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| Topic Started: 15 Jul 2014, 12:03 AM (1,414,680 Views) | |
| El_Beachio | 18 Apr 2016, 03:33 PM Post #6841 |
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First-team captain
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Who the next manager is will give us a good indication on wether the board give a eff about the footballing side of the club and more importantly the fans. They can't take a punt here, and that includes drafting in ex players thinking the fans will settle for a club name. Having said that, anyone other than Moyes I'll be disappointed. He's the ideal choice for me. |
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| reilly76 | 18 Apr 2016, 03:34 PM Post #6842 |
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Getting on a bit
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and haggling over 500 grand for James McCarthy |
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| Corky Buczek | 18 Apr 2016, 03:39 PM Post #6843 |
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Trolololo
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Desmond did speak to Strachan on the back of Jordan's recommendation. So I presume WGS interviewed well |
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| Big Drew | 18 Apr 2016, 03:43 PM Post #6844 |
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Rio Fergus McCann CSC
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Yes he did. He came in and got us some direction again. Stood up for us when we were under a lot of pressure from the SFA and SPL. Aye he made some mistakes, he wasnt perfect but after the idiots before him he was a breath of fresh air. |
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| QualityStreet1970 | 18 Apr 2016, 03:44 PM Post #6845 |
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First-team starter
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It's absurd to discuss the two clubs' youth systems without first acknowledging that--for any number of underlying reasons--the talent pool in Holland is inherently superior to the one we have in Scotland. That's the brutal reality of the situation. Stephen Fletcher is one of the few Scottish players out there who would have improved the Celtic team if we'd signed him. We have more or less had our choice of the best young Scottish talent for some time now, and the current squad features the biggest Scottish contingent we've had for what, 15? Painful as it is to admit it, they're just not up to the task of competing in Europe. Depressing but true. Somebody mentioned Porto. Portugal is comparable to Holland when it comes to native talent; and they also have access to Brazilian players. Edited by QualityStreet1970, 18 Apr 2016, 03:45 PM.
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| wigwam | 18 Apr 2016, 03:47 PM Post #6846 |
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Older than dirt
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Fletcher went for nearly 4m? You mean an extra few hundred? He has done well in the market in general, got us top dollar for players, including a few duds. The problem is whoever is picking the players in the last few years. Lack of transparency means we don't know, Park looks a likelier suspect than Lawwell though, even though with Lawwell's continued blessing obviously. We need to sell to the EPL, no issue there. We now have nothing to sell though, so the plan is coming unstuck. |
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| Quiet Assasin | 18 Apr 2016, 03:48 PM Post #6847 |
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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Another complete straw man. Porto have 'access' to Brasilians in the sense they share a common language and the weather in Portugal is probably nicer than Scotland. The work permit issue is a total squirrel. We could get a work permit for almost anyone we signed. Edited by Quiet Assasin, 18 Apr 2016, 03:51 PM.
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| lenobhoy | 18 Apr 2016, 03:57 PM Post #6848 |
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Catch some light and it'll be alright
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Strachan wasn't a manager but a coach and we've not had a manager since MON left. Since then Lawwell & Park have been the main men bringing in footballers some of whom have never seen first team acation. Think of the players foisted upon Strachan, Mowbray, Lennon and now Delia and ye have to wonder if any manager would have brought them in. |
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| Wanyerma | 18 Apr 2016, 04:04 PM Post #6849 |
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Considering retirement
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We could have got him in January that year if we'd pushed the boat out a little. Hibs needed a decent sum for him is all, to save face with their fans. He left that summer for the EPL for 3m+ |
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| garioch | 18 Apr 2016, 04:25 PM Post #6850 |
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Older than dirt
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So they've said nicht. They should have said something, pretty much anything. Hell they could have come out and said that getting humped out of the cup against a lower league club was totally unacceptable, that they were addressing it and it would have been something but instead of that nothing. That's kind of treating the support with contempt. I always thought they should give him or any manager an extended chance, some of them need a couple of seasons to get a team built and playing the way they want. There were signs of hope at the tail end of last season but this ones been an unremitting failure from start to finish. We started with any bright signs from last year extinguished and it's managed to continue on a gradual downward trajectory from that lowish point. After Europe they should have been looking at other options, they really should have been lining up something then and at this point they should have been ready to do something, pretty much anything. The fact that they haven't kind of takes out the 'well run club' bit of the discussion because we're now at a point where continuing with the management team they have is going to have an adverse effect beyond the loss of another cup and the revenue from that in lower ticket and merchandise sales. The decent players we have (and they're there) aint playing as they should and that's largely down to the management, the dross we've signed is down to the management, scouts and executive. The lot of them and the fact that they apparently don't have a clue what they're going to do about it is down to the board. People hand over a significant amount of their earnings to the club to provide a product that in some manner meets their expectations. At the moment it's so far below that it's laughable and looking back as far as the early 70's this is as bad as I can actually remember it being. Some of you probably disagree but for me there was always one bright spark in there, a glimmer of hope that something would happen, this is just unremittingly dour. ..... as they sit silent. |
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| kewlcelt | 18 Apr 2016, 04:30 PM Post #6851 |
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Considering retirement
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It's as low a period I can remember since the early 90's and I say that fully aware we will win the league again. The sheer contempt the board seem to have for the fans now is quite appalling. As you say, the fact no statement has been made with regards to what happened yesterday is shocking. I've never felt so detached from the people running the club,and that even includes the Kelly/Whyte era. |
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| rossthekid | 18 Apr 2016, 04:33 PM Post #6852 |
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Occasional Substitute
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Well its 24 hours on and the anger is still the same. Then to not even come out and say anything is bordering on disgusting. They are hiding, hoping it will calm down after a few days. Well the board of directors are in for a rude awakening if they even are considering this. They are now gambling on keeping the manager in place till the end of the season in the hope we creep over the line. The lack of communication is a major problem at Celtic at its time to come out and speak. |
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| VerdeYBlanco | 18 Apr 2016, 04:34 PM Post #6853 |
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Considering retirement
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We're in a massive ditch without a ladder. That is the fault of the shower of bastards who are running our club. |
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| tinytim81 | 18 Apr 2016, 04:36 PM Post #6854 |
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So, no then. |
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| Smiley | 18 Apr 2016, 04:42 PM Post #6855 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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I actually don't think we're in too bad of a state. Despite their obvious failings we've got a collection of players with individual talent. The current diddy in charge clearly can't get the best out of them, but the next guy might. We've seen most of this squad play better than they are right now. Deila's a bit of a Jonah, if someone inspiring replaces him then who knows. |
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| Forza | 18 Apr 2016, 04:44 PM Post #6856 |
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Considering retirement
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The Board are left trying to sell season tickets at a time when they cannot publicly admit they can't afford to recruit a manager of any standing. The latter impacts the former. So you'll never hear anyone from the club proclaim in an official capacity that they can't afford to recruit a manager like Moyes in the current climate, as it is effectively an admission that we, and by extension Scottish football, is a bit tinpot and irrelevant. So why would you buy a £600 season book? Nevertheless, these are likely the facts. Instead of say anything therefore, they'll announce season book renewal details, hope the team go on to win the League in the two or three weeks, and then announce Deila will be gone ahead of the last league game. Fanfare will then accompany the new arrival days later, despite the fact he will almost certainly not be of the calibre most appear to be expecting or hoping for. They'll struggle to eke out 40k season ticket renewals, and we'll make as few waves in the transfer market as we have in recruiting the new manager. I would be amazed if this is not what May to August looks like for Celtic FC. Scottish football, ourselves included, represents the slow lane for the foreseeable future. |
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| Luca | 18 Apr 2016, 04:44 PM Post #6857 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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Give us a manager, a budget and a squad to carry us on to 10 in a row and CL qualification. Otherwise we'd be as well shutting up shop. |
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| kewlcelt | 18 Apr 2016, 04:45 PM Post #6858 |
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Considering retirement
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I disagree. I've not seen a majority of a team in such a big derby game so spineless, so lacking in bottle and so easily beaten. Majority of guys haven't got the heart and should be punted, along with the manager and most of the board. |
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| Owenybhoy | 18 Apr 2016, 04:47 PM Post #6859 |
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A Devil In God's Country
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You are lucky you never saw us at Ibrox under Dalglish then. |
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| kewlcelt | 18 Apr 2016, 04:50 PM Post #6860 |
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Considering retirement
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I did, and this is worse because we shouldn't be in this position. It's uncharted territory having a four year free run at the league, and we've effed it up royally. We've turned the best position of potential strength any club has ever been handed and pissed it up the wall. Guys running our club should be ashamed of themselves. Truly ashamed. |
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