Will Brendan still be manager at the start of next season?

Think people are reading a bit too much into his “6 month comments”. I did as well initially but the more I read into it, it seemed more he was talking about developing Weah and Burke over the next 6 months rather than him leaving.

Obviously there is a good chance he will leave with the way the board has been but it would be madness to leave before the chance of the 10 imo even despite the attitude of the board.

If we can’t even back Brendan Rodgers what chance does the next guy have? No chance.

There has to be a change at board level as they have no ambition for the club and just want to cash in so they can get big bonuses and dividends. It’s purely been run as a business rather than both.

Dermot Desmond is supposedly a Celtic fan why he is sitting back and not allowing Brendan to get money to improve the squad?
After all he apparently played a big part in getting Brendan here.

I would be very surprised if he left at the end of the season but obviously can see why he might make that decision…

 

He’s not leaving, stop believing the media and bullshit rumours he’s here for 10 In a row!

 

He's still young for a manager and will obviously get another crack at the PL/Abroad, but i don't see him leaving in the summer unless we lost the title. He'll want to make up for the shambles of Europe at the start of this season imo.

If he does stay on he really needs to work on his recruitment of players. Aye lawell's a *, no doubt, and he cost us signing Mcginn and Piccini (In the latters case, i'm glad we avoided tbh) but it was Rodgers who went after Kouassi, Benyu, Hendry, De vries, Gamboa, Izaguirre, Mulumbu and Hayes.

Assuming we get a RB in, this window will probably go down as Average, and we can't really afford another "average" or worse window after this.

 

I have no idea. However if the plan is for him to leave at the end of the season and that is the reason for these short term loans then he should have walked 20 days ago.

I hope he is here for 10 and beyond though.

 

When he equals the 9 sure as * … like all of us the holy grail is the 10 .

 

Nope.

China calling

 

Would love him to stay...

BUT

Only on the condition that he puts an end to this rot within the squad that hes at least 50% responsible for.

After an unbeaten treble we were always gonna do less. But weve basically slid so far behind where we should be that we dicked CL football and * sevco are right up our holes domestically. No way should we be in this position, duking it out mid season against a sevco side full of half arsed loans, league one fodder and pensioners with a * trophyless rookie manager

I dont see any signs hes willing to address the issues hes helped create and whether hes fallen out with lawell, or is indeed complicit, is now moot.

He either fixes it. Or i wont be shedding a tear if he goes.

 

Actually I think you just did. That's exactly what will happen IMO.

 

Nah.

 

* like this is why I think he's going to resign at the end of the season

 

The man has been utter class in every respect since he walked through the door, personally irrespective of what happens in the next year I genuinely don't believe he's been given the backing from the boardroom and setup he deserves or what was probably promised pre agreeing to take the helm.

We are back to all this biscuit tin economics again which has been the scourge of this clubfor devades, always someone putting the handbrake on when we are ready to make the next step, the shambles of appointing a proven muppet like Congerton and the shoddy transfer business that followed last summer is not the behaviour of a club determined to push forward, progress further in Europe and tighten our grip on 10IAR.

If and when we do get number 8 it won't be down to anything other than the players and Rodgers management, the backroom and board need overhauled and people with a Celtic mindset and realisation of the real potential of this club installed for next season

 

It could be taken either way really.

I hope he is just comparing the squad we have now compared to the first half of the season in terms of now having options.

His previous comments about working with Weah, Burke and Bayo over the next 6 months could also be completely innocent in that Weah and Burke are here on 6 month loan deals.

I think he will stay but that is more through hope than in the know

 

He's stated numerous times he is here for the ten. * all has changed. He has said he doesn't want to bring in a CB now because it needs to be a top drawer CB that will play every week and command high wages, which is not needed when we have Boyata and Benkovic here. There will be alot of room to bring in players in the summer once Boyata, Benkovic, Brown and Lustig (4 of the highest earners) are off the wage bill. We can use the cash at bank to fund the next phase for Brendan then . We cannot afford to add big earners to a 60 million pound wage bill right now. Nothing to do with him not planning for the future.

 

Has he?

The only thing I can remember - and it was in his first season - where he made any kind of indication that he'd stay for the 10 was when he said he wanted to emulate MON and Lenny in terms of how long they were at the club. MON was 5 and Lenny 4.

He also said he was very happy at the club and that he envisaged a long career in management so was in no rush to leave.

I'm hopeful that remains the case, but I'm not confident. Can easily see him resigning.

 

Not likely. Prepare your 'Welcome to Celtic Steve Clarke' posts

 

Never thought lenny would have left when he did....so keeping that in mind I really don't know.

Hope to * he gets backed and redeem ourselves in Europe a bit. Whether it be champions league or Europa
Last 32 two years running is excellent but performances have been more poor than not.

If he were to leave I'd like to have a manager who shares his ideals all throughout the youth system so that we can keep producing academy players. But would be better if he were here and our board shared his vision.

 

This window will say it all. If we don't do anything else then I think he's away as he 100% wants to bring players in

 

I’d say he’s pretty much cemented his status as a club legend already mate. Unprecedented achievements that will never be equalled.

 

I voted yes but I’m no 100% on it.