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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,456 Views)
Gothamcelt
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Good piece from The Scotsman.

Brendan Rodgers: My debt to Celtic legend Tommy Burns

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nowonder
23 May 2016, 10:14 PM
sevilliano
23 May 2016, 09:53 PM
nowonder
23 May 2016, 09:26 PM

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Not really

The fact is that dermot Plc brought us MoN strachan Lennon and Brendan as dermot stepped in and took control of the board - when he left the most critical decisions to lawwell we got awful managers and whilst the policy was always the same when Lawwell had his puppet managers he got to make decisions on squad and players he should have been nowhere near and which no proper manager would allow

Those days are over now

Ps is it true he didn't get the Sunderland job - can't understand why they didn't see how good he is - surely they didn't rate Bain higher than him ??? If so and I still can't believe that (I thought it was a joke) it would explain the face on him
Desmond has tried to get Keane once or twice,in the past he tried to get Joe Kinnear.His judgement in these things isn't his strength,that lies in being in charge of remuneration for key executives .He is responsible for the salary Lawwell gets because he thinks Lawwell does a good job for him and the board.He can also infulence what we pay a manager ,because he's decided to offer Rodgers a big one that reflects badly on Lawwell ? You think he didn't want a highly rated manager like him ,that he would prefer a diddy ? Don't get the logic unless it's just because it been decided Lawwell is the bad guy and any evidence,even todays where Rodgers said Lawwell persuaded him to join, has to be disregarded.
ok here we go again

You were nowhere to be seen as Lawwell singlehandedly drove our revenues down, let our squad delevelop into a mess, brought in the jokes that are Cole ckr and numerous others with someone who will be looked on as a complete amateur of a manager - and someone who couldn't get by piss poor Scandinavian sides. He managed to clear a third of the stadium and cover it in banners.

Lawwell got us into the mess as CEO and DD has most definitely stepped in to ensure that Brendan Rodgers gets us out of it so DD was at fault for delegating too much power to the arrogant man but thank eff he's stepped in as Lawwell would never have got it if he didn't get it after Malmö and molde

Anyhow Brendan is here it's sunny as eff the Huns have been found out by a championship side and all is right with the world :thumbsup:
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sevilliano
24 May 2016, 07:24 AM
nowonder
23 May 2016, 10:14 PM
sevilliano
23 May 2016, 09:53 PM

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Desmond has tried to get Keane once or twice,in the past he tried to get Joe Kinnear.His judgement in these things isn't his strength,that lies in being in charge of remuneration for key executives .He is responsible for the salary Lawwell gets because he thinks Lawwell does a good job for him and the board.He can also infulence what we pay a manager ,because he's decided to offer Rodgers a big one that reflects badly on Lawwell ? You think he didn't want a highly rated manager like him ,that he would prefer a diddy ? Don't get the logic unless it's just because it been decided Lawwell is the bad guy and any evidence,even todays where Rodgers said Lawwell persuaded him to join, has to be disregarded.
ok here we go again

You were nowhere to be seen as Lawwell singlehandedly drove our revenues down, let our squad delevelop into a mess, brought in the jokes that are Cole ckr and numerous others with someone who will be looked on as a complete amateur of a manager - and someone who couldn't get by piss poor Scandinavian sides. He managed to clear a third of the stadium and cover it in banners.

Lawwell got us into the mess as CEO and DD has most definitely stepped in to ensure that Brendan Rodgers gets us out of it so DD was at fault for delegating too much power to the arrogant man but thank eff he's stepped in as Lawwell would never have got it if he didn't get it after Malmö and molde

Anyhow Brendan is here it's sunny as eff the Huns have been found out by a championship side and all is right with the world :thumbsup:
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First time in a long time (ever?) we've actually went out and shown a bit of ambition as champions.

For too long we've had this crap about not being able to compete drilled into us. We know we can't spend the same as English teams, but that doesn't mean any old crap will do.

The first step in getting to the CL is acting like a CL team. Looks like we're doing that.
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See the pant wetters are out.

BRFA
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24 May 2016, 08:24 AM
See the pant wetters are out.

BRFA
I suppose people had to find something to have a dig about, but BRFA was the best they could come up with? :lol:

When it starts ringing out, stand to stand back and forth it will be sensational. :clap:

Just like it was when it was PMFA.
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24 May 2016, 08:34 AM
Flawless
24 May 2016, 08:24 AM
See the pant wetters are out.

BRFA
I suppose people had to find something to have a dig about, but BRFA was the best they could come up with? :lol:

When it starts ringing out, stand to stand back and forth it will be sensational. :clap:

Just like it was when it was PMFA.
If last night was anything to go by. They'll be lone dissenting voices.

It was rapturous last night.
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23 May 2016, 09:49 PM
The bit about Tommy Burns... :cry: :wub:
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Why are folk getting upset about the world "fenian"? And the fact it will upset supporters of other clubs into the bargain too is a nice wee bonus.
Edited by tinsoldier, 24 May 2016, 08:48 AM.
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tinsoldier
24 May 2016, 08:46 AM
Why are folk getting upset about the world "fenian"? And the fact it will upset supporters of other clubs into the bargain too is a nice wee bonus.
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I'm not sure people are getting upset. I just raised a genuine question: Why is it an okay word for us to belt out but it's an offence at Uefa level for others to?
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searcher52
24 May 2016, 08:52 AM
I'm not sure people are getting upset. I just raised a genuine question: Why is it an okay word for us to belt out but it's an offence at Uefa level for others to?
It was explained to you. It's ours to use as we wish. We aren't racially abusing ourselves.
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searcher52
24 May 2016, 08:52 AM
I'm not sure people are getting upset. I just raised a genuine question: Why is it an okay word for us to belt out but it's an offence at Uefa level for others to?
The word fenian isn't offensive, so Celtic fans singing about a "fenian army" isn't offensive.

Someone directing shouts or chants of "fenian bastard" is offensive though, surely you can differentiate between the two?
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Progressive forward thinking Coach greeted by backwards insular chant.
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24 May 2016, 08:57 AM
searcher52
24 May 2016, 08:52 AM
I'm not sure people are getting upset. I just raised a genuine question: Why is it an okay word for us to belt out but it's an offence at Uefa level for others to?
The word fenian isn't offensive, so Celtic fans singing about a "fenian army" isn't offensive.

Someone directing shouts or chants of "fenian bastard" is offensive though, surely you can differentiate between the two?
i agree it is like the difference in saying someone is black and someone is a black bastard. huge difference.

ps i hate the fenian army song
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23 May 2016, 10:31 PM
I'm glad the misgivings about BRFA have been brought up. It has always been a mystery to me that it's deemed okay by some for us to use the f word but highly offensive for others to. No doubt someone with deeper knowledge will explain to me why.
Good god, Is this what our support bother themselves with in the midst of all the great things about yesterday?
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23 May 2016, 11:14 PM
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23 May 2016, 11:08 PM
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23 May 2016, 10:53 PM

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"If we take others' use of Fenian to mean (derogatorily) Catholic then we should be careful about how we use it ourselves."

How others use it is up to them. I'm a Tim, not particulary Fenian, but a Tim. I've been called a Tim bass' before. I've heard "effin Tims, eff they Tims," etc. Should I be careful about calling myself a Tim?
I'm clearly not the word police. You can do/say what you like.

I just don't think a word which has caused offence to many across Scotland and beyond should be used in celebration of players managers from the North.

It's reductive, it's reverse stereotyping and it's entrenching ourselves in a silly debate when we have bigger fish to fry.
:lol:

You are correct we do have bigger fish to fry. Which makes the bedwetting over a word from the likes of you all the more laughable.
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Ok, I think we can move on from this particular long and winding Fenian road.

Even if you don't agree with the use of the word Fenian in a Celtic song, I'm sure the difference between that song and the term "Fenian bastard" is patently obvious to everyone.
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24 May 2016, 09:08 AM
Ok, I think we can move on from this particular long and winding Fenian road.

Even if you don't agree with the use of the word Fenian in a Celtic song, I'm sure the difference between that song and the term "Fenian bastard" is patently obvious to everyone.
KDS's Atticus Finch at his best :thumbsup:
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24 May 2016, 08:52 AM
I'm not sure people are getting upset. I just raised a genuine question: Why is it an okay word for us to belt out but it's an offence at Uefa level for others to?
Not this argument again :doh:
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