The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[lynchbhoy]

Took the Hoops to a European final, okay, but according to you, even poor sides (like Rangers) can do that!

A Rangers side that won two of eleven European matches that season.
A Rangers side that failed to score in seven of those matches.
I'm with Lynchbhoy on that point.

but now strachan is on a par with MON ....

[illdecide]

Lads i haven't commented too much on the Lennon issue here but i feel he should get the job for the following reasons:

1) Celtic do not have the money to appoint a top coach to Celtic Park and I'd assume the new manager would want money to spend which we don't have...so that rules out a top coach
2) Scottish football is going downhill so fast it's not even funny and it will only attract the likes of Lennon or washed up managers that can't get a job anywhere else.
3) Lennon has proved that he's a better manager than Mowbray and that the players will play for him...look at the difference in reaction he got from the players when he slated them compared to Mowbray when he done it
4) Lennon will not tolerate fancy dan players strolling around for a Sat/Sun kick about what they were getting away with under Mowbry
5) Lennon is intelligent and is a Celtic man, he has the makings of a good coach and if he is overlooked he may well take it ill and could wash his hands of Celtic (could be a big loss to us). I know people have said let him go and get his experience at a lower league team and then come back to us but that's not always the case and i believe he could adopt well to being thrown in at the deep end. He has played under top managers and has played at all levels which is vital experience, he is very well respected by his fellow professionals and for me he should be given his chance. I know it's a gamble but whats the worst can happen that hasn't already happened over the last two years...

[rossie mad]

Have to agree with all the points from above.

Lennon has staked his claim very well both on and off the pitch over the last 10 weeks or so.
Bar the Ross County disaster they seem to believe in themselves as a unit in every game they play in.

This was only evident on occasion in mowbrays tenure.

One point i would make is keanes contribution during lennons time in charge.
Would lennon have 8 league victories on the bounce if robbie hadnt been there?

He scored vital goals against hibs and in other tight games to get the victory.

just wonder would others have

[lynchbhoy]

Good points.
If there is no money to spend on a top notch guy- then Lennon is the best Celtic could hope for.
Would still like to see the likes of Caesar Billy McNeill parachuted in to help with the manager admin tasks/purchasing etc
At least there are defenders there that a manager can build on. Still plenty to be done at midfield and up front.
Diomansy Kamara MUST be signed on a full time contract

[the colonel]

Willie McStay will be in the fold with Lennon after his return from Hungary. I would give Lennon the job, the players have all came out in support of Lennon and said that they would love him to stay. He even got Scott Brown to look like an actual footballer over the last number of weeks.

[RogerMilla]

whats the worst can happen that hasn't already happened over the last two years...

a rangers three-in-a-row ?

[Myles Na G.]

Took the Hoops to a European final, okay, but according to you, even poor sides (like Rangers) can do that!

A Rangers side that won two of eleven European matches that season.
A Rangers side that failed to score in seven of those matches.
I'm with Lynchbhoy on that point.

but now strachan is on a par with MON ....

'Mogga' was improving the side...

[saffron sam2]

Have to agree with all the points from above.

Lennon has staked his claim very well both on and off the pitch over the last 10 weeks or so.
Bar the Ross County disaster they seem to believe in themselves as a unit in every game they play in.

This was only evident on occasion in mowbrays tenure.

One point i would make is keanes contribution during lennons time in charge.
Would lennon have 8 league victories on the bounce if robbie hadnt been there?

He scored vital goals against hibs and in other tight games to get the victory.

just wonder would others have

But that was arguably the only meaningful game he was in charge for.

On another semi-related topic, I note the relegation of Clyde from the Scottish Second division, a mere four years after they beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup. A Celtic team managed by Gordon Strachan.

[lynchbhoy]

Took the Hoops to a European final, okay, but according to you, even poor sides (like Rangers) can do that!

A Rangers side that won two of eleven European matches that season.
A Rangers side that failed to score in seven of those matches.
I'm with Lynchbhoy on that point.

but now strachan is on a par with MON ....

'Mogga' was improving the side...

caldwell, mcmanus, kileen
v
Rogne, Hoiveld, Kamara  (I could have said Keane there)

QED

[Myles Na G.]

Took the Hoops to a European final, okay, but according to you, even poor sides (like Rangers) can do that!

A Rangers side that won two of eleven European matches that season.
A Rangers side that failed to score in seven of those matches.
I'm with Lynchbhoy on that point.

but now strachan is on a par with MON ....

'Mogga' was improving the side...

caldwell, mcmanus, kileen
v
Rogne, Hoiveld, Kamara  (I could have said Keane there)

QED

So, when you say he was improving the side, what you really mean is that he shipped out a lot of players you didn't rate, and brought in a few players you rate a bit more highly. You're entitled to that opinion, but most football fans judge whether their team is improving or not by looking at the performances and the results, not by who's on the payroll. On that basis, Mowbray's team  was not an improvement on what went before. On the contrary, his team ranks with the worst teams to turn out at CP in the post Stein era. In no way shape or form was he improving the team.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Myles, any chance on you giving us some constructive input on Celtic?

[Myles Na G.]

Myles, any chance on you giving us some constructive input on Celtic?

Easy one - bring Paul Lambert back to CP, maybe with Lenny as his assistant.

[Atticus_Finch]

Myles, any chance on you giving us some constructive input on Celtic?

Easy one - bring Paul Lambert back to CP, maybe with Lenny as his assistant.

I'd be happy enough with that ... however, i don't think Lenny would be happy.  I don't think he would settle for being just an assistant. In his mind he's done enough to deserve the job and i can't see him hanging around Paradise for anything less than the main job.

[Main Street]

Myles, any chance on you giving us some constructive input on Celtic?

Easy one - bring Paul Lambert back to CP, maybe with Lenny as his assistant.

Paul Lambert?
success with an English 3rd division team entitles him to jack.

Lennon would quite rightly walk away from the mad house that would make such an insulting offer to him.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Myles, any chance on you giving us some constructive input on Celtic?

Easy one - bring Paul Lambert back to CP, maybe with Lenny as his assistant.

Lambert has already stated that he doesn't want to return to the "goldfish bowl" of Glasgow soccer.
So not to constructive, try again, also another thing, do you have anything positive to say about the club?