not quite make the match day squad
UJ 8.25
Remember the old JFK quote : “Repair the roof when the sun is shinning” ……well our roof should be platinum plated ….it is now leaking like a sieve !! 😢😁
!!BADA BAIN!!
I like Welsh and would like to see him get a run.
He prefers right back.
Where would you play him?
Bearing in mind Kris is our best right back.
BING!!
sorry!
Glen,
By all accounts the board are doing a fantastic job as some would have you believe, because we haven’t went bankrupt.
And bet your bottom $ they will leave with a very handsome payoff.
Things only happened when DD had to get involved.
You are correct, get your finger out dermot.
Ridiculous pass from Brady…