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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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2 Apr 2017, 05:16 PM
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Love the man, here's to the treble!
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2 Apr 2017, 05:26 PM
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No Trolling here friend. I know he hasn't achieved anything near what MON has yet but he's restored pride in our club and done an unbelievable job with that squad since he came. He's brilliant at dealing with the media, possibly even calmer than MON when faced with loaded questions too. If he stays for the next 4 years he will win more trophies than MON. Whether he can build a better side remains to be seen, but I wouldn't put it past him.
I'm sorry but at the moment he's absolutely nowhere near MON. When MON took over we had won 1 of the previous 12 league titles & had a massive inferiority complex when it came to Oldco. In 9 months there was a 40 point swing from the best Huns team I've seen under the little genital to us. Year 2, our first title defence in 20 years. Year 3, a European final. Year 4, a Celtic team whose league record to this very weekend, the current team still trails. For what it's worth the 03/04 team is the greatest Celtic side in my lifetime. Qualifying for the Champions League, remaining undefeated in the league with a potential treble is brilliant, but to be up there with MON it's not enough. 'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record.
And few people love MON more than me.
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2 Apr 2017, 05:28 PM
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BR: I知 absolutely delighted for the players and everyone connected with the club.
BR: I知 delighted with the professionalism, integrity, pride and style with which the team have played all season.
BR: I知 happy for the Board, they put their trust in me to come here with a one club, one vision mentality.
BR: They put their trust in me to lead for which I知 very grateful for.
BR: I知 over the moon for the supporters, I知 very lucky because I知 one of them but I知 on this side.
BR: They致e given me nothing but support since I came here.
BR: For me, I知 just happy I could win it in the style that I wanted to. When I arrived the club was on a winning cycle.
BR: I wanted to continue that but I wanted to do it in the best way we could, I think we致e done that.
BR: We still have work to do until the end of the season but today we値l celebrate our great success in winning the league.
BR: This is the beginning of the cycle, it痴 exciting to see the growth and development of the players.
BR: However, the beauty of this group of players is that they池e only going to get better.
BR: I'm very happy here, there痴 not a place I could be right now that would make me happier in my personal life or professional life.
BR: I couldn稚 think of a better place to be at this stage in my life than Glasgow Celtic. What an absolutely class act.
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2 Apr 2017, 05:29 PM
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Congratulations Brendan on your first title
Great to hear you being interviewed and point blank refusing to be drawn into making rash predictions
The loaded questions from Nosferatu on RS and McCann on SKY were cringeworthy
Brendan is way too clever for you
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2 Apr 2017, 05:34 PM
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BR: I知 absolutely delighted for the players and everyone connected with the club.
BR: I知 delighted with the professionalism, integrity, pride and style with which the team have played all season.
BR: I知 happy for the Board, they put their trust in me to come here with a one club, one vision mentality.
BR: They put their trust in me to lead for which I知 very grateful for.
BR: I知 over the moon for the supporters, I知 very lucky because I知 one of them but I知 on this side.
BR: They致e given me nothing but support since I came here.
BR: For me, I知 just happy I could win it in the style that I wanted to. When I arrived the club was on a winning cycle.
BR: I wanted to continue that but I wanted to do it in the best way we could, I think we致e done that.
BR: We still have work to do until the end of the season but today we値l celebrate our great success in winning the league.
BR: This is the beginning of the cycle, it痴 exciting to see the growth and development of the players.
BR: However, the beauty of this group of players is that they池e only going to get better.
BR: I'm very happy here, there痴 not a place I could be right now that would make me happier in my personal life or professional life.
BR: I couldn稚 think of a better place to be at this stage in my life than Glasgow Celtic.
What an absolutely class act. Oh Brendan
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2 Apr 2017, 05:35 PM
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Congratulations Brendan on your first title
Great to hear you being interviewed and point blank refusing to be drawn into making rash predictions
The loaded questions from Nosferatu on RS and McCann on SKY were cringeworthy
Brendan is way too clever for you What did they ask?
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2 Apr 2017, 05:52 PM
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Class man and class manager - we are so lucky.
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2 Apr 2017, 05:56 PM
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2 Apr 2017, 06:00 PM
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BR: I知 absolutely delighted for the players and everyone connected with the club.
BR: I知 delighted with the professionalism, integrity, pride and style with which the team have played all season.
BR: I知 happy for the Board, they put their trust in me to come here with a one club, one vision mentality.
BR: They put their trust in me to lead for which I知 very grateful for.
BR: I知 over the moon for the supporters, I知 very lucky because I知 one of them but I知 on this side.
BR: They致e given me nothing but support since I came here.
BR: For me, I知 just happy I could win it in the style that I wanted to. When I arrived the club was on a winning cycle.
BR: I wanted to continue that but I wanted to do it in the best way we could, I think we致e done that.
BR: We still have work to do until the end of the season but today we値l celebrate our great success in winning the league.
BR: This is the beginning of the cycle, it痴 exciting to see the growth and development of the players.
BR: However, the beauty of this group of players is that they池e only going to get better.
BR: I'm very happy here, there痴 not a place I could be right now that would make me happier in my personal life or professional life.
BR: I couldn稚 think of a better place to be at this stage in my life than Glasgow Celtic. But, but, Neil McCann says you'll be leaving, Brendan...
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2 Apr 2017, 06:01 PM
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I'm sorry but at the moment he's absolutely nowhere near MON. When MON took over we had won 1 of the previous 12 league titles & had a massive inferiority complex when it came to Oldco. In 9 months there was a 40 point swing from the best Huns team I've seen under the little genital to us. Year 2, our first title defence in 20 years. Year 3, a European final. Year 4, a Celtic team whose league record to this very weekend, the current team still trails. For what it's worth the 03/04 team is the greatest Celtic side in my lifetime. Qualifying for the Champions League, remaining undefeated in the league with a potential treble is brilliant, but to be up there with MON it's not enough.
'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me. It was Hibs who put us out the league cup in 03/04 not Motherwell.
Domestically there is nothing more he can do although the trebles not been won yet, it's still nowhere near the scale of a turn around we had in MON 1st season.
Just watch our 4-0 defeat in the last OF Game of 99/00 to know how far behind them we were.
He's got us in to the CL, won the league undefeated & could still win a treble.
As much as Deilas reign was a mess it was nowhere near as big a job as turning us around in 2000 was.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:01 PM
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I'm sorry but at the moment he's absolutely nowhere near MON. When MON took over we had won 1 of the previous 12 league titles & had a massive inferiority complex when it came to Oldco. In 9 months there was a 40 point swing from the best Huns team I've seen under the little genital to us. Year 2, our first title defence in 20 years. Year 3, a European final. Year 4, a Celtic team whose league record to this very weekend, the current team still trails. For what it's worth the 03/04 team is the greatest Celtic side in my lifetime. Qualifying for the Champions League, remaining undefeated in the league with a potential treble is brilliant, but to be up there with MON it's not enough.
'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me. 1) We lost to Hibs, not Motherwell in 03-04. 2) We were 'ordinary' in the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals against Villareal. Might have had something to do with our injuries; Sutton, Hartson, Maloney, and Beattie all missed the tie through injury.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:03 PM
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Surely Martin O'Neill is extatic today and celebrates Brendan Rodgers first league title like all of us.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:15 PM
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'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me.
It was Hibs who put us out the league cup in 03/04 not Motherwell. Domestically there is nothing more he can do although the trebles not been won yet, it's still nowhere near the scale of a turn around we had in MON 1st season. Just watch our 4-0 defeat in the last OF Game of 99/00 to know how far behind them we were. He's got us in to the CL, won the league undefeated & could still win a treble. As much as Deilas reign was a mess it was nowhere near as big a job as turning us around in 2000 was. Today's not the time for this 'debate'
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2 Apr 2017, 06:19 PM
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'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me.
1) We lost to Hibs, not Motherwell in 03-04. 2) We were 'ordinary' in the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals against Villareal. Might have had something to do with our injuries; Sutton, Hartson, Maloney, and Beattie all missed the tie through injury. I don't think the fact that it was Hibs rather than Motherwell changes my argument. We didn't lose 4-0 to Sevco last season and BR has been denied that opportunity to reverse. We also deservedly lost 5-1 to Rangers in MON's first season and it could have been more, arguably more emphatic than our 6-2.
I think the comparison is provisionally valid. I'm as excited as I was in 2000-01.
PS So what match am I recalling that John Kennedy made a mistake that resulted in a 1-0 defeat? Had it in my head it was Motherwell with McFadden scoring. Obviously not.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:21 PM
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'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me.
It was Hibs who put us out the league cup in 03/04 not Motherwell. Domestically there is nothing more he can do although the trebles not been won yet, it's still nowhere near the scale of a turn around we had in MON 1st season. Just watch our 4-0 defeat in the last OF Game of 99/00 to know how far behind them we were. He's got us in to the CL, won the league undefeated & could still win a treble. As much as Deilas reign was a mess it was nowhere near as big a job as turning us around in 2000 was. Yes and no. We had a very good squad who seriously underperformed under JB/KD. The turnaround required should never have been as much.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:21 PM
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1) We lost to Hibs, not Motherwell in 03-04. 2) We were 'ordinary' in the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals against Villareal. Might have had something to do with our injuries; Sutton, Hartson, Maloney, and Beattie all missed the tie through injury.
I don't think the fact that it was Hibs rather than Motherwell changes my argument. We didn't lose 4-0 to Sevco last season and BR has been denied that opportunity to reverse. We also deservedly lost 5-1 to Rangers in MON's first season and it could have been more, arguably more emphatic than our 6-2. I think the comparison is provisionally valid. I'm as excited as I was in 2000-01. PS So what match am I recalling that John Kennedy made a mistake that resulted in a 1-0 defeat? Had it in my head it was Motherwell with McFadden scoring. Obviously not. Very good question. The only JK mistakes I remember were in games we went on to win. Some game under Strachan?
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2 Apr 2017, 06:30 PM
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Can't really remember a clamour like this in the press for the Celtic manager to be poached since MON in his prime.
Enjoy the hurt ya hun monkeys. There's plenty more where that came from.
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1) We lost to Hibs, not Motherwell in 03-04. 2) We were 'ordinary' in the UEFA Cup Quarter Finals against Villareal. Might have had something to do with our injuries; Sutton, Hartson, Maloney, and Beattie all missed the tie through injury.
I don't think the fact that it was Hibs rather than Motherwell changes my argument. We didn't lose 4-0 to Sevco last season and BR has been denied that opportunity to reverse. We also deservedly lost 5-1 to Rangers in MON's first season and it could have been more, arguably more emphatic than our 6-2. I think the comparison is provisionally valid. I'm as excited as I was in 2000-01. PS So what match am I recalling that John Kennedy made a mistake that resulted in a 1-0 defeat? Had it in my head it was Motherwell with McFadden scoring. Obviously not. It's extremely exciting. If it was solely being compared to the feeling after MON's first season, it would be a fair one. But it's being compared to MON's full reign, which is mental at this point. Hopefully not so in a couple of years.
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Can't really remember a clamour like this in the press for the Celtic manager to be poached since MON in his prime.
Enjoy the hurt ya hun monkeys. There's plenty more where that came from. Absolutely.
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2 Apr 2017, 06:34 PM
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Brendan Rodgers, make us dream - Celtic FC.
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'Nowhere near' is nonsense. MON inherited two thirds of a very good team including the best player in Scottish football in my lifetime. He was also given a substantial transfer budget at least at the start of his spell. Plus we were poor in his last season and got knocked out the League Cup in 03-04 by Motherwell and were ordinary against Villareal.. Early to judge Brendan, but hard to see what he could have done better. Unlucky not to have a 100% domestic win record. And few people love MON more than me.
It was Hibs who put us out the league cup in 03/04 not Motherwell. Domestically there is nothing more he can do although the trebles not been won yet, it's still nowhere near the scale of a turn around we had in MON 1st season. Just watch our 4-0 defeat in the last OF Game of 99/00 to know how far behind them we were. He's got us in to the CL, won the league undefeated & could still win a treble. As much as Deilas reign was a mess it was nowhere near as big a job as turning us around in 2000 was. Brendan Rodgers can do nothing about the state we were in/the circumstances when MON took over compared to him taking over. He can only be glad MON paved the way and seek to take advantage of the steady footing we are on.
He is off to a cracking start
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