The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Milltown Row2]

No offence but why would a top coach in Martinez, want to go to Celtic? Improve his impressive CV? not guaranteed CL football now that Rangers have got their act together.

Wages, having been with Everton and Belgium he'd been on a good wage I'd assume, would his wages be less at Celtic?

It would be a great addition to Celtic, always liked his approach.

[johnnycool]

The next appointment is huge.

I'm worried that John Kennedy is the favourite, really worried.

Kennedy should be hunted from the first team squad as he was part of this sorry mess this season. We need a manager in with pedigree and he also needs full autonomy on his backroom team.

I'd like a manager with an identity and a style, someone who knows what he wants his team to be about, that is tactically astute and puts the work in on the training ground. Someone like Martinez/Howe/Jardim who will work with the players day in day out to improve them and get the team knowing exactly what they are doing. Lennon's failing was that he wasn't interested in coaching the team, he has an incredibly lazy work ethic for a manager and that is attested to from plenty of his ex players.

McGeady was on Simon Ferry's podcast recently and he was absolutely glowing about Roberto Martinez as a manager, said tactically and on the training ground he was light years ahead of anyone he trained under.  Martinez has links to Scotland and probably has had his fill of international management now, he's the guy I'd be getting Celtic to push the boat out on.

Did you hear the one with Duff when he was full of praise for Kennedy?  Kennedy may well have a lot of potential, but the fact he's be in around the team as a number 2 or otherwise for so long, I don't think it would be a good idea for him to be given the job on a permanent basis now. Who knows, maybe years down the line with a complete new crop of players.

Reading on twitter Matt McGlone also mentioning a Martinez Maloney ticket after the euros.

Eddie Howe is the man Celtic need.

[bennydorano]

I wouldn't have Kennedy in consideration at all, it would be a huge mistake, it's so obvious a clean break & new start are required. Martinez would be a great choice, but I'd agree he might have his sights set higher, if we did manage to get him it could be another Rogers situation, putting himself in the shop window and could be gone sharpish.

[Main Street]

No offence but why would a top coach in Martinez, want to go to Celtic? Improve his impressive CV? not guaranteed CL football now that Rangers have got their act together.

Wages, having been with Everton and Belgium he'd been on a good wage I'd assume, would his wages be less at Celtic?

It would be a great addition to Celtic, always liked his approach.

Maybe there are questions about Martinez in the EPL. He's doing very well with Belgium, he'll lead them´at the  Euros with a chance of winning and he's contracted until 2022
Belgium manager wages are good but not out of this world - -approx GBP 1m p/a

What about Mick O'Neill? he's done well with Stoke, they're not likely to gain promotion this year and I doubt if an EPL club would take a plunge on him.
Then there's (fast) Eddie Howe, but surely he's biding his time and will be picked up by some EPL club.

[Milltown Row2]

The Norwich manager has done a cracking job also

[JohnDenver]

You would imagine Martinez would be on similar wages to what Rogers would have been on.  The lure of "easier" won league titles and cups and champions league football?

The euros will be a big factor. You're basically gambling on his stock after that. If Belgium do well with their star studded squad, you'd think he will have the big of clubs chasing his name. If a deal was in place before hand, it would probably be less of a gamble for Celtic, unless Belgium completely bomb out.

[sid waddell]

Ruben Amorim of Sporting Lisbon is an up and coming young manager, they're leading the Portuguese league by a street

I highly doubt he'd leave for Celtic though

Benitez, Sarri and Villas boas are available

Slaven Bilic might be worth a shout

[Angelo]

No offence but why would a top coach in Martinez, want to go to Celtic? Improve his impressive CV? not guaranteed CL football now that Rangers have got their act together.

Wages, having been with Everton and Belgium he'd been on a good wage I'd assume, would his wages be less at Celtic?

It would be a great addition to Celtic, always liked his approach.

To win trophies, to prove himself on the European level. He's played in Scottish football, he knows about big a club Celtic are - he knows they are bigger than Everton and Wigan with all due respect.

So it comes down to how much we want him. We give him a good contract and we back him in the transfer market then I'd say he'd be very tempted.

His wife is also Scottish.

[straightred]

No offence but why would a top coach in Martinez, want to go to Celtic? Improve his impressive CV? not guaranteed CL football now that Rangers have got their act together.

Wages, having been with Everton and Belgium he'd been on a good wage I'd assume, would his wages be less at Celtic?

It would be a great addition to Celtic, always liked his approach.

Slippy will be gone soon. Maybe even this summer. If they make the CL group stage he might stay but he's sure to get an offer from England he's sure to take it. They are still built on sand so I wouldn't be too worried but them being overly strong (you want them to be somewhat strong though as otherwise what's the point).

Celtic offers easy access to European football - unless you can get one of the top jobs in England there are no easy routes down there.

You'd have to think they have someone in mind or maybe even someone in the bag already. Why else would they have allowed Lennon to limp on. They had to pull the plug now as there was a real danger that there would be an orchestrated campaign to boycott season ticket sales. In that regard Kennedy won't cut it. He needs to win a few games now and then maybe pick up a job at a smaller.

[Milltown Row2]

No offence but why would a top coach in Martinez, want to go to Celtic? Improve his impressive CV? not guaranteed CL football now that Rangers have got their act together.

Wages, having been with Everton and Belgium he'd been on a good wage I'd assume, would his wages be less at Celtic?

It would be a great addition to Celtic, always liked his approach.

To win trophies, to prove himself on the European level. He's played in Scottish football, he knows about big a club Celtic are - he knows they are bigger than Everton and Wigan with all due respect.

So it comes down to how much we want him. We give him a good contract and we back him in the transfer market then I'd say he'd be very tempted.

His wife is also Scottish.

That's it sold right there

[JimStynes]

I like the Martinez idea ahead of the likes of Eddie Howe. The Scotland manager Steve Clarke has been mentioned but that's the sort of underwhelming appointment I wouldn't want. Benitez and Sarri would all be good but probably wouldn't want to go to Celtic unless crazy money was thrown their way.

[Main Street]

Martinez to Celtic is fantasy chat and Eddie will pick up an EPL job, Crystal Palace?

[Louther]

Roy Keane - make it happen.

[trailer]

Some of the names bandied about here would make you laugh.

[tonto1888]

It won't be Martinez. I'd take Howe but have a feeling it'll be Clarke