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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
Topic Started: 20 May 2016, 05:06 PM (2,287,986 Views)
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17 Aug 2017, 09:38 PM
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I think he will but it depends on what people expect from him now that the the gulf in football is larger than ever before. We won't reach a European final but, it's worth noting, that we also won't have a genuine world class player like Larsson leading us there so a bit of perspective will be needed on that one.

If he leads us to 10IAR, continues to take us into the group stages and dominating all before us domestically playing such a brilliant style of football I would have to say he'll have eclipsed MON purely in Celtic manager terms. His overall impact on the entire club can't be understated either.
BR believes the Europa League is within our reach. Having watched the final last season, he's not wrong.
Was just going to state that. I think we've got the capability to do something in that tournament.
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17 Aug 2017, 09:41 AM
Not to get ahead of myself but I genuinely think BR will end up eclipsing Stein.
Easy Tiger. :lol:

MON maybe.
He's a far better manager than MON. It isn't even close, IMO.
I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

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He's a far better manager than MON. It isn't even close, IMO.
I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

100%

We went from ineptitude to utter dominance under MON which, barring a few blips, hasn't really let up since. We have been strong pretty much every year since 2000. That is down to MON and the astonishing transformation he supervised.

Brendan is the man of course all the same!
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I cannot believe the difference in us. So many times I have watched us in Europe with that horrible feeling of knowing we just weren't good enough with the ball. Plenty of heart and effort made sure that, at home, we could not be discounted, but there was no getting away from the fact our skill with the ball let us down time after time, especially away from home.

That was as mature a performance as I can recall from us in Europe, and I said towards the end of the group stages last season that it was becoming clear how Brendan wanted us to play. Forget talk of how long he will be here. Let's just enjoy every bit of it and back him all the way. He knows what he is doing. It isn't just our players who have improved. I recall watching Liverpool playing in Europe when Brendan was manager and they were awful at times. We are seeing the benefit of his time there.

However many and whoever he wants, Celtic, go and get them!
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10 Aug 2017, 07:51 PM
I was delighted he became our manager but I didn't expect just how well he would do.Might never do as well as Jock Stein but he's got MON in his sights.
We were saying the other night that he'll be well aware of what records he can break/ set. I guess our record score is achievable (11-1), back to back trebles a possibility, and a Europa League Final is also a goal. Time will tell, but it looks like he wants to leave a legacy. :pray:
might be a typo

but our record score was 11-0 v Dundee
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He's a far better manager than MON. It isn't even close, IMO.
I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

Are you saying it's shampoo to say Brendan is a better manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
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I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

Are you saying it's shampoo to say Brendan is a better manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
If the Rogers of today and had been manager in the MON era we would have won the CL.
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I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

Are you saying it's shampoo to say Brendan is a better manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
who cares? let's just enjoy the moment.
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Are you saying it's shampoo to say Brendan is a better manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
If the Rogers of today and had been manager in the MON era we would have won the CL.
:lol: :ffs:
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deepbetter manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
If the Rogers of today and had been manager in the MON era we would have won the CL.
:lol: :ffs:
It's not that mental a statement when you look at the facts. The Porto and Monaco teams that contested the 2004 final weren't that much better than the Celtic team at the time. That season was a particularly weird one in Champions League history right enough.
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deepbetter manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best
:lol: :ffs:
It's not that mental a statement when you look at the facts. The Porto and Monaco teams that contested the 2004 final weren't that much better than the Celtic team at the time. That season was a particularly weird one in Champions League history right enough.
i'm not debating the opinion i'm just wondering why you would want such a debate in the first place.
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Is it too early to ask for a further 4 year extension to his contract...?
FatherSpliffmas
17 Aug 2017, 09:41 AM
Not to get ahead of myself but I genuinely think BR will end up eclipsing Stein.
I understand and appreciate the sentiment and enthusiasm here, but it's just not possible. The expectations and the relative weight of achievement just doesn't allow for it.

That said, it's early days yet, but he has a very realistic chance of passing MON for the #2 spot.
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I'm loving watching Brendan's team but that is a huge pile of shampooe. MON (& Fergus) reinvented Celtic for the modern era, everything we've achieved since 2000 has its roots in his time here.

Are you saying it's shampoo to say Brendan is a better manager than MON?

I'm not suggesting that he's achieved more as Celtic manager than MON has. He has only been here for a year, after all. I'm just saying that he is a better manager and indeed our best manager since Jock Stein. Eff, even Lenny is above Brendan in terms of Celtic achievements as of right now so I'm obviously not arguing that he's equalled or bettered what MON did here. He will, though, in time. He's that good.
I'm saying it's absolute shampooe to say Rodgers is a "far better manager than MON. It isn't even close". MON is the early 2000's was one of the best managers in the business and completely changed the mentality at Celtic for a generation. We are lucky to have two managers like Rodgers and MON is a comparatively short space of time, let's enjoy it rather than ignorantly denigrate the abilities of a genuine Celtic legend :thumbsup:
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Press Conference: https://vimeo.com/230155805

Craig Gordon: https://streamable.com/a70vm
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Cheers for that :thumbsup:
More punters should watch these and not bother buying the rags :lol:
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Cheers for that :thumbsup:
More punters should watch these and not bother buying the rags :lol:
A new guy (Celtic fan) in my office had The S*n the other day, and I asked him if he bought it, (might have been lying about, or some hun's) and he had. I was the 5th person to ask him that day. Not saw him with it since. :lol:
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Dunno who the hack is who asks the opening question but Craig Gordon does the winker sign under the table at him.
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He's happy again :clap:
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Great listen as always.

Refreshing to see how his professionalism is installed throughout the club too (as you'd expect). John McGlynn spending a week in Astana to analyse them speaks volumes of that professionalism. Great stuff.
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18 Aug 2017, 10:25 PM
Great listen as always.

Refreshing to see how his professionalism is installed throughout the club too (as you'd expect). John McGlynn spending a week in Astana to analyse them speaks volumes of that professionalism. Great stuff.
Is that the same John McGlynn that was Hearts assistant under a few managers?

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