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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,150 Views)
nowonder
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culchie
29 Jan 2017, 11:47 PM
ghirl86
29 Jan 2017, 08:00 PM
I forget who it was (sorry!) but someone on here suggested using the Green Glens of Antrim for Brendan.
that was me. plenty of versions on you tube. he would love it
The Brendan Voyage intepreted by a republican flute band !
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He just holds court when he speaks, everyone listens and he explains things so beautifully, you feel like you learn when he talks, he's also double wide, anytime the press bowl him a loaded question looking for a headline he bats it away expertly.

Martin O'Neill is the only manager in my lifetime who could hold court like this, TB was a great speaker too but when your not winning the message he delivered wasn't always appreciated.

As for his song, God we need a new one, I can't stand that dirge, he deserves catchiest one possible

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His message yesterday was very clear, very significant.

When asked about the record, he replied that this is a club with a history, no question about that, 129 years.

He said this in his post-match interview on Sky TV, then again verbatim on the BBC. It was not some rush of blood or something that just popped into his head. It was measured and to the point.

Interesting that neither Sky nor the BBC, nor any news other outlet is running with it. He could not have been more explicit.



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I don't think he was getting at anything really. He was just saying it's a club with real history.
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riddlehouse
30 Jan 2017, 07:14 AM
I don't think he was getting at anything really. He was just saying it's a club with real history.
Indeed. People are so obsessed with Sevco that they think every utterance is about them. I doubt Brendan Rodgers gives them a second thought and his statement yesterday was purely about Celtic and our great history, which he is now part of.
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33-rpm
30 Jan 2017, 07:52 AM
riddlehouse
30 Jan 2017, 07:14 AM
I don't think he was getting at anything really. He was just saying it's a club with real history.
Indeed. People are so obsessed with Sevco that they think every utterance is about them. I doubt Brendan Rodgers gives them a second thought and his statement yesterday was purely about Celtic and our great history, which he is now part of.
Exactly - there's no need for Rodgers to make any statement other than to demonstrate his professionalism, commitment and pride in Celtic.
Edited by qualitystreetkid, 30 Jan 2017, 03:17 PM.
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He was " interviewed " on Talksport this morning, mentioned the 129 years again :lol: The rest of it comprised of Alan Brazil / Ray Parlour asking him about Liverpool, FA cup reserve teams, and Daniel Sturridge :angry:
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Todays press conference: https://vimeo.com/201692661

Callum McGregor: http://streamable.com/jc1ze
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He has had a wee edge about him in the last couple of pressers
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Love the way he shoots down the guy who asks if the sheep are the second best team in Scotland. He absolutely bosses these arseholes.
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fatboab
30 Jan 2017, 08:51 PM
Love the way he shoots down the guy who asks if the sheep are the second best team in Scotland. He absolutely bosses these arseholes.
Wee dig at monster munch too when discussing whether the speculation has affected Craig Gordon.
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30 Jan 2017, 06:34 PM
Todays press conference: https://vimeo.com/201692661

Callum McGregor: http://streamable.com/jc1ze
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Brilliant stuff in the press conference again.

Completely in charge of his brief, doesn't put a foot wrong.
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30 Jan 2017, 06:53 PM
Chelsea have signed oneillsrevolution's posts
The forum management couldn't turn down that kind of money for such minimalist content, they'd have been crazy not to accept.
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Anybody think Brendan is a wee bit of a poker player ? I know there is a lot of conjecture regarding signings but he does seem to say all the right things to bluff his hand . Talks the price up and down plays the need to sell, with the occasional "Every player has a price".
At the start of the season he did seem pretty determined to get across players would not be leaving at undervalued prices due to his experience in the EPL.
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brendans comments on what he looks for in a striker when talking about sturridge earlier

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers say he sometimes found it difficult to fit striker Daniel Sturridge into his line-up during his time in charge of Liverpool.

Sturridge has once again battled persistent injury problems this season, with many suggesting those injuries may have finally caught up with him.

And Rodgers says there were certain tactics which could not be implemented with the 27-year-old in the team.

“Daniel will always get goals, he is that quality, but it’s about trying to fit it into the way your team works,” he told talkSPORT.

“That wasn’t easy to do when I was at Liverpool. We always had to find a way to fit him in the team. Sometimes he was out wide with Luis Suarez central and other games he was central and Luis was wide.

“There was always a conundrum there because you want to be aggressive and press the game and there are certain areas of the pitch where you always have to look – if Daniel is in the team – where you can and can’t press.

“There is no doubting his goal-scoring ability but a No. 9 in the modern game now has to give more than that.”
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I saw the slight dig at Boyd regarding Craig Gordon's "Treatment". Nice work by Rodgers I thought.
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https://twitter.com/LilZe7/status/826123063171358720 lol
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Is it just me who envisages Rodgers sat at a press conference on February 1st, THAT wry grin on his faces, 6million pocketed from Gordon and a new keeper and the Nigerian Henry through the door?
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i love how he still brings up the inverness game and how it annoys him. no chance of us getting complacent anytime soon :clap:

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BRENDAN RODGERS last night gave his personal guarantee that Craig Gordon will NOT be sold to Chelsea.

As SunSport revealed, the Premier League leaders have made TWO approaches to Celtic for the Scotland goalie.

Celts turned down their advances on both occasions, vowing to reward keeper Gordon, 34, with a bumper new contract.

As yet there have been no serious negotiations with Gordon still intrigued by the interest Chelsea are showing in him.

But Rodgers is calm about the situation, insisting Gordon will be in his side to face Aberdeen at home tomorrow.

Rodgers said: “For me, it’s always been clear. Craig will be here, he will be in goal on Wednesday night, and we want to get him signed up on a new deal.

“Antonio Conte will be in a similar position, he knows he’s got a keeper that wants to go out and play, he’s been the No2, but now he wants to play.

“My job here is I’ve been brought in to lead Celtic, look after the football side, and help manage the club.

“So my job is to protect Celtic and to build the best team I possibly can here, and that means keeping Craig Gordon.

“There’s two parts to it, you can only speak to someone if another club meets a valuation of what a player is maybe worth.

“You don’t willy-nilly let a player go and talk to them. It doesn’t work like that.

“It’s a little bit more complex than that. But the stance is the same, we don’t want to lose him.”

Of course, Celtic’s stance could change if Chelsea suddenly up the ante to such an extent it makes more sense to sell Gordon than keep him.

But Rodgers added: “That’s all hypothetical isn’t it? I don’t worry about things like that.

“Craig will be in goal on Wednesday night, I guarantee you, so write that. That’s all you need to write. He will be in goal. End of story.”

It’s the same story for superkid Kieran Tierney, who now has scouts from several English clubs flocking to Celtic Park.

Rodgers said: “The kid loves it here. I said when I came in he’s top class. But he’s 19, and developing very well. He has so many good qualities.

“Kieran’s a great young boy who’s living the dream. So there’s no rush for him. He’s just turned 19 and playing in a team that suits his qualities and style.

“Kieran is a supporter who is on the pitch, and you see that in every performance.

“I think it’s great. When there’s speculation around your players it means something is going okay.

“It’s been Moussa Dembele, Gordon, Tierney . . . probably Dedryck Boyata will be next.

“So it’s all good. My job is to control the background noise, don’t worry so much.

“People have to earn money, agents have to get stories out. But for me there’s no drama.”

Rodgers has been working to bring new stars in.

But he doesn’t expect any more arrivals before tomorrow’s deadline.

Rodgers added: “We’re in total control. I don’t think we’ll get in what we want to, but we’ve got a great squad of players here.

“Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to strengthen in January. I want to improve the team, but only when the right players become available, and I just don’t think it’s going to be.

“We’ve made one fantastic signing in Kouassi Eboue. We wanted a couple more, but it’s not going to happen. I don’t waste my time worrying about it.”

Rodgers is a happy man right now with his side breaking the Lisbon Lions’ 26-game unbeaten run in style against Hearts.

He said: “Yeah, a few managers have rung in or sent messages. I heard from Neil Lennon. People in the game, both north and south of the border, know how difficult it is.

“It doesn’t matter what level, it’s all relative. It’s a really difficult thing to do when you think of the number of tough games we’ve had.

“To win 21 league games out of 22 — and the Inverness match still irks me after playing so well in the second half up there — is such a tough ask of any team.

“It shows how committed the players have been to what we are trying to do here.

“It was a great day on Sunday. If you think of the 129-year history of Celtic, and of how long that record stood for, and think of all the great teams and brilliant players who have been here — I think my players deserve all the credit they get.

“It is a remarkable show of professionalism, quality, desire and spirit, all the key attributes needed to make up a team. So it is a great achievement.

“The players have now opened a new page in the history of Celtic, and now we want to continue writing a really positive story on that. Hopefully we can stay focused and keep pushing on.

“The Lisbon Lions are unique. What they achieved in that period of time was totally unique.

“So for us to be mentioned even in the same breath as them, and to receive congratulations from the likes of John Clark and Bobby Lennox, is a really humbling experience.”
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