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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If Sammi broke a Tetonic Plate .. It would be His Fault-Line..
Summa
This should be worth a listen too even although it is presented by Nevin
‘Big Jock’ will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live tonight from 19:30 BST.
Catman
Sorry but been a busy day has Kris Commons been called up to the Scotland squad?
Hamiltontim ———-
Yes ——– but —– she did not criticize or dismiss Catholic beliefs . As a secularist she was objecting to religious belief being able to determine the affairs of state and the lives of people governed by the state . That does not make her anti -Catholic . That does not make her a Hun.
How much do the La Liga teams owe in unpaid tax?
The Red Cross is to make its first ever public appeal in Spain to help those affected by the economic crisis.
It will ask Spanish people to donate money to help 300,000 of the most vulnerable people.
Before the crisis, it mainly helped immigrants but, with one in four adults out of work, more and more Spanish families rely on food hand-outs.
Summa -actress, goddess, temptress…
Spain July 2011
‘The government says teams in the top two divisions owed 752 million euros ($921 million) in unpaid taxes alone last spring, on top of around 600 million euros ($735 million) in missed contributions to the social security system.’
Modern Football really is shameful…
Given Nevin’s sensitivity over ‘non-football’ chants I’m sure he’ll take this opportunity to point out the slurs directed towards Jock Stein from the peepil permanently ensconced in his shadow.
Summa of Sammi….
Christina Hendricks of Mad Men fame.
SoT
She did not say that there were too many Muslims or Jews or Sikhs, only Catholics.
In my eyes that makes her anti Catholic. Had she not limited her comment to one faith group then I would have agreed that her views were seclarist in nature as opposed to narrow minded and on the verge of bigotry.
Ps In my post to ernie I was merely pointing out that a ‘hun like’ attitude still prevails south of the border to this day.
It is not something that only exists up here though I do acknowledge that it manifests itself differently in Scotland.
Rejoice,Playmates….
As We Approach The Glorious 45th. Anniversary Of The Liquidation Of One Psychotic Dentist….
Well…At Least He CALLED Himself A ‘Dentist’….
Although He Never Completed His Dental Studies….
Like Many An ‘Operator’ In South Lanarkshire….
Back In The Day…?
‘Course He Also Passed Himself Off As A Doctor….
Although He Never Did Medical Studies..
Kinda Gives The Game Away In That Nauseous Spanish Language Bio-Pic…
Every Time He ‘Examines’ A Grateful Villager,He Grabs Their Head And Has A Good Gander Aroon’ Their Mouth….
“But I Have An Infected Bunion”Protests The Villager In Tremulous Voice…..
“And A Bad Case Of Constipation”…..
After A Good Half-Hour Teachin’ The Villlagers How Tae Read “Janet & John” Book4…..
(That’s The One Wi’ The Story Of “Billy Goat Gruff ;Book Two’s The One Where John Goes Flyin’ In The Glider Wi’ His Mother’s New Boyfriend…..
While Janet Stays At Home And Helps Mum Wi’ The Dustin’)
(NO…Kilbowie Kelt….!!!!
It Was In BOOK ONE That The Frogs Went Doon Tae The Bottom Of The Pond Tae Sleep Till Spring… )
Anyway,After Showing The Astonished Villagers How To Make Functional Footwear Oot of Banana Skins….
Oor Psychotic Dentist Haunds Oot The Kalashnikoffs And Informs Them That The Have Joined The ‘Revolution’….
And It’s Off Tae Fight The ‘Federales’…
“But Master”,They Implore…..
“Who Will Tend Our Fields,Harvest Oor Crops,And Provide Milk For Oor Infants?”
“We Must ALL Make Sacrifices For The ‘Revolution’ “…..
Wheezes The Psychotic Dentist…..
As He Lights-Up His Next ‘Big-Boss’ Havana…..
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/mobile/mobile-article/50120
(ThumbsUp?)
Levein in the land of the Commons people
Hamiltontim ——.
OK ———-
We could be here for ever ———
Agree to disagree CSC -Way down south.
Smiles from the ex Hearts family man
Iain Duncan Smith, or whatever the hell his real name is, is a Catholic…..like Hitler was a Catholic.
After Sevco’s humiliating defeat to Stirling Albion, this film has quickly been released.
Starring CG & CW
We need to talk about Ally
http://i.imgur.com/9ay8r.jpg
8¬)
Much as I want Scotland to win this weekend and next week I think the way Kris Commons has been treated was shabby.
Again it smacks of desperation from Levein
SoT
Agreed, good man that ye are.
North of Tunis CSC ;-)
If things go pear shaped again and Ibrox gets sold, will Sevco George metamorphose into George at Asda?
Larsson4me
Brilliant in a month full of funny Sevco jokes..
A Son of Dan
An excellent analysis of Rangers situation and future.
There will be no short term “fixes” via reconstruction that would only weaken the game in the long run.
There has to be a new way of thinking not only at Rangers but in the SFA and SPL.
The future of Scottish football is not linked to the future of Rangers and the quicker the not so bright cheerleaders in the msm realise this the better.
This article only reflects what many bampots have been saying for quite some time now and it is only a matter of time when mainstream follows the bampots (but claims it was their idea all along)
In managerial terms a visible indicator of success in msm terms will be the ” retirement” of Jim Traynor amd Hugh Keevins and editorial changes at Clyde and BBC to work more closely with the bampots.
Tim Malone
I hope not some of Voguepunter’s best flare’s, and turtle necks have come from ole George at ASDA
Snake Plissken
Levein has no credibility at all, he is a poor football manager and a desperately poor man manager, why would someone like Kris Commons take him seriously…
SFA – SecrethandshakeFailAssociation…
Next up off the conveyor belt? Some good ole unemployed Sevconians out there!!!
Starry
Has he been called up?
Okay,’Ernie Lynch’….
“Let’s Be ‘Avin Ye…!”
miki67 15:56
I don’t know if it kind of play, tongue in cheek or something like that ?
If it’s not, that statement about Hitler is utter ignorance.
BSR
Didn’t realise George @ Asda ,had branches in Milan and Paris,will
need to check it out next time, au revoir.
I dont follow Scotland I never have, I don’t care if they win or lose they merely interrupt my time with Celtic.
I watched the news last night and saw Levein with the dodgy sunglasses and chewing gum and thought,
Scotland are an absolute shambles.
miki67
Out of interest, what was Hitler’s confirmation name?
ASonOfDan
Levein in a suit and unshaven = Jamesy Cotter.
Auldheid,
If the reported move to the DR / SM online division by Gregor Kyle is true, does that not indicate a seismic shift (topical,eh?), to try and engage in the forces of truth and light?
I can’t believe that GK would make such a move, even if it was a career advancement, without receiving editorial assurances that “those days have gone”.
Catman- 5 live could have done better than Nevin for a tribute to Big Jock eh, McIlvanny would have been perfect.
Jungle Jim
Thanks, I’m sure I’ve been savaged on here since but its always been my opinion we should strive to be the best we possibly can be. If that means questioning those in charge then so be it. Sevconians are being ridiculed (and rightly so) for believeing everything they are told.
However, Celtic are in a great position and the ‘5 year plan’ which should have had the caveat ‘rolling’ is bearing fruit.
DD
If you were a professional footballer,playing for the best team in the land,and you were told that there was 7/8 players better than you,in your position,would you answer a call up for Scotland?
Hamiltontim
Yep Rhodes and Snodgrass both out..
voguepunter
lol!
Starry
Thanks. Wee bit surprised that he said yes.
Levein in the Last Chance Saloon, he
should be an unused sub going by his.previous statements