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Brendan Rodgers; "I was born into Celtic"
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11 May 2018, 11:00 AM
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but I think this is brilliant from Brendan and the club. - Quote:
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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been praised for recording his matchday programme notes for visually impaired fans.
The audio recordings have been a big hit with around 70 supporters who sit behind the manager's dugout at Celtic Park.
The former Liverpool boss, from Carnlough in Co Antrim, said he hoped it could be replicated at other clubs.
"I am delighted to do this for our fans, and if in any way it can help add to the matchday experience for our supporters then that is great news," he said.
"Like many managers in football, I have always felt my programme notes are a very important way to welcome our fans to the stadium, to set the scene for that particular match and explain to our supporters my thoughts on the game."
Speaking to CelticFC.net, Rodgers added: "We are so grateful to all the fans in this section who come to the match, sit behind our dugout week in, week out and support the club so passionately.
"Clearly, these supporters face challenges, but they do so with such courage and such spirit. Each and every one of our supporters in this section deserves enormous praise for their commitment to Celtic and the way they support the club, and I am delighted to become involved in this initiative, which will hopefully add to their experience at Celtic Park."
Ronnie Regan and Jim Lewis help to run the visually-impaired supporters' group and provide matchday commentary for the members.
Mr Regan said: "The programme notes recorded by Brendan have added another dimension to the matchday experience of the visually-impaired supporters.
"They can now listen to the manager speaking directly to them on an intimate level."
He said the commentary had now become a staple for visually-impaired supporters at every game.
"We believe that this is a first for Scottish, if not UK, football and we hope that this gets replicated at other clubs," Mr Regan added.
Mr Lewis has managed the visually-impaired supporters' group at Celtic Park.
"It is very positive the way our visually-impaired supporters are being treated and how well they are being looked after," he said.
"Once other clubs see what Celtic are doing they will follow, but Celtic are one step ahead.
"It is fantastic that the club and Brendan Rodgers are connecting with the supporters in our section.
"It shows the manager is not just looking after the players but he's looking around him and looking after the supporters as well."
Rodgers has a new managerial rival in Glasgow with his former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard taking the helm at Rangers.
Excellent stuff from Brendan.
The totally irrelevant mention of Gerrard is the very definition of shoehorning as well
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11 May 2018, 11:12 AM
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but I think this is brilliant from Brendan and the club. - Quote:
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Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has been praised for recording his matchday programme notes for visually impaired fans.
The audio recordings have been a big hit with around 70 supporters who sit behind the manager's dugout at Celtic Park.
The former Liverpool boss, from Carnlough in Co Antrim, said he hoped it could be replicated at other clubs.
"I am delighted to do this for our fans, and if in any way it can help add to the matchday experience for our supporters then that is great news," he said.
"Like many managers in football, I have always felt my programme notes are a very important way to welcome our fans to the stadium, to set the scene for that particular match and explain to our supporters my thoughts on the game."
Speaking to CelticFC.net, Rodgers added: "We are so grateful to all the fans in this section who come to the match, sit behind our dugout week in, week out and support the club so passionately.
"Clearly, these supporters face challenges, but they do so with such courage and such spirit. Each and every one of our supporters in this section deserves enormous praise for their commitment to Celtic and the way they support the club, and I am delighted to become involved in this initiative, which will hopefully add to their experience at Celtic Park."
Ronnie Regan and Jim Lewis help to run the visually-impaired supporters' group and provide matchday commentary for the members.
Mr Regan said: "The programme notes recorded by Brendan have added another dimension to the matchday experience of the visually-impaired supporters.
"They can now listen to the manager speaking directly to them on an intimate level."
He said the commentary had now become a staple for visually-impaired supporters at every game.
"We believe that this is a first for Scottish, if not UK, football and we hope that this gets replicated at other clubs," Mr Regan added.
Mr Lewis has managed the visually-impaired supporters' group at Celtic Park.
"It is very positive the way our visually-impaired supporters are being treated and how well they are being looked after," he said.
"Once other clubs see what Celtic are doing they will follow, but Celtic are one step ahead.
"It is fantastic that the club and Brendan Rodgers are connecting with the supporters in our section.
"It shows the manager is not just looking after the players but he's looking around him and looking after the supporters as well."
Rodgers has a new managerial rival in Glasgow with his former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard taking the helm at Rangers.
Excellent stuff from Brendan. The totally irrelevant mention of Gerrard is the very definition of shoehorning as well  Great stuff.
Lump in my throat reading that
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11 May 2018, 11:24 AM
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but I think this is brilliant from Brendan and the club.
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Excellent stuff from Brendan. The totally irrelevant mention of Gerrard is the very definition of shoehorning as well 
Great stuff. Lump in my throat reading that He does have a way with words our SaMule.
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11 May 2018, 11:26 AM
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Not sure if it has been mentioned but I think this is brilliant from Brendan and the club.
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Excellent stuff from Brendan. The totally irrelevant mention of Gerrard is the very definition of shoehorning as well 
Great stuff. Lump in my throat reading that Very impressive initiative and genuinely caring. The inclusion of the entirely irrelevant mention of Gerrard's arrival is abysmal journalism. Which rag published it?
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11 May 2018, 11:30 AM
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Great stuff. Lump in my throat reading that
Very impressive initiative and genuinely caring.  The inclusion of the entirely irrelevant mention of Gerrard's arrival is abysmal journalism. Which rag published it? I didn't even notice that part when I read and copied it. It was the Belfast Telegraph so that probably explains it!
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11 May 2018, 11:31 AM
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Great stuff. Lump in my throat reading that
He does have a way with words our SaMule.
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11 May 2018, 11:55 AM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
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11 May 2018, 01:00 PM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on.
The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week.
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11 May 2018, 01:02 PM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on. The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week. Would it have harmed them to have a bit of a go in a meaningless match against a team with no strikers?
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11 May 2018, 01:12 PM
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With teams going ultra defensive against us at CP it might be an idea to work on set pieces a bit more? I dunno, maybe the stats aren't as bad as it seems but it seems we don't do much from corners and free kicks.
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11 May 2018, 01:13 PM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on. The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week. He's completely correct.
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11 May 2018, 01:21 PM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on. The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week.
Would it have harmed them to have a bit of a go in a meaningless match against a team with no strikers? In other words: would it have harmed them to play how we wanted them to
The result kind of vindicates Clarke's point
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11 May 2018, 01:23 PM
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Clarke has the ground in this one. Spot on & good to highlight Critic's inefficiencies at breaking them down too. No worries with the grass either.
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If those comments from SC are accurate (and I don’t doubt they are), he is spot on.
Brendan is wonderful but he is also human. This time he did come across poorly.
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11 May 2018, 01:25 PM
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With teams going ultra defensive against us at CP it might be an idea to work on set pieces a bit more? I dunno, maybe the stats aren't as bad as it seems but it seems we don't do much from corners and free kicks. There were a couple of games last season we won 1-0 from set pieces. Aberdeen and St Johnstone at home off of the top of my head. They'd be 0-0 this season. Small margins.
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11 May 2018, 01:28 PM
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With teams going ultra defensive against us at CP it might be an idea to work on set pieces a bit more? I dunno, maybe the stats aren't as bad as it seems but it seems we don't do much from corners and free kicks. Agree totally, our set plays are awful and I don't know for sure but I don't think goals from corners this season has got into double figures. Free kick and corner delivery is embarrassing at times, for all the good Brendan brings there are some things he really needs to work on, sometimes I get the feeling he just won't accept he's wrong or needs to work on things when it's coming from third parties, he just ignores it and it's pure stubbornness.
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on. The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week.
Would it have harmed them to have a bit of a go in a meaningless match against a team with no strikers? Alternatively we could have played with Jack Aitchison. Or we could have tried a different approach to breaking them down during the game. The onus was on us. Brendan has been unable to get the better of Clarke in the 3 games we've faced them. 1 win to Kilmarnock and 2 draws. We beat them in the game before he was appointed. That's a pretty decent record for Clarke and I can't blame him one bit for setting up as he did. To come away with a point will have his team on a reasonable high.
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11 May 2018, 01:30 PM
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With teams going ultra defensive against us at CP it might be an idea to work on set pieces a bit more? I dunno, maybe the stats aren't as bad as it seems but it seems we don't do much from corners and free kicks.
Agree totally, our set plays are awful and I don't know for sure but I don't think goals from corners this season has got into double figures. Free kick and corner delivery is embarrassing at times, for all the good Brendan brings there are some things he really needs to work on, sometimes I get the feeling he just won't accept he's wrong or needs to work on things when it's coming from third parties, he just ignores it and it's pure stubbornness. I’d be surprised if goals from corner kicks had got into single figures.
We are beyond bad at them.
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11 May 2018, 01:32 PM
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Steve Clarke now having a pop over BRs firemen comment
Steve Clarke is spot on. The Kilmarnock manager told Press Association Sport: If you look at the majority of what Brendan said, it was correct and proper - but that (firefighter) line wasn't really befitting of a Celtic manager. It wasn't so much disrespectful, it was just a silly line to use in what was quite an honest post-match analysis of the game. We don't have to go there and play the way Celtic want us to. We went there to play the way that is best for us to get a result. It's my job as a manager to set my players up in a way that gives us the best chance of getting a positive result and that's what we did. If you are the team with 73 per cent of the possession then it's what you do with it that counts and on the night Celtic didn't do enough. They only had one shot on target, which for that amount of possession I'd think would be disappointing for Brendan and his team. If he wants to insinuate that Celtic could not have broken down 11 amateur players, which is what he was insinuating, then I think he underestimates his own abilities as a coach and the ability of his players because I'm pretty sure Celtic would beat 11 firemen. I didn't see Brendan after the game, we didn't have the usual post-match chat so I don't know if he was frustrated or not after the results we've had against them this year. I don't think he should be too frustrated seeing as they have two trophies in the bag already and the chance to make it three next week.
He's completely correct. Of course Clarke is correct.
If we had got a 0-0 draw against PSG in Europe, for example, with a defensive performance, we would have been delighted. Clarke realised their is a gap in quality between Celtic and Kilmarnock, just as there is between PSG and Celtic, and set his stall out accordingly.
In breaking down defensive sides in the SPFL we should consider having 2 players up front. Otherwise teams know to crowd out our wing attack and crowd out Rogic or whoever our number 10 is.
I know we were short of strikers against Kilmarnock, but in general, a front 2 against 'park the bus' teams would help, particularly at home games.
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11 May 2018, 01:42 PM
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With teams going ultra defensive against us at CP it might be an idea to work on set pieces a bit more? I dunno, maybe the stats aren't as bad as it seems but it seems we don't do much from corners and free kicks. Not sure if you’re being ultra, ultra subtle there, and I’m about to walk into the vortex of a mega woooosh, but no: it’s not just you: Celtic’s set pieces are woefull, regardless of who we’re playing and how they set up. Throw in’s, corners, free kicks - you seldom see a move that’s obviously ‘straight off the training ground’, it’s as if the players make it up as they go along. For a management team otherwise forensic in their preparation and attention to detail, it seems like a glaring omission!
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