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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? WGS is a great manager what is he doing know.
the_huddle – wi all this planetary activity going on I’ll just assume that you are wired to the moon!
No one said WGS was a great manager just a great Celtic manager.
I killed the blog with my crass comment even lennon’s passion wont post :O) i’m proud and ashamed at the same time
If that makes you proud you have my sympathy.
It also makes me ashamed at the same time do what does that make you feel
As a man I liked WGS.
I am and was not interested in his non football background and I believe the vast majority of Celtic fans feel/felt likewise.
I liked the way he handled MSM.
I like to hear his comments in soccer punditry on the telly.
I believe he fell in love with us when he joined the club.
I think he did remarkably well to achieve what he did with the club and with the resources available to him.
I do not believe he achieved the success by playing football the Glasgow Celtic way.
Too slow build up play ( a characteristic we still display at times as allows the opposition to organise and regroup ).
Generally Little flair.
But as a man I like him. Not my cup of team as a Celtic manager as not playing football the Celtic way.
Hail Hail
Me – I feel apathy.
mic1888 says no to cheats charter no to zombie r*****s on 5 June, 2012 at 23:55 said
Spot on re WGS, words cannot describe his fondness for Tommy Burns and at the time of Tommy’s passing his heart bled. WGS Celtic legend !
Also Thompson vs Broonie we won that battle, quite evident when he took the dive against us when Big Sammy never touched him
HH
gsu
Paddy Gallagher walks away – goodnight CQN.
estorilbhoy on 6 June, 2012 at 00:39 said:
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Great post, ol WGS is the poster child for Celtic. Ok not true but here’s a guy that just buys into it without all the baggage.
Bye Paddy and apologies again
Paddy G…..
thought I made the worst post you’d ever seen on here
are you tryng to start a competition
Alright
I just want to say a quick word about this Strachan debate
VELOCITY
velocity = distance divided by time
FACT.
lennon’s passion
WGS wouldn’t talk about the game in the hotel after Artmedia? Good. Nor should he, no matter how much fans have paid. I’ve never expected anything like that after any game, home, away, European.
Fortunes Favours
Dont ever let facts get in the way of a good story
WITS
The older I get, the more facts seem to become subjective :)
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 6 June, 2012 at 00:53 said:
He was on tv not in the hotel stormed out the press confrence.
Simple though why do you care what he said to the press?
If he said we are going to sign Henry from Arsenal to win us the SPL would you have loved him?
lennon’s passion
Apologies, got wrong end of the stick. As others have said though, I’d back him over the press any day of the week – I did so at the time, and even more so what we know now. He was very, very good with English press while with us. No coincidence.
Gordon Strachan:
The right man at the right time.
Anyone taking over the MON dressing room was accepting a poison chalice. It needed someone stubborn and single minded.
A man with the right approach to the MSM not just in Scotland, but in the UK. He doesn’t suffer fools or their asinine questions, they are just more aggressively asinine in Scottish journalism.
He grew into a Celtic man because of that aggression, the support and Tommy Burns IMO.
Anyone who cared to listen to him, carefully and objectively over the years would understand that.
Gordon Strachan for President of the SFA and then Uefa.
Apart from the thought above,here’s another one for today :
“There’s a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious-makes you so sick at heart-that you can’t take part. You can’t even passively take part. And you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop. And you’ve indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you’re free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!” – Mario Savio
I cannot understand the naked hatred for Gordon Strachan, so I will not comment.
I was at the game in Amsterdam when Ajax beat us 3 – 0. We were staying in the Krasnapolsky Hotel and after the game Jock Stein came into the foyer looking for Lou Macari and Bertie Auld. I asked him for his autograph I was told to something off.
It took me years to understand that stress and disappointment are a potent mix. I never held it against the big man and if he had ever asked me to sign an autograph for him I would have obliged with a smile.
Any manager who dances and sins and celebrates after a big defeat is a gable end.
Jock Stein you are immortal. Gordon Strachan is a gem but not a teetotaller.
Twitter land is awash with tweets re the BTC amount being 93M.
It could be 93K for all the difference it will make
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Once a Tim…
And, seemingly keen not to exacerbate an already difficult situation, Thompson last night had his solicitors release a statement that appeared to act as an olive branch to his former employers.
It read: ‘Alan Thompson has been dismissed by Celtic Football Club after enjoying years of first-class football both as a player and first-team coach.
‘This included playing at the very highest level, both domestically and in Europe, then coaching the first team to become league champions.
‘He is profoundly disappointed, given his strong feelings for the club, but remains deeply proud of his long and successful association with Celtic.
‘Legal action has been instructed and is at a preliminary stage, however, Alan wishes this all be to be resolved amicably with Celtic, given his acknowledged feelings for the club.’
…Always a Tim.
Sixteen roads to Golgotha on 6 June, 2012 at 03:39 said:
What is AT’s objective?
To regain his previous coaching position?
Or
To ensure he gets the largest possible settlement?
Ah so Thommo didnt leave so amicably after all.
Why the fuss and bluster at the 11th hour at the end of orc time.
What did you he do? (Hunskelper extraordinaire removed from the discussion re ernie)
I smell a rat!
Awe naw.. I havent read back but dont tell me the Irish aficionados WGS proddy dog factor resurfaced again? Why so prevalent?
I smell another rat!
Let me read back.
Jeez you Tims piss me off!
ok lets take some bets:
Thommo was more popular with the players than Lenny
Thommo was hungover Sunday morning in Newcastle
Thommo asked for a pay raise (jepp that’ll do you any day at Celtic)
Thommo had sex w/Mjallby who didnt like it one bit
Thommo suggested the Donut buy Rangers and lets move on
Thommo said betdaq is immoral
Thommo said “can I talk to Aston Villa”
Thommo said ” Can I talk to Green and Whyte”
Thommo said ” See this newco in the SPL next season its out of order”
Thommo said “Lenny did ye ask PL what our vision was?”
Thommo said “Europe w/nae money ..yer having a laugh”
Thommo said “What? Fired what the f(*& for?”
Thommo said ” ok I agree WGS was shite..efter awe he goat rid o me..what do you mean too little too late?”
..err thats it
Margaret McGill on 6 June, 2012 at 04:35 said:
ok lets take some bets:
Can i be the “Bookie” ? Never seen one yet travel to work on a bike -)))
In the meantime, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan is anticipating “plenty to discuss” at Wednesday’s AGM.
He tweeted earlier on Tuesday: “Back up the road tonight. Scottish FA Board Meeting in the morning followed by AGM. Plenty to discuss, that’s for sure! We’ll have prawn sandwiches w/Avocado and discuss whose going where oan holiday. All eyes on Campbell. We’re thinking Bermuda for him. Try not to force any issues on next years fixture list. You know how volatile that can be. We’ll listen with careful consideration what everyone has to say representing their respective teams even Celtic. Then at the end of the day we’ll postpone
the decision making process for as long as my lawyers tell me is legal. Ta ta for noo!”
henryclarkson on 6 June, 2012 at 04:58 said:
Sure! What odds ye giving me?
Duff and Duffer got spam from Bank of Scotland today offering 24 hour banking.
They wrote back indicating that they dont have that much time.
They made copies to mail out ad infinitum
God luvvem
Aye Maggie
You are/maybe correct…
And if Alan did say such..
Who is, and has to be The Gaffer…
Right here, right now?
PJBhoynyc on 6 June, 2012 at 05:37 said:
The donut?