The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

Tony Baloney · May 25, 2009, 07:05:46 PM

Quote from: the colonel on May 25, 2009, 06:57:50 PM
minder, being a prod has nothing to do with it for me, its the fact the football is minging. why should people who spend so much money to go to games, be happy to watch the absolutely minging football that celtic have played under strachan

Maybe you'd be happy to have King Kev at the reins there. They'll play lovely stuff but they'll win nothing. Which would you prefer?

Minder · May 25, 2009, 07:09:01 PM

Thats why Abramovich got rid of Mourinho because he didnt like their style of play, they havent won anything of note since. Be careful what you wish for. . . . . .

naka · May 25, 2009, 07:12:37 PM

Quote from: Minder on May 25, 2009, 06:53:35 PM
Trying to think of a manager that brought the success that Strachan did and being as villified by his own fans, cant think of another. . . . Would the fact that he is a prod have anything to do with it?

thats balls from someone who knows nothing about celtic,
fact is his style of football is dire and he had twice as much monry as rangers to buy players, we have about 15 midfielders who all came from the spl yet he is supposed to have a worldwide scouting network
his lack of respect for the fans who turn up week in week out also annoyed a fair few of us

jock stein to coin your phrase was " a prod" and he was the best manager we had

Tony Baloney · May 25, 2009, 07:24:30 PM

Quote from: naka on May 25, 2009, 07:12:37 PM
Quote from: Minder on May 25, 2009, 06:53:35 PM
Trying to think of a manager that brought the success that Strachan did and being as villified by his own fans, cant think of another. . . . Would the fact that he is a prod have anything to do with it?
thats balls from someone who knows nothing about celtic,
fact is his style of football is dire and he had twice as much monry as rangers to buy players, we have about 15 midfielders who all came from the spl yet he is supposed to have a worldwide scouting network
his lack of respect for the fans who turn up week in week out also annoyed a fair few of us

jock stein to coin your phrase was " a prod" and he was the best manager we had

How does he show a lack of respect for the fans? Also, is your full stop key broken?

Myles Na G. · May 25, 2009, 07:30:32 PM

I feel Celtic have let slip a great chance to bury Rangers for a good few seasons. The financial problems down Govan way are well documented. If they'd missed out on the league this season, they'd have had to do some serious squad pruning, with one or two of their best players moving on to pastures new. They'd have gone into the CL qualifiers with a crap squad and would, in all likelihood, have made an early exit. No European football next season, more financial headaches, more squad pruning required. They could've been a mediocre side for quite some time to come, with the Celts coining it in the CL at the same time. As it stands now, we're going to be the ones struggling to qualify, with all the financial penalties that entails.

the colonel · May 25, 2009, 07:46:18 PM

minder, football is different from GAA, those players are getting paid up to 30K a week and cant pass a ball, professional players should be able to play and entertain. if fans are paying big money to go to games, they have a right to comment on it. The fans pay the wages of those they go watch. To have half decent football shouldnt be a big problem. There was no success this year because they played crap football, cant score and cant defend.

There has to be a balance. There isn't even a Plan A, never mind a Plan B

thechampishere · May 25, 2009, 08:16:35 PM

Quote from: Myles Na G. on May 25, 2009, 07:30:32 PM
I feel Celtic have let slip a great chance to bury Rangers for a good few seasons. The financial problems down Govan way are well documented. If they'd missed out on the league this season, they'd have had to do some serious squad pruning, with one or two of their best players moving on to pastures new. They'd have gone into the CL qualifiers with a crap squad and would, in all likelihood, have made an early exit. No European football next season, more financial headaches, more squad pruning required. They could've been a mediocre side for quite some time to come, with the Celts coining it in the CL at the same time. As it stands now, we're going to be the ones struggling to qualify, with all the financial penalties that entails.

I think that's the hardest part of having to deal with blowing the title this season, is that it could have MASSIVE implications if we don't get it right in appointing the right man for next season. No doubting it, the chance was there for us to dominate the spl for many years to come and really put Rangers in the shade. Certainly they wouldn't have been able to keep hold of Bougherra and Boyd to name just two had we won the Title, so yeah it does feel like a big chance gone to go and really dominate like Rangers did with 9 in a row in the 90's!

T Fearon · May 26, 2009, 12:57:30 PM

What a damp squib last Sunday was. Capacity crowd up for it, their emotions carefully massaged by the pre match music etc,banners galore unfurled (eg Time for Heroes) ,game started at a maniacal pace, (Brown went through anything in a maroon jersey) yet they might as well have blown the final whistle after 8 minutes when news filtered through that the huns were in the lead.

Ground half empty at the final whistle and the sombre mood was only lightened 5 mnutes before the end when a helicopter appeared and a wag suggested that the pilot had got his bearings mixed up.

Main Street · May 26, 2009, 02:39:38 PM

It looks like Billy McNeil was one of those in the know about Strachan's departure.

Strachan's managerial qualities and playing style have been well documented here for years.
Crucially he did not build on early promise and his impact on the team became as hotchpotch as his post match interviews, can't see the wood for the trees.

The way he presented himself, representing Celtic when Tommy Burns died, was a credit to him and to Celtic.
It takes a man with some real dignity to go public like that in a time of great personal grief.

Other than that, the definite highlights were the games against S.Moscow Man U, Milan, Benfica and the sprint to the line last year in the League.

Gaoth Dobhair Abu · May 26, 2009, 02:43:27 PM

McGhee maybe in the driving seat re the job, not feeling to great about that, any more rumours about short lists, as I think that the board will have legislated for his departure.

lfdown2 · May 26, 2009, 04:27:34 PM

word is that mowbry will be in charge before too long

longrunsthefox · May 26, 2009, 04:29:44 PM

does McGinn and McCourt and them boys just settle into the reserves for years on a hefty pay packet? Is not very ambitious.

Clown · May 26, 2009, 04:32:04 PM

owen coyle is the 8/15 favourite ive just seen

thats a very short price for someone who was quoted saying he wanted to stay at burnley

T Fearon · May 26, 2009, 04:44:26 PM

Mowbray seems to be favourite. Doesn't fill me with any great sense of anticipation, then again neither do any of the candidates mentioned. As for Coyle surely he's realistic enough to know that Celtic and Champions League football would be a better bet in the long term for him than going straight back down next year with Burnley then getting the boot.Suppose you're not going to get the likes of Hiddink or Ancelotti anyway.

Gaoth Dobhair Abu · May 26, 2009, 04:49:01 PM

Lawwell down in London today to have a meeting with someone?!

Quote from: longrunsthefox on May 26, 2009, 04:29:44 PM
does McGinn and McCourt and them boys just settle into the reserves for years on a hefty pay packet? Is not very ambitious.

Tbh McGinn and Paddy wouldn't be on great wages atm, always thought Paddy was bought as a squad player and Niall was bought in to see how he developed (one for the future so to say).