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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,288,072 Views)
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Met him yesterday. What an amazing guy.

Stay forever, Brendan. :worthy: :pray:
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carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
And who will be minding the shop when they are all in Glasgow?
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carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
What about the faithfull KDS voters who voted for him in the poll on here ahead of Moyles and co. We got him the fecking job where's our freebie.
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9 Apr 2017, 09:34 PM
carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
And who will be minding the shop when they are all in Glasgow?
Shut the shop

'Gone to meet Brendan in person, back soon' notice

Job done
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9 Apr 2017, 09:43 PM
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9 Apr 2017, 09:34 PM
carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
And who will be minding the shop when they are all in Glasgow?
Shut the shop

'Gone to meet Brendan in person, back soon' notice

Job done
Er ... those lads who haven't gone away you know ;)
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9 Apr 2017, 09:39 PM
carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
What about the faithfull KDS voters who voted for him in the poll on here ahead of Moyles and co. We got him the fecking job where's our freebie.
Chris was never in the running.
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Outstanding news. Cant wait to watch him lift the 10. :clap:
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remy mcswain
10 Apr 2017, 10:02 AM
culchie
9 Apr 2017, 09:39 PM
carnloughbhoy
9 Apr 2017, 08:45 AM
He named all the Celtic employees in the match programme. However, those who provided him with the list forgot to mention the five employees of the Belfast Celtic Superstore. When it was pointed out to BR he arranged to fly the five over to Glasgow to thank them in person. He's a class act
What about the faithfull KDS voters who voted for him in the poll on here ahead of Moyles and co. We got him the fecking job where's our freebie.
Chris was never in the running.
:lol:
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9 Apr 2017, 11:12 AM
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9 Apr 2017, 10:45 AM
el gato
9 Apr 2017, 03:09 AM
Dunno if its connected to Brendan but James Forrest (the blogger one) on Celtic Blog fb page hinting at another big story to hit later this morning.could be shyte but you never know
Patrick Roberts 3 year deal. :pray:
He did a piece about PL's interview in the Herald about 30 mins ago but hardly big or revelatory news given it's already plastered all over a national. Some confusion somewhere along the way methinks... Paddy would have been good right enough :thumbsup:
I don't think that James Forrest is interested in any Celtic stories.
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CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers is prepared to smash the club’s transfer record this summer in his pursuit of the “game-changer” he wants to propel the club to the next level in Europe.

Martin O’Neill twice spent sums of £6million to land Chris Sutton in 2000 and John Hartson a year later, and those fees haven’t been surpassed.

Now, with money in the bank after a Champions League return, Rodgers wants to repay the fans for their support with a player who will get bums off seats.

He has already mapped out his ideas to powerbrokers Dermot Desmond and Peter Lawwell, who are fully behind his plans.

Rodgers said: “We have a very clever board so if we can make an investment of £8.5m, and in two years it can get you £40m to £50m, then I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t do that.

“You look at what you can gain against the risk.

“There is talent out there and we will always look to get it. Plus, as a Celtic supporter, I know what they want.

“They have always had someone with the magic, someone who gets them up off their feet. Hence the reason I brought in Scott Sinclair, who gets them up off their seat. We’ll be looking for that.

“There will always be a ceiling, I respect that. It’s not an open cheque book but I feel the board will always do everything they possibly can to get the right type of players in that we want.

“I’ve had those conversations, we know exactly where we are with all of that.”

Rodgers is confident he will not lose any mainstays from his team this summer ahead of the Champions League qualifiers, which start on July 12. The Hoops will come under pressure to sell Moussa Dembele and possibly even Stuart Armstrong towards the end of the window in August.

But Rodgers insists Celtic’s board is not interested in making a quick buck by gambling on a weaker team.

He added: “I couldn’t be at a club where the intellect in the board could be any better.

“Whatever went on in the past, I don’t know, but all I know from my time here is that the intelligence is dripping out of them.”
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/790341/Celtic-Brendan-Rodgers-Transfer-news


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Brendan Rodgers is confident he can find another Philippe Coutinho as he seeks to provide Celtic fans with a “blue-chip player” at a reasonable price.

The Celtic manager has just signed a new four-year deal with the recently-crowned Scottish champions but has stressed the potential significance of Lee Congerton’s arrival last month as a member of his staff.

Congerton, the club’s new head of recruitment, worked with Rodgers at Chelsea and Liverpool, and is credited with having found Coutinho, who the then scout recommended to Chelsea. There was another player Congerton also suggested the Stamford Bridge club should try to sign –Neymar.

In the end Coutinho signed for Inter Milan but Rodgers was delighted to be able to prise him away when he became manager of Liverpool and the Italian club hit money problems. The Brazil forward is now one of the top players in the English Premier League and is currently being linked with a move to Barcelona.

Neymar, meanwhile, headed to Barcelona in 2013 from Santos and is now among the world’s best players.

“The reason I brought in Lee Congerton was because he’s one of the best at it,” said Rodgers. “This is the guy who found me Coutinho. No-one would have heard of Coutinho otherwise.

“When I worked at Chelsea I remember Lee being away in South America. He came back and told me about two players who were 14 or 15. He said ‘wow, there are two players out there we’ve got to try and 
get’. It was Coutinho and 
Neymar.”

“At that point no-one had heard of them,” added Rodgers. “So the reason I’ve brought Lee in is because of that. Alexander Pato was another one, I remember, that he mentioned.

“So I’ve brought in one of the best in his field. Someone who has a worldwide network.” Congerton’s arrival was announced last month and he will head up the club’s recruitment network both at home and abroad.

“He can really help us in a lot of markets, to get the best possible players we can,” explained Rodgers, who is confident he will be given the funds to bring in at least three new signings.

“But the profile and everything has to be right to fit in with the club.

“But Coutinho at 14 was great. He was at Vasco da Gama and Chelsea tried to do a deal, but they’d already done one with Inter Milan. He went there at 16 but I was always aware of him. Then when I was at Liverpool I got the guys to find out about him. Inter Milan were struggling for money and young players very rarely got a chance. So it was an opportunity for us to get him.

“He cost £8.5million, that’s what we got him for. What’s he worth now? But no-one knew of Coutinho. But he was in our team at 19 and he flourishes. So there is talent out there and we will always look to get it.”

With the Celtic board having shown enough faith in him to hand him a new four-year deal, Rodgers is confident he will be backed in his efforts to re-strengthen this season. He smiled when asked how many new players he wants to bring in.

“A manager will always tell you three,” he said. “But it really is a limited amount. The players I’d like to bring in could make a real impact and help the boys here.”

Rodgers said he is only interested in “game-changing” players, those who can come in and be relied upon to make a real impact. “I wouldn’t ever just sign a name for the sake of it,” he stressed. “I look at the needs of the squad and try and project the developments of players here. And I’m preparing for another 60-game season.

“So I need a good squad, one that’s tight and that’s spirit is good.”

“Listen, some will move on naturally,” he continued, with Efe Ambrose, currently on loan at Hibs, one of those whose contract is due to expire at the end of this season. “Some, their cycle will finish here because they might not get the game-time they want,” he said. “Some might want to go on and try something else. That’s natural.

“But the number of players I think can help us develop and improve is minimal. There won’t be wholesale changes.”

“I think there is still a level of player out there for us who bring excitement,” he noted. “Again, it’ll all depend on what it is for the player. We can’t just pay anything, and I would never ask the club to do that.

“I wouldn’t. I’m not here to put the club in a risk. Not at all. I’ll always demand that we sign the best possible players we can. But I understand strategically where the club is at, and how it needs to function going forward.

“That’s not lacking ambition, that’s just being real. And also knowing – from being down south for a number of years – exactly the types of players we can attract here. In fact, not even attract. Players we can get here.

“Plus, as a Celtic supporter, I know what they want. They have always had someone with the magic. They’ve always had someone who gets them up off their feet. Always.

“So I know what they want. Hence the reason I brought in Scott Sinclair, who gets them up off their seat. We’ll be looking for that.

“People knew him but they didn’t really know his quality. You look at him now and he’s one of the most exciting talents. If he keeps going he could be in an England squad.”
scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/brendan-rodgers-wants-to-find-another-coutinho-for-celtic

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Stuart Armstrong will most definitely sign a new contract soon.
Is £8m too much for Paddy Roberts?
Would he be worth £30m after 3 more years of developing?

I bet Brendan would love to keep him.
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11 Apr 2017, 08:20 AM
Stuart Armstrong will most definitely sign a new contract soon.
Is £8m too much for Paddy Roberts?
Would he be worth £30m after 3 more years of developing?

I bet Brendan would love to keep him.
If Roberts is the mystery blue chip game changer I'll be pretty underwhelmed tbh.
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By the sounds of that interview looks like we may be taking a bit more interest in the South American market
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11 Apr 2017, 08:54 AM
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11 Apr 2017, 08:20 AM
Stuart Armstrong will most definitely sign a new contract soon.
Is £8m too much for Paddy Roberts?
Would he be worth £30m after 3 more years of developing?

I bet Brendan would love to keep him.
If Roberts is the mystery blue chip game changer I'll be pretty underwhelmed tbh.
Yep. I wouldn't be against signing Roberts (maybe not for £8m mind), but talking of us potentially signing players in the mould of Neymar and Coutinho does set the bar a bit higher than the bold Paddy :lol:
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By the sounds of that interview looks like we may be taking a bit more interest in the South American market
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11 Apr 2017, 08:54 AM
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11 Apr 2017, 08:20 AM
Stuart Armstrong will most definitely sign a new contract soon.
Is £8m too much for Paddy Roberts?
Would he be worth £30m after 3 more years of developing?

I bet Brendan would love to keep him.
If Roberts is the mystery blue chip game changer I'll be pretty underwhelmed tbh.
Is there a mystery blue chip game changer?
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