Peter Lawwell told Sky Sports he’ll not be rushed into making an appointment. Football goes on holiday for the next few weeks as players, managers and (under normal circumstances) CEOs kick back before minds turn to preseason and transfers. Even if Celtic appoint a manager tomorrow, his plans for next season will progress little in the immediate future, but the task is being addressed with some urgency.
The best insight I can offer is that the bookies and media know Sweet Fanny Ally about what is going on. Know that when Celtic start to talk to a candidate, the first thing they will insist on is radio silence, so if the aspiring manager is talking to a jouno, chances are he’s not talking to Celtic. The club will attempt to do as much work below radar as possible, but between now and the day of an appointment, newspapers will splash their latest ‘favourite’ to get the job over their covers in an attempt to get you buy. You’d be better picking your own candidates and writing your own headlines.
I’m going to wallow a bit in European glory tonight. All those photos of the Lions back in Lisbon has been inspiring. What great man, what a great history they’ve given us.
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DERBY O-O QPR ht
Lefty, no ill go read it..
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon,
Nice one, Jim has stood shoulder to shoulder with me arguing with huns in work. Hail Hail
The huddle
He was not on Gardening leave for his entire contract.
HH
The Derby lad, Thorne, looks the best player on the park by the old country mile.
Maybe Joe Jordan could come back as Director of Football. Surely he would prefer that to being ‘Arry’s number 2.
Sips
If JC starts to cry tell him I said he looks like gazza when he greets … That should stop the tears ;)
Burghbhoy
Malaga wouldn’t be considered anything like an ‘elite’ team, yet, in 2013, they came within seconds of reaching the CL semi-finals.
There, they would have played a very beatable Real Madrid team, who were basically in the huff with their manager.
Anything can happen in a final, as Manure proved in Barcelona, so a case can be made that it is at least not beyond the bounds of possibility that the ‘big’ teams’ stranglehold on the trophy can be broken.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
He was not on Gardening leave for his entire contract.
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He took the Boro job same year didn’t he? We paid him a few months wages then he left, no compo.
Embdae know if the Inter gemme’s in colour the night and if so, will I get it on ma black and white set?
Malaga were backed with oil money
BeatBhoy
Thanks fur the Larruppiing.!… OUCH!
Ye Sure Proved yer Point,pal… Ah Must Admire ye.. fur that!
However..Ah wull Concede.. only oan that Point.
Whit ye ur telling is the It is Awright fur Us tae Sign up a Manager who has
His a Previous.. HIz Been Fired?
Well..Rather YOU than Me ,pal..
Anyway..
Whit aboot the Rest of Kojo’s Criteria??
Did Clough, Pass those Tests?
Wiz He Celtic Minded?
Remember we Unique. we ur no a Nottingham..or a Leeds..
We ur Celtic..
Nice Chatting Pal.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
the_huddle
15:50 on24 May, 2014
Okay my statement is financially incorrect by about 0.25%
What about the other 99.75 ?
HH
I’m not getting you??
You said we paid up his contract I said we didn’t, I don’t know who’s right but from what I remember we refused to pay any compo to him and he took the huff.
beatbhoy,
Although I agree with you regarding the possibility of less well off clubs reaching and even winning Champions League finals,it will become increasingly hard to achieve in the future with more Sheiks,Oligarchs and who knows what buying clubs.
The huddle
Circa 3 million Tony Mowbarys appointment and dismissal cost Celtic + or – 10%
HH
HH
anybody know if there will be an open top bus bringing the team and cup
back to celtic park….will there be a party in the park ?
anybody going from maryhill if there is?
KOJO
Great word, ‘larruping’ !
I know some people find it annoying, so I’ll answer your question with a question of my own.
Was the Great Wim Jansen Celtic-minded?
Supplementary
Are you glad he was appointed anyway?
yees ur gunney get pumped the morra by
the tallys
how yees hiv got this far baffels me papist
refs nae doubt
I’ll watch it then get alang tae ma ludge meeting.
Madmitch
Crying into your beer over the injustice of the Big 4 leagues is a distraction.
Others are living, growing even thriving on less resources than us.
Just googled the list of Euro TV money. Scotland gets more TV money than Ireland, Hungary and Poland. Every other league gets more than us some by a big margin. (Figures based on first page I found)
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/?p=2486
Still on the beach at Estoril. Meet a lad who told me the team were out walking along the front last night. But I have not seen then yet.Believe they are in the Palacio just round the corner from us.
I wonder if the guy that I encountered on the beach on Sunday with a tray of scarfs, rosettes and caps has sold them all yet. He was expecting to make enough profit from sales to pay all his expenses. Do not see too many scarfs on the beach, but then it is very hot today.
Must have an early night and be in good fettle for the match. Oh, and it is Ascension Thursday, must not forget to go to Mass.
Theglasgowcelticway
Agreed. And I wasn’t aware of the oil money behind Malaga, which THE HUDDLE pointed out.
That would leave Porto then as the last ‘less well- off ‘ club to have won it, albeit they had an exceptional manager.
Ross County fans should believe they can win the premier League.
We should believe we can win the big cup.
With the right manager and a positive player strategy anything is possible. I refuse to believe we can’t progress to the last 8 of the Champions league or to the final of the Europa on a semi regular basis. That should be our goal to make enough to be challengers. Frustrates me no end that last season we blew that chance.
Hoarding cash for the return of Rangers makes Wurope a side show. We should be using these seasons to make progress in Europe and keep Celtic park full for these games. Who needs an u20 league when you’ve got the spfl to develop talent. 30 points cushion is enough to do it.
ESTADIO NACIONAL LISBOA…..taca dos clubes campoes……FINAL DE 1967……no I didn’t make it up, it happened
Big Stan does not like sevco or the snowman, so it seems
the_huddle
15:52 on 24 May, 2014
Malaga were backed with oil money
Did they have 4 Star on their jersey?
Hatcoatcsc
QPR O’NEILL OFF
Pretty slick Bada Bing pretty pretty slick
LarryCSC
inter milan ur the second bestest team in
the whole world efter the mighty glesga
rangers
yer difense is a lieaBILLYty and the tallys
wull explot it.
For all you bhoys worrying about the big match tomorrow, I say don’t worry. I know that a coal lorry has been booked for the homecoming parade. FACT!
Drove to Lisbon but if we win the big cup I’ll be wantin a bevvy and might have to get the plane back.
Our goalie is too short, and too old to play at this level. What`s he doing now?……….he`s out of his box, but facing his own goal…..there`s an Inter player closing in…..he can`t pick it up…….what`s he doing?….he`s backheeled it! Luckily it landed at a Celtic players feet, that could have been disastrous. Stein, get rid of that goalkeeper immediately. We`ll never win anything with him. Or that No 7. He`s too wee as well. Can`t see us getting an equaliser. Where is the Coronation Cup money? Sack the board
I find it hard to believe that we haven’t already been in contact with potential replacements.
Any firm must have contingency planning in place to ensure a major source of revenue is not imperiled by the loss of a major figure.
CL represents about a third of our potential revenue? If less than certainly no less than a quarter.
If we don’t have plans in place to guarantee that income source then our management at all levels is in dereliction of duty.
At team level we had Neil giving players a wee break to ensure they were fresh.
Matthews and Lustig were rushed back to help their match fitness.
I’m sure the footballing side had also identified potential signings to strengthen the team.
If the board and management have not planned for the risk of Neil’s departure, then they have been lazy and complacent.
So I am convinced that PL is lying to the media and the wheels are already in motion to find a replacement.
I pray that it isn’t Owen Coyle.
beatbhoy,
That’s one of the reasons why I’d like Atletico to win tonight,although I’m sure they’re not short of a bob or two.
Tbj,
Jim has put in for early retirement as he and others have had an unofficial approach, being if it was official it is deemed illegal …that’s the way the place is going now.
I’m writing a grievance letter as regards what I spoke to you earlier about, as the one the supposed convener wrote is illiterate and covering his own Masonic arse.
Text me your e- mail and you can run over it. HH
Tom Molach
hello hello ya unwashed papist…mare like a
bin lorry
In the Heat of Lisbon
The Fans came in their thousands
Hail Hail
Got a copy of the Evening Times from the day before the 67 Euro Cup final.
Big Jock is asked about the Celtic tactics.
“We’re going to attack ,keep attacking and then attack some more”
True to his word.