The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[StGallsGAA]

One thing that Celtic and Rangers fans are in agreement on..... Ronnie Delia is a fanny!!

[ned]

One thing that Celtic and Rangers fans are in agreement on..... Ronnie Delia is a fanny!!

I don't think RD is a fanny. I had high hopes for him but he is just out of his depth. Too much too soon for him. He will probably come back to haunt us in a a European game sometime in the future.

[ashman]

One thing that Celtic and Rangers fans are in agreement on..... Ronnie Delia is a fanny!!

RD will trouser a decent amount of dosh over his time in scotland.

The dumb jocks who fund this charade are the real fannies. 

[illdecide]

CELTIC Football Club today announced that Celtic Manager Ronny Deila has decided to leave the Club at the end of the season. Ronny has already led Celtic to a League and Cup double last season and is currently aiming to deliver Celtic's fifth consecutive Premiership title.
Ronny Deila said: "It is vital that the Club comes first and instead of me being the focus, hopefully now the team and the Club can be the focus as we enter this final important period of the season.
"It was an absolute privilege to be named manager of Celtic, such a wonderful football club, and I have enjoyed my time here immensely. I will never forget the welcome I received almost two years ago at Celtic Park from so many fans. When I joined Celtic I knew I was coming to one of the world's great football clubs.
"There have been some great times and I am delighted that we have brought some trophies to the Club.
"I was delighted in my first year to bring our fans a League and Cup double and enjoy some European nights at Celtic Park, and I am pleased this season to be well in contention to win another Premiership title.
"There have been some disappointments and times when we have not achieved what we had hoped for and I'm realistic and honest enough to admit that, but I know that the players, myself and my backroom team have always given everything we had to bring success to our supporters.
"I would like to thank everyone who has supported me so well at the Club. The fans have been magnificent during the past two years. Our fans are the heartbeat of the Club, they have always given myself and the team such amazing support and always created such a great atmosphere. We have always given our best for them and I will always be a Celtic supporter too.
"I also want to thank Dermot Desmond, Ian Bankier, Peter Lawwell, the players and my staff. They have given me everything.
"My total focus now is on retaining our Premiership title and making it five-in-a-row for our great club and proving that we are the best in the country. Myself and the players will be giving everything we can to achieve this and I know that starting on Sunday we must all unite and drive the Club on and really go for what we all want as Celtic supporters - to be Scottish Champions once again."
Celtic Chairman Ian Bankier said: "I would like to thank Ronny for his contribution to the Club and, on behalf of the Celtic Board, give him our best wishes for the future in everything he does.
"Ronny is a fine man with strong values of honesty and integrity. He has had some success, which we have enjoyed, and I know all our fans will back Ronny and the players as he looks to bring us more success in the shape of a second League title.
"We are all Celtic supporters and we all know that there can be disappointments in football, but I know Ronny is a man who has given his very best to the job and someone who will always care passionately about the Club.
"The Club, as always, will give Ronny our full support until the end of the season. We will then make a decision regarding our next manager with the objective of remaining Scotland's pre-eminent Club. I thank Ronny and once again wish him well for the future."
Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said: "Ronny has given everything to Celtic during the past two years and we thank him for his contribution to the Club. He is a man of real humility, someone of tremendous character, and I personally wish him nothing but success for the future.
"In the immediate future that means the Scottish Premiership title. Ronny has won it already once before and I know everyone at the Club and our supporters will be right behind him and the team as he aims to do it again and make it five-in-a-row for Celtic.
"This is what we all must do now as supporters and together focus fully on achieving another title victory. If we achieve this we will aim to build again next season and make it many more.
"I would like to take this chance to thank our fans for all they have given the Club this year. Celtic has been the dominant Club in Scotland for many years and I can assure our supporters we will do everything we can to ensure that Celtic continues to be the biggest and best in Scottish football and meets every challenge which lies ahead."

[Mario]

What will happen to Jim McGuinness now?

[Main Street]

If Lennon returns  then Jim has a chance,  otherwise it's off to Cowdenbeath.

[T Fearon]

I'd go for Michael O'Neill.

[illdecide]

If Lennon returns  then Jim has a chance,  otherwise it's off to Cowdenbeath.

Jim will be heading home...Lennon will not have Jim there. Anyway don't think Lennon will get job...Malky Mackay possibly

[T Fearon]

Jim was appointed at the beginning of Lennon's final season

[Main Street]

If Lennon returns  then Jim has a chance,  otherwise it's off to Cowdenbeath.

Jim will be heading home...Lennon will not have Jim there. Anyway don't think Lennon will get job...Malky Mackay possibly

You're probably right about Lennon not getting the job, though it would be a pleasant surprise if he did, because  he would want guarantees of transfer funds and backing to build a team good enough to get through the CL qualifiers, never mind just beating Rangers.
Celtic will appoint some manager who has some experience, who will be just glad to get the Celtic job and an ex player to appease the fans' questions about his Celtic fc ethnicity.

[lenny]

If Lennon returns  then Jim has a chance,  otherwise it's off to Cowdenbeath.

Jim will be heading home...Lennon will not have Jim there. Anyway don't think Lennon will get job...Malky Mackay possibly

You're probably right about Lennon not getting the job, though it would be a pleasant surprise if he did, because  he would want guarantees of transfer funds and backing to build a team good enough to get through the CL qualifiers, never mind just beating Rangers.
Celtic will appoint some manager who has some experience, who will be just glad to get the Celtic job and an ex player to appease the fans' questions about his Celtic fc ethnicity.

Celtic fans are not in the least bit interested in his ethnicity. His ability to do the job is the most important thing. Jock Stein, the greatest manager of all time, came from a rangers background but Celtic were happy to appoint him.

[Orior]

I'd go for Michael O'Neill.

Would that put the heads of OWC supporters into a spin?

[T Fearon]

Seriously,anyone who can take a league of Ireland team into the Group stages of the Europa League and N Ireland into the Euro Finals must be a serious contender.Michael (his wife is a good Portadown woman) is also articulate,intelligent and of sound temperament.My choice as he ticks all the boxes.

Jim Mc Guinness is priced at 40/1 on Skybet to be in the Celtic dugout on the first day of the 2016/17 league season.Kenny Dalglish is 66/1.

[lenny]

Seriously,anyone who can take a league of Ireland team into the Group stages of the Europa League and N Ireland into the Euro Finals must be a serious contender.Michael (his wife is a good Portadown woman) is also articulate,intelligent and of sound temperament.My choice as he ticks all the boxes.

Jim Mc Guinness is priced at 40/1 on Skybet to be in the Celtic dugout on the first day of the 2016/17 league season.Kenny Dalglish is 66/1.

He's done well with n Ireland but they had the easiest group of all time. He has no real experience at club level so I don't think he has much chance at this stage of getting the job. I would go for marcelo bielsa and I have seen reports that he is interested.

[T Fearon]

No real experience at club level? He won the league of Ireland and took Shamrock Rovers into Europa group stages.