Owen Coyle has probably no idea the trouble caused in his name at Celtic. Notions that his granny’s uncle’s cousin passed on verifiable information that either Owen rejected the Celtic job, or that he did so because he didn’t agree with the direction the club were going, were clearly nonsense at the time and are more evidently the case now.
Having just earned promotion to the English Premier League the man chose not to be interviewed for the Celtic position, a perfectly defendable decision. He was never offered a job. Coyle performed well at St Johnstone (without winning promotion) and did well at Burnley before managing an inevitable decline at Bolton. He remains a good manager who I hope gets back into the game soon.
The Bolton lesson to football is stark. On some levels the club was well run. Good manager, good scouts, a small but faithful following, a chairman who could see the iceberg ahead, all signed up to the ambition to remain in top flight football, but their budget was forever under pressure. Debts topped £100m, although the directors ensured public services didn’t suffer as a result of their ‘ambition’.
Three years ago Phil Gartside, the Bolton chairman, knew the model in the English game was unsustainable and tried to change things. He failed, unfortunately, and was unable to produce a reverse alchemy – turning tens of millions of pounds from Sky TV each year into a 17th place finish in the Premier League. I hope the change works for them.
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Should it no be sevco george
The Honest Cover Up:
A very entertaining, very eye opening, article from a neutral. Excellent read.
I love the notion of all those Sevco scarf sellers hawking RAF flags and regimental scarves. So long as this is the mindset of that club it will never move forward.
Totally unbelievable in the modern world.
GonnaeSignMaSunburn
I’m still here
SiciliaBhoy
No I don’t
Steinreignedsupreme
Nice to see I’m still given a mention now and again, positivity is my new hobby
traditionalist88
‘Steadily growing older and becoming slower, fatter and lonelier until the inevitable.’
Is that no Ally McCoist he is describing?
ole Ernesto- are the Huns who get the boat over Scottish?
Perhaps historically and ethnically.
a link to phils new article
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/
p67
…and the score from Forthbank reads, Sirling Albion FC 1 Solo George FC 0
hhplc
Dontbrattbakkinanger
13:43 on 9 October, 2012
‘ole Ernesto- are the Huns who get the boat over Scottish?
Perhaps historically and ethnically.’
Salmond referred to the people of Norn Iron as ‘blood of our blood, bone of our bone’.
Which was remarkably candid for a politician who eschews ethnic nationalism.
donegaldanny 13:42 on 9 October, 2012
“Nice to see I’m still given a mention now and again, positivity is my new hobby”
Delighted to hear it.
Have you been to any game at Celtic Park recently?
RTC tweeting
http://twitter.com/rangerstaxcase
Always an interesting read, a new study by a leading sports & marketing research agency has revealed the top-selling club football shirts from the world’s two biggest sporting brands; Nike & adidas.
Whilst many believe that most team’s football shirts retail in the millions every year, the reality is that only a handful of elite clubs have the fan-power to shift kits in that number, which is why Nike and adidas have such lucrative contracts to market them.
Compiled by Dr. Peter Rohlmann, these figures show the yearly average sales encompassing 2007-08 to 2011-12 – and make for some pretty interesting readi
With superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka & Mesut Ozil Real Madrid have a global appeal that few can match – so it’s no surprise to see them at the pinaccle of adidas’ shirt sales. Chelsea & Bayern Munich contest second and third, undoubtedly both teams seeing their average sales boosted by their presence in the Champions League final earlier this year.
With this being an average taken up to the end of last season, Liverpool are still in adidas’ top 5 – and whilst their performance on the pitch has been less than stellar, it’s no surprise Warrior were willing to pay top dollar for the technical supplier deal at Anfield when they can shift shirts in that quantity.
Whereas Real Madrid are adidas sole million-shirt-selling clients on average per season, Nike can boast two in the titanic clubs that are Manchester United and Barcelona.
Manchester United’s global presence is the envy of every club, with fans in the Middle East and Asia all coveting the famous red shirt of the Old Trafford team, but Barcelona are also on the rise. Employing the services of the lauded Leo Messi, as well as many of Spain’s World Cup & European Championship winners, the Catalan giants command a massive fanbase, most willing to splash out on a shirt.
Despite their well-noted lack of success in recent years, Arsenal remain a force to be reckoned with; their stylish play and astute business (as well as savvy tours of the Far East the past few pre-seasons) have done wonders for their shirts sales.
Rounding out the top 5 are two Italian giants; as well as being fanatically followed by those in Italy, the brands of both Juventus and Inter Milan carry a lot of weight thanks to their multi-national teams packed with top international talent.
Whilst many of Europe’s biggest clubs are accounted for here, there’s plenty missing – so we’ve picked out some highlights from the rest of Dr. Rohlmann’s study to see where they stack up:
– Celtic can look forward to sales that max out at several hundred thousand – leaving them just outside the top ten. The strong connection to Irish history and success in the SPL often gives them strong sales in the US, Canada and Australia
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning!
13:39 on 9 October, 2012
Convenience obviously.
ernie lynch13:35 on 9 October, 2012:
>>>>>>
So…..there I go talking nonsense again….hmmm. So I suppose successive Englsh governments , which the rankers hordes idolise as they wrap themselves in the red white and blue as they sing the national anthem of the UK which extols the hammering of the Scots in its 4th. verse, were not violently anti-Irish Catholic as they spent decades trying to keep the most depressingly violent corner of the UK in its orbit
I did not state that the rankers mob are not Scottish. I pointed out the mindset they represent.
The Tories call themselves in full The Conservative and Unionist Party.
ASonOfDan
Thanks ,you put me right off my lunchtime turtle sandwich .
Sheik Yerbouti 13:48 on 9 October, 2012
When the Huns can’t muster any level of debate they just write ‘obsessed’ and hope for the best…
Steinreignedsupreme
Most of them bar the Dundee game as I was in Dublin/Croke Park that weekend watching Donegal lift the Sam Maguire and missed the mini sevconians at the weekend, still an away game specialist to be fair.
DD
Steinreignedsupreme
13:58 on
9 October, 2012
Sheik Yerbouti 13:48 on 9 October, 2012
When the Huns can’t muster any level of debate they just write ‘obsessed’ and hope for the best…
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lol
a second death me thinks
Coyle was sounded out about the Celtic job,he chose to stay with the Lancashire giants that were Burnley and Bolton.No sympathy here.
Yanks abroad –
Overheard – 2 guys standing on the esplanade in Troon gazing across at Ailsa Craig:
“Is that Ireland?”
Sad but true!
HH!!
http://tulsatvmemories.com/sevco.html
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The Battered Bunnet
Do you use quakes.globalincidentmap.com ?
6.4 between Australia and Antarctica 40 minutes ago.
Whereas I like Owen Coyle and on the very few occasions that I’ve been in conversation with him found him to be a real nice guy, I have also seen him coaching. His advice on taking a penalty was, ‘ Shut your eyes and kick the ball as hard as you can.’ Not sure such a scientific skills approach is what The Scotland team needs.
SORRY try again
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!!Bada Bing!!
14:05 on 9 October, 2012
Coyle was sounded out about the Celtic job,he chose to stay with the Lancashire giants that were Burnley and Bolton.No sympathy here.
Correct, he was approched, indicated he wanted job then changed his mind once Burnley won the play off final.
Celtic directors thought they had their man but the lure of the ‘Barclays Premiership, best league in the world’ copyright Owen Coyle, swung it in favour of remaining at Burnley
DD- the Galacto-diddies are cryin’ out for an’away game specialist’.
The EBT is in the post.
A very distressed tortoise crawls into a police station -shouting ——
” Help —— I have just been mugged .
Policeman says ———- Sorry to hear that Sir , could you describe what happened ?
Tortoise says ——– ” oh —— I don’t know if I can -it all happened so fast “
Ole Ernesto- Salmond is a consummate politician, he always gives the mob Barabbas.
Owen Coyle was offered a substantial one off payment to stay at Burnley at the start of season 2009/10. Something Celtic would not commit to matching.
donegaldanny
It’s good to hear you’re still around
ASonOfDan
Ally is a candidate alright!
Tallybhoy
you sure they weren’t on Irelands Eye;)
HH
GonnaeSignMaSunburn
Cheers
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Tell that to Hugh ‘they’ll tear this division apart’ Keevins :-)
DD
Weeminger
Nope, stumbled across the EMSC site recently while researching for another project. Was somewhat surprised at the data…
I can’t muster any sympathy for Owny Coyle.
It’s tough enough keeping my own job going without worrying about overpaid, underachieving, ambition lacking fitba managers that lose their jobs with a mega golden goodbye.
And some other club will be givin’ him 50 grand a week before very long.
So they will!
traditionalist88
I think they were probably confused because Ailsa Craig is sometimes referred to as ‘Paddy’s milestone’!
HH!!
Bada
Saw confirmation on SSN this morning over my Sugar Puffs that the fixture on Boxing Day has been moved to 7.30pm ko.
Tell’t ye ;-)
The Battered Bunnet
14:25 on 9 October, 2012
Ah. The one I posted takes their data plus the US Geological Survey’s and updates in real-time. The whole place is constantly rumbling.
HT-Just about to post similar,shocking time for a game given the date.HH
The ole Gazebo is of course built to withstand all kinds of tectonic plate collisions.