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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,174 Views)
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Great to see him stick up for his staff, even if refusing a hand shake is a bit winky.
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Celtic’s almost complete dominance of the domestic scene was extended when they came from 2-0 down to beat Motherwell 4-3 with a Tom Rogic injury time strike in an enthralling contest at Fir Park. Already, however, Dermot Desmond and Brendan Rodgers have sat down to plan how to reinforce during the January transfer window with a view to being in shape for the crucial Champions League qualifiers in July.

Desmond, Celtic’s biggest shareholder, enjoyed a three-hour meal with Rodgers in London, an occasion that reinforced the manager’s high regard for the Irish businessman. “He was super – very, very good,” Rodgers said.

“It’s important, in any line of work, to know your boss is interested, that they care, that there's a passion. If you're coming in to deliver this enthusiasm and optimism, you want to have that shared, and never more so than by a commitment from your bosses.

“His finger is on the pulse of what's going on. He can't be here all the time, and I wouldn't expect him to be, but at key moments and in key times, he always has been. He's been first class, as has Peter Lawwell (the Celtic CEO).

“Peter and I have worked very closely, looking at ways we can take the club forward. They're obviously relying on my experience to take the club on and I’m privileged to be able to do it with the two of them and the rest of the board.

“Dermot is very engaging. I love spending time with him. Every message he’ll ever send me or every conversation we have, it’s uplifting.

“He’s a real custodian of the club. he’s really, really Celtic daft and just because he's not there doesn't mean he doesn't care. He has really impressive football knowledge. When I talk about the game or about players, he gets it.

“I always learn, any time I talk to him. When I spoke with him in the summer it was just about coming in and restoring the club. Could I come have an impact and help it improve on and off the field with my experience?

“From that, it was left for me to do and it's been great.”

Asked if the failure to have Celtic admitted to the English Premiership and the frustration of seeing the club’s spending power constricted by the small Scottish broadcast market had diluted Desmond’s commitment or his long-term engagement, Rodgers said: “I don't see that, not at all, because I don't think it is a toy to him. It's his life.

“He has lots of other business interests but the thing that struck me when I met him and Peter for the first time in London, was the actual passion he has for the club.

“And it hasn't diminished at all. There have been difficult times for them but I think they recognise it and they want to improve and football, over time, will change. As long as we’re there at the forefront of it and trying to be up there as one of the leading lights, he's very much engrossed in what's going on.”

With Champions League participation a certainty, barring an entirely unforeseeable calamity, Rodgers hopes to have the desired squad strength more or less in place by February 1.

“When I analyse it and look at it for the summer, we’re thinking about the process of getting in a few players, bedding them in and having them up and running by the time we come back in for our pre-season, so I think it's a very important window - as long as the right players are available.

“That's the difficult bit, because at that time, sometimes they're not. If you can do some business, though, it can be advantageous. Again, it's dependent upon availability - you might see someone you love and he might want to come but his club doesn't want to sell.”

With the transfer window still a month away, Celtic consolidated their position at the top of the Scottish Premiership in an extraordinary contest at Fir Park. They had not conceded a league goal in10 hours of football and their total for domestic clean sheets, including the semi-final and final of the Betfred Scottish League Cup, stood at 780 minutes when Motherwell’s Louis Moult beat Craig Gordon with a perfectly judged lob.

Moult doubled his tally with a close range strike and almost had a hat-trick by the interval, but a change of shape by Rodgers, who switched to a 3-4-3, put Motherwell on the back foot and they led 3-2 with goals from Callum McGregor, Stewart Armstrong and Patrick Roberts before Lionel Ainsworth made it 3-3. Rogic finally broke Well’s resistance with his stoppage time left-foot drive to keep Celtic eight points ahead of Rangers, who beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Ibrox.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/12/03/celtic-manager-brendan-rodgers-buoyed-bydermot-desmonds-promise/
Me too. Even at 3-2 I thought "eff, we might only draw this now."

The tactical changes he makes are unlike anything we've seen in Scottish football. He's a wizard (without the magic hat)

EDIT: Quoted the wrong post :doh: Meant dannybhoy95's remark.
Edited by 33-rpm, 4 Dec 2016, 07:34 PM.
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4 Dec 2016, 11:52 AM
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4 Dec 2016, 06:09 AM
He'll stay for the Ten.

That's the bet
:pray:

really hope so. How amazing would that be.

Wonder if pistol was invited to the three hour meal? Rumour is DD is now major hands on in all thing and whilst Pistol is obviously involved DD had to be kept updated on ALL things now.
I'd imagine Rodgers has met up with him more times since arrival than Deila had in two seasons. It seemed Deila reported to Pete and case closed. Desmond has more of an interest because of the quality and character Rodgers possesses.
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Brenden R is magic
He wears a magic hat
Except that he doesn't
He just makes very well informed and influential tactical decisions which have positive outcomes.
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5 Dec 2016, 04:05 AM
Brenden R is magic
He wears a magic hat
Except that he doesn't
He just makes very well informed and influential tactical decisions which have positive outcomes.
The fact they sang about a magic hat just makes them a bigger facepalm than I could describe here.

Proper embarrassing.
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https://twitter.com/BBCchrismclaug/status/805856951099867136
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5 Dec 2016, 08:34 PM
I'm as happy as I have ever been in my life, and it's all down to BR :wub: I want him.
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5 Dec 2016, 08:34 PM
^^^^

First comment below is typical hunnery #King Billy :ffs:

Only here as no one else wanted him? - So feckin' wrong he had Premiership offers and never took them.

He will be gone as soon as he gets another offer ? -Wishful thinking and also wrong ya hun fud. ;)
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The way he changes the team and isn't precious about switching things he sees is wrong (and perhaps admitting any mistakes he's made in the line-up or just tactics), is the most impressive things for me - especially after the years of Ronny's bizarre subs and lack of Plan B.
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5 Dec 2016, 08:41 PM
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5 Dec 2016, 08:34 PM
^^^^

First comment below is typical hunnery #King Billy :ffs:

Only here as no one else wanted him? - So feckin' wrong he had Premiership offers and never took them.

He will be gone as soon as he gets another offer ? -Wishful thinking and also wrong ya hun fud. ;)
:lol: I love the knots they tie themselves in. Brendan Rodgers is simultaneously (1) not good enough to get an offer in the EPL and (2) about to be off like a shot for one of the many EPL offers he'll surely be getting shortly.
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It was the time against city, 3 - 3 at the time. And through on Leigh Griffiths and went 2 up top. Massive balls he has
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5 Dec 2016, 08:42 PM
The way he changes the team and isn't precious about switching things he sees is wrong (and perhaps admitting any mistakes he's made in the line-up or just tactics), is the most impressive things for me - especially after the years of Ronny's bizarre subs and lack of Plan B.
It is great.

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It was the time against city, 3 - 3 at the time. And through on Leigh Griffiths and went 2 up top. Massive balls he has


Such a difference to have a manager willing to take risks. At some point, one will cost us and folk will complain, but I would rather we had a manager with such guts. It shows confidence in himself and the players.
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5 Dec 2016, 08:44 PM
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5 Dec 2016, 08:41 PM
Paulo1986
5 Dec 2016, 08:34 PM
^^^^

First comment below is typical hunnery #King Billy :ffs:

Only here as no one else wanted him? - So feckin' wrong he had Premiership offers and never took them.

He will be gone as soon as he gets another offer ? -Wishful thinking and also wrong ya hun fud. ;)
:lol: I love the knots they tie themselves in. Brendan Rodgers is simultaneously (1) not good enough to get an offer in the EPL and (2) about to be off like a shot for one of the many EPL offers he'll surely be getting shortly.
:thumbsup: Huns don't do common sense and rational logic just doesn't click in their one cell effwit brains.

It is easy to see why Murray, Whyte,Chuckles and now King have ripped it right out of them in front of their eyes. :lolhuns:
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4 Dec 2016, 06:09 AM
He'll stay for the Ten.

That's the bet
Would be shocked if he didn't now. There's not many jobs in England he would enjoy more than being here from looks of it, and the ones he would maybe leave us for he wouldn't get due to those clubs probably never going near a domestic manager ever again.

effing delighted with how this is going so far, really. A changed man.
Edited by adammce, 5 Dec 2016, 09:38 PM.
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5 Dec 2016, 09:37 PM
EstebanCelt
4 Dec 2016, 06:09 AM
He'll stay for the Ten.

That's the bet
Would be shocked if he didn't now. There's not many jobs in England he would enjoy more than being here from looks of it, and the ones he would maybe leave us for he wouldn't get due to those clubs probably never going near a domestic manager ever again.

effing delighted with how this is going so far, really. A changed man.
Fair play I thought you had it in for him. Nice to see your mind has been changed by what's happened on the pitch.
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5 Dec 2016, 08:34 PM
Stay forever, Brendan. :rocker: :wub:

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I really think with some decent money we can at least get to another euro final with BR. Win this time.
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Oh Brendan :wub:

If he's going to stick around for any significant period of time we're going to have to get the planners thinking about where his statue will go on the Celtic Way.
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4 Dec 2016, 11:49 AM
Brilliant reply from Brendan Rogers. Completely turned it round on McGhee. Also, check the photo of Dermot Desmond in the DR online in the dressing room with the team after the BetFred final. Who or what, was in the wee leather flightcase? Crying out for a photoshop!
We'll never know. All we know is the BMF wallet belongs to him.
His is the one which says Beardy McFud?
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If he stays for the 10 he'll go down in our history as possibly the most important manager since Stein. And he, of all people, knows that.
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