If/when minds at Celtic get around to considering a replacement for Alan Thompson it would also be wise to recognise the international nature of the game. Lennon, Mjallby, Parker and Thompson were all football sons of Martin O’Neill, rooted in the domestic tradition of the game (even the Swede).
Football philosophy drifts slowly between national boundaries carried by successful coaches and players. Right now the ambitious teams in the world are trying to ape the Barcelona/Spain model, the success of which is hard to argue with, but whether we look for a Spanish influence or not, we must surely look for a voice to challenge what the current management team regard as orthodoxy, in all aspects of the job.
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Ten Men Won The League on 5 June, 2012 at 20:36 said:
2-0 France
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Small wager on them to beat England looks good.
Can anyone on hear honestly admit WGS was excepted by the majority of fans.?
PFayr – One of the old members at the Celtic Club was a bit of a climber in his day; knows just about every inch of Scotland and he mentioned the Glen Sheil a while back and it stuck in my head:0).
I’m very well mate, ramped up my fitness campaign as i want to lode a stone for the summer; hence i’m doon tae wan bottle per night:0)…sounds like one of BT’s cut backs.
Anyway, i’m looking forward to the summer and the death of der hun; whatever comes first is fine with me.
I’ll be home next year and i’m sure we’ll get the chance to enjoy a couple of pints.
take care and keep up the good climbing.
slainte
tony
Bhoys n Ghirls
Once all badges are sold we will sort out charities etc for funds and also any other ideas people come up with (all ideas will be ran by Paul67 and CRC etc)
Much appreciated Paddy n Doc
HH
He was accepted by me, can’t speak for the majority.
lenons passion,
I will, on helicopter thursday he was by the vast majority.
Paddy Gallagher on 5 June, 2012 at 20:40 said:
Made it via email rather than on the blog, just adding weight to your suggestion, it’s a good won, young Oscar, Knoxy and their family are an inspiration, more power to them. Giving them a day out at CP is only a gesture of our support.
ElDiego
Thanks mate I’m glad that someone will be able to back me up on this in the future.
Bundoran
I’ll offer the same as that big daftie fae Jersey :-))
16 Roads……
Good luck :-)))
Watching The Fighter for only the second or third time, first viewing was at the pictures… Forgot how good it is. Christian Bale is truly great actor…
16 roads
only messin’ with ye ..relax maann
our views on GS are poles apart and I wonder why you brought this up now?
I suspect there are many who agree with your view
each to their own
HH
M
Sixteen
Your opinions are ill founded and your argument is weak to say the least.
You need to be more honest in your appraisal of WGS and why you dislike him.
WGS lost me with his we need a strong Rangers opinion.
He
Doc is Neil Lennon on 5 June, 2012 at 20:45 said:
Fair play to you mate :-)
Hail Hail to the Tic family.
lennon’s passion @ 20.42
Some supporters made an exception of him, but I accepted him.
praecepta@20:40
I have £20 @ 12/1 on the French to win the tournament. They are my dark horse for the tourney
At 6/4 they are a great price to beat England on Monday
Imo England will not get out of the group. 8/5 if you fancy a flutter on that
hamiltontim
My kind of man :-))
Doc is Neil Lennon on 5 June, 2012 at 20:33 said:
Fair enough.
Lennons passion
The bigots in our support did not accept him. I reckon they were in the minority
HH
Paddy G
Hugs :-))
Ten Men Won The League on 5 June, 2012 at 20:48 said:
praecepta@20:40
At 6/4 they are a great price to beat England on Monday
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With England’s crocks-r-us centre-back line up – I might be tempted @ -1.
Bundoran Bhoy
Seeing as Paddy G and Doc are willing to pay extra for badges,can I pay less?Wouldn’t like
to mess up your already worked oot budget.
Hail hail
voguepunter on 5 June, 2012 at 20:51 said:
For yer cheek mate your down for Triple payment ;-)
HH
voguepunter
Bloody R’glen team, always working the angles like auld billiard players :-)
Ten Men Won The League on 5 June, 2012 at 20:48 said:
praecepta@20:40
At 6/4 they are a great price to beat England on Monday
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With England’s crocks-r-us centre-back line up – I might be tempted @ -1.
Just checked @ -1 France are 9/2.
Offski to the local, bid party on for the queen and I love their music.
I see that wee Gordon’s abilities and sadly even his character is the knot on a tug of war rope tonight.
I was always and always will be a fan of the man, manager and his principles but I did occasionally put on a wryly negative pair of specs. One day I put myself in the shoes of those who obviously could do a much better job or just hated him and penned the following!
To the tune ‘ macnamara’s band’!
Oh me name is Gordon Strachan, I’m the leader of the band
With all the players I have bought, the best in all the land
Gary, Skoosh and Willo Flood, and Skippy frae the Well
Andy, Lee and Sammy too, it’s only time will tell.
We’ve Artur Boruc wae the gloves and good wae his right hook
And Naka playin on the right, straight frae the coachin book
Wae Mick whose game will peak next year, as soon as he can win
A headin competition gainst his granny’s daddy’s kin.
We’ve Aiden making dizzy runs across the fields of green
We’ve Jan goin roon in circles, the slowest ever seen
We’ve Barry, Marc and Darren, wae skelfs frae sittin doon,
And lonely Shaun Maloney, aye he’ll be ready ‘soon’.
The board have played a sterling game, jist look at who they are
Big Dermot frae the Emerald Isle, an watchin from afar
We’ve Peter Lawell wae the cheques and desperate tae buy
An unknown up frae Timbuctoo or chips frae oot Anne’s Fry!
Our Scoutin models based upon a proven well oiled plan
In fact it’s worked throughout the world from Largs tae Kurdistan
We’ve picked up kids and taught them well, they’re revvin up tae go
Ye’ll see them all next Christmas, at the Kings in the Gang Show.
As fur oor top class coachin staff, I really must confess
Scotland’s no oor oyster, It’s Champions League no less
This year wis cunningly contrived tae fool the usual bunch
Who’ll all be decimated by the latest credit crunch.
Like lemmings every wan o’ them are headed to their doom
They think that we have blown it, we’re nought but doom and gloom,
Frae seven points up at the top, our plan has come tae pass
Which is mair than can be said aboot our midfield’s lack of class.
But never fear for I am here, and here I plan tae stay,
The fan’s have made it very clear they’d rue the very day
That I would leave, and tears would flow, they’d turn tae sniffin glue
Whit’s that you say, those fans are dressed an white and royal blue.
And then came Tony Mowbray….
Hail hail
Estadio
WGS,Was eventually accepted by the majority
of the support after he won his 3rd title in a row
and his 2nd last sixteen in CL,hard crowd to please tonight,Liam Brady everybody loved him,
but we won heehaw.
Bundoran Bhoy
Mail to you, Guys :-0
I accepted wgs
I definitely liked wee Gordon Strachan
WGS did a fine job at Celtic he started with a tired team from MON and was told to reduce wages this he did while building a decent team.He also imo handled the MSM very well and took us to the last 16 of the Champions league twice nothing shabby about that.I would prefer he didnt come back as it rarely if ever works and I for one would prefer to remember his good times.H.H,
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 5 June, 2012 at 20:45 said:
Right ok.I am going to answer your question:
Why do i not like WGS?
For a start,i have never met him – From what i had seen or heard from him – i just thought that he was an eejit – i even thought that he was funny sometimes,he was a likeable person in my opinion.Never once have i said that i disliked him as a person – i wasn’t even bothered by the Kestrel & devil dog remarks,because the remarks were nonsense – that was just his normal form,no big deal.
As for his appointment – i was happy enough at the time,it seemed like a good move,and O’Neill did recommend him – so no worries on that score.
Why i disliked him as a manager?
1.The football was dreadful most of the time.
2.He appeared to be clue-less,tactics etc.
3.In my opinion he wasted a fortune.
4.I once through a half bottle of Magners at my own tv after that game at Easter Road
5.Personal grudges that he held against some of the players
Does that answer your question?
Half bottle of Magners???
Miserable git !! :-))
France 3-0
Lennon’s passion – one of the most sickening moments I have ever had at Celtic park was when Motherwell beat us right after we lost at mordor.
And the last 5 minutes of the game were a disgrace.
A large portion of “fans” left.
And those that stayed chanted “strachan get tae f**k” repeatedly. Sustained and very very loud.
I was truely ashamed.
Prob more than when Fergus was booed.
And I remember only one other Celtic supporter I know turkey believing we would do it.
I will always have great affection for that wee man.
And even though Mowbray got my full support, there was a side of me (still bitter about WGS’s treatment) that thought: there u got what u wanted, rid of WGS. So enjoy the mess u made.
U made your bed, lay in it.
Lenny
Lustig played 77 mins for Sweden v Serbia.
16 roads,wis the telly yours or did it still belong to
the D E R? ya madmhan:O)
Benzema with a neat finish makes it 3-0
Sadly faithful through and through doesn’t even come close to describing some of us fans.