When looking for a new manager, Celtic usually try to fix the biggest shortcoming the previous guy had. In May 2019, Neil Lennon’s biggest asset was his “eye for a player”. There were other attributes. he twice got Celtic into the Champions League group stage where he delivered some of the most memorable nights in our European history, but Celtic’s decline started with his predecessor’s inability to sign quality players after the arrival of Scott Sinclair.
When it fall apart last season, Neil seemed unable to imagine how to organise a squad that was performing significantly below the sum of its individual parts. Apparently simple tasks, like how to organise at defensive set pieces. The answer to that particular question was Eddie Howe.
Howe took a team of lowly £17m misfits and marshalled them into a very solid unit. He also had other attributes, but that ability to defend a corner kick was very convincing.
I spoke to Peter Lawwell soon after Brendan Rodgers left and again after Neil Lennon’s departure. Neither Neil nor Eddie fitted the bill he was initially looking at. On this occasion, Ange Postecoglou fits perfectly. Technically proficient, capable of withstanding the intensity of our game, with an ability to make us a far better team three years out than we were when he took over.
It’s that last attribute we recruited yesterday. Neil and Brendan both left teams that were poorer than two years previous. We hired a builder.
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Jhb
You don’t know the reason the deal fell through – your explanation is just a theory and not fact
McCoist waxing lyrical about Baresi and Maldini.
“Great, great players”
Aye, really?
I’d love just one co-commentator to ask…”Ally, you do know they were both Italian Roman Catholics?”
Then watch the mayhem begin
JHB – you must be a happy b(h?)oy tonight. The Union Jack is looking good after that comfortable win today. Now all you need is for Celtic (they were never Glasgow) to be renamed ‘Glasgow Hibernian’.
HH my friend.
Ally…”What’s that got to do with it?”
Co-commentator “But don’t you and your kind hate Roman Catholics?”
GENE on 13TH JUNE 2021 8:39 PM
” your explanation is just a theory and not fact”
Theories expressed as facts is certainly not out of the ordinary on CQN…..and that`s a fact !
Co-commentator “You’re right, great great players but you wouldn’t want them in your team, can you explain?”
Cue more mayhem
Hot Smoked
I have no problem if jhb had offered it up as a possible explanation – but to use the word truth is just wrong
Watching the half time punditry shit on ITV
Background of London
Flying way in the background is the Engurland flag…..no Scottish or Welsh flag…just Engurland
Why?
Impartial BBC and ITV my arse
Brian cox is on the telly again
31003 on 13TH JUNE 2021 8:53 PM
Watching the half time punditry shit on ITV
Background of London
Flying way in the background is the Engurland flag…..no Scottish or Welsh flag…just Engurland
Why?
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Well done for spotting and highlighting that.
Can’t say I noticed.
I tell you what I have noticed though. There a Scottish person commentating. Hopefully that will have cheered you up.
Ernie
Who wouldn’t be ce cheered up by Sir Albert of McCoist?
31003
The background is England’s capital London with a couple of St George cross flags on a building – hardly surprising. Could be worse could have been union flags.🤭
Gene
There’s a Union flag there as well
BBC and ITV serve the UK
We have no choice but to watch their output for this tournament
No way will they show a Cardiff, Glasgow or Edinburgh background flying our flags in a neutral match. It’s all geared around Engurland
I want to watch this tournament
Neutral games included
But I’m getting Engurland rammed down my throat by pundits and subliminally
31003
Of course it is all about Engerlund
31003
If you read back you’ll see I pointed out that at the beginning of both games tonight they started with England
Does Godwins Law prohibit making comparisons between Jock Stein and John Kennedy?
If not somebody should pass one that does
wewonthescottishcupin1965csc.
Netherlands score a second. VAR check for offside. Goal stands. McCoist confused, saying if he was offside it should have been disallowed.
Couple of minutes later, still clip showing coloured lines. Scorer onside.
“Oh he’s onside,” says McCoist. “That explains it.”
What an absolute cretin.
Typical commentary
“There’s no Van Dyke ex of Southampton and currently Liverpool stalwart for Holland tonight due to injury.”
No mention he spent 3 years at Celtic honing his skills
Petrescu has had about 15 clubs in about 10 years…
31003
I watched the England game with my English son in law – he couldn’t understand why I was going on about the commentators drivel.
It’s going to be a long competition – don’t peak too soon 😉
ITV commentary talking about the Brazilian who plays for Ukraine who is a “naturalised Ukrainian” due to his six years in Ukraine. They done a piece on Scotland striker Christian Adams, born in Engurland.
Never did they mention John Barnes place of birth when he scored a wonder goal against Brazil
31003 on 13TH JUNE 2021 9:19 PM
Gene
There’s a Union flag there as well
BBC and ITV serve the UK
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Most of Scotland is excluded from ITV’s remit.
Gene
You’re right
I actually look forward to the punditry just to criticise and laugh at them
Inane drivel
Cracking goal 2-1
Ernie
Normally yes
Unfortunately, not for this tournament
We are with London on both channels
Yarmolenko scores a Ryan Christie.
I didn’t know Ake was Dutch
2-2
What a game
Ally’s beside himself
Tom
Ryan taught him everything he knows
Gorbals Tam
“It seemed to me that you were putting yourself in the expert box and I was trying to respect that.”
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As I have stated twice now- only in respect of knowing the difference in responsibilities between an Assistant coach and a Main Coach.
Your argument focises on Kennedy “failing” the audition in his short spell as “Interim” Coach, which is not exactly the same as Main Coach.
GENE on 13TH JUNE 2021 8:52 PM
I agree. I was attempting humour.
Classic punditry there from Sally
“I still think there’s a winner here for someone”
No shit Sherlock
Hot smoked
CQN is no laughing matter 🤭
31003
Apparently the Dutch are better than they’ve been but not as good as they were.
Pearls of wisdom indeed
Celtic Mac @ 9:23 pm
“Does Godwins Law prohibit making comparisons between Jock Stein and John Kennedy?”
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No- It’s to do with mentioning Nazi’s.
But, I agree there should be a similar law for people who cannot differentiate between a comparison and an equation