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Potential Manager Suggestions?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by CountyDownFaithful, Nov 5, 2020.

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  1. RogicHasMagicToes

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    More like he would have us beating Man Utd in the CL given he knows how to make a team punch above their weight?

    Winning the CL with Man Utd isn't a manager punching above his weight given the squad & budget he has at his disposal
     
  2. Sean Daleer Free Palestine Gold Member

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    BREAKING NEWS!!!!**********

    Man City part ways with Pep. The board thank him for his service but with the CL final looming the City Group could not pass up the chance to snap up Cup specialist Callum Davidson.
     
  3. SuperZidane

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    It is true about the stock exchange - any PLC has to let them know about any change that has the potential to alter the share price before announcing it to the public. You are correct - Lennon was offered the job in the showers - he did not sign a formal contract until some point in the following 2 weeks which was announced in advance to the stock exchange.
     
  4. vortex666

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    What utter * ..can see this thread coming back once st johnstone get humped.or if they win the cup ..and get into Europe and get put out first round by part time fishermen from the faroes like last time .
     
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  5. Maestro 08

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    He hasn't won two though. If he wins one cup, and loses in semi of the other is he still Celtic manager material? Or is it only if he wins both the cups?
     
  6. totti-88

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    Came on to 8 new pages thinking get in must be some news......naaa just 8 pages of * goons on about Callum * Davidson. * * be aswell closing this thread till any actual news with pish talk like that flying about
     
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  7. RogicHasMagicToes

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    I'd argue even what he's shown so far is incredible managerial potential, add the Scottish Cup to that and it's mind boggling levels of insanity should he see it through, that's why I said it can't be called a fluke if he delivers them another cup.

    He should at least be on a short list for the job, especially if he delivers them the Scottish Cup on top of the League Cup.

    I'm not deluded though as many like to claim, I'm 100% certain Davidson won't even be considered for the job with or without adding the Scottish Cup to his season, but that says nothing given our board are a shambles ran by clueless * who view the manager knowing the city of Glasgow as a qualifying trait for the job.

    I'm 99% certain it will be Howe and whilst I'm excited to see what he does with us domestically, I have huge concerns under him in Europe, that's why I wouldn't mind a manager who has proven he can punch way, way above his weight which is exactly what we need for Europe, managers such as Steve Clarke & Callum Davidson seem to fit that bill from what I've seen them achieve with a squad of players they had no right to do that with.
     
  8. CH4 Gold Member Gold Member

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    To be fair Callum Davidson has a great managerial record

    But does he know the city
     
  9. DonnyCelt

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    Another day of silence no doubt.
     
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  11. Gioventu UTLR Gold Member

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    Rogic’s toes and Steve Nico’s dug are the real reasons we lost 10 in a row.
     
  12. celtic warrior

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    Punching above their weight... Was that not exactly what Howe did managing to get Bournemouth from the wilderness of lower league football to the EPL whilst generally being one of lowest net spenders each seasons?
     
  13. SteveyNico67

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    It’s not actually my dog

    It’s my brother’s dog Buddy, who was a big hoops fan, who died recently

    Decent attempt at a joke tho pal
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  14. Gioventu UTLR Gold Member

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    RIP
     
  15. Lavender Gooms

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    Fair enough, never knew that.
     
  16. celtic warrior

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    Curious then, given the likely time wasted on such a task and just how deep that rabbit hole would go...but is there any noticeable changes to share price in the run up to a new manager.

    E.G price of share price prior to Lennon taking job full time after Mowbray..., Ronnie, Rodgers etc...

    I wonder if there is a noticeable change % wise in the lead up to the announcement depending on the calibre of manager about to be hired.
     
  17. Lavender Gooms

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    Record this morning. Keith Jackson has pretty much nailed it

    The time to press the big red panic button at Celtic Park has long since come and gone. And yet the longer the silence continues, the higher the anxiety outside the building continues to spiral.
    It’s becoming quite a fascinating stand off between the men in the club’s command tower and a fanbase which has been angrily rebelling against them ever since coming out of lockdown and running riot in the car park.
    The angrier they got, the less they were appeased. The more stubbornly their demands for change were ignored.
    They first gathered to call for the head of Neil Lennon at the end of November after Ross County knocked Celtic out of the Betfred Cup at Parkhead. They sensed it was their moment to panic - with 10 In A Row hitting the buffers - and they did not allow it to pass them by.
    But the louder they shouted the less they were listened to. In fact, majority shareholder Dermot Desmond felt so personally insulted by the scenes which unfolded outside his stadium that he felt inclined to send out a strong message that he would not be dictated to by a baying mob.
    Which is precisely when this impasse – this shattering disconnect between the club and its own people – began to take hold.
    Desmond and chief executive Peter Lawwell chose to stand their ground rather to allow themselves to be swept along on a wave of consternation. But by opting not to be panicked into a decision, they also bounced themselves into making a calculated gamble.
    They threw their lot on Lennon turning the campaign around, winning the Scottish Cup Final and eating into Rangers lead at the top of the table. Of course, it turned out to be a fool’s bet.
    Lennon stayed in place for three more months but Celtic’s situation did not improve. It deteriorated further until the point it simply could not continue. Another defeat against Ross County eventually sealed the deal. With Celtic 18 points off the pace, a historic season had disintegrated into an unmitigated disaster.
    And the time for panic had passed them by in the process.
    Lennon was removed from the dugout 71 days ago today.
    So, with all of the above in mind, it’s little wonder then that so many of Celtic’s supporters have completely lost faith in those who are meant to be managing the club’s affairs.
    Lawwells replacement has already been rushed into the building but even though Dominic McKay has spent the past few weeks being shown the ropes - and despite his reputation as an expert communicator - he too has joined in with the club’s vow of silence.
    That there’s not been so much as a peep out of the man from Murrayfield, has added to this feeling that even though the make-up of the Celtic hierarchy may be about to change, it continues to adopt a kind of Marie Antoinette approach to dealing with its people. And history tells us how that one worked out.
    So yes, this prolonged period of saying nothing at all does feel like yet another huge error of judgement in a season of gargantuan miscalculations.
    The anger of the fans may have subsided. But the feelings of resentment on the streets outside continue to soar.
    and McKay are too smart not to realise it. Desmond is too invested in this club’s fortunes not to care.
    So it seems reasonable to assume then that, inside the building, another calculated gamble has been made behind its closed doors.
    That those closest to these confidential conversations appear to be entirely relaxed about what happens next, also suggests not only that some sort of action plan has been thrashed out and agreed but that it is already being put into practice well out of public view.
    The smart money remains heavily stacked on Eddie Howe’s eventual appointment as Lennon’s permanent replacement. The informed word is, it’s only a matter of when Desmond lands his top target as opposed to if.
    That does not explain why Howe has held off for so long. Nor does it excuse Celtic’s reluctance to engage with its own supporters. If anything, the longer they are purposely left groping around in the dark, the more fractured the relationship is likely to become. It’s beginning to look like arrogance and blatant disrespect on the part of an under performing, under fire regime.
    But, again, this does point to a calculated gamble being made inside the boardroom. Indeed, with season tickets needing to be sold as a matter of absolute urgency, logic dictates they must have something up their sleeve - something special enough to convince them it will back hearts and minds from the moment it is able to be unveiled.
    A new manager. A new captain. A contemporary new structure, headed up by a new director of football in charge of recruiting a new first team squad. It’s not as if Lawwell and McKay haven’t worked all of this out for themselves.
    Think about it. Why else would they sit there saying nothing for all this time, knowing full well that with each passing day the anger outside is intensifying?
    The alternative, of course, is there is no plan. That a man as shrewd and experienced as Lawwell has been doing nothing more than sitting on his hands and counting down the clock until he sneaks off into the sunset at the end of the month under the cover of darkness?
    That a man as ambitious and intelligent as McKay would allow his own reputation to be obliterated before he’s even officially clocked on for day one in his new place of work?
    And that neither of them - nor Desmond for that matter - are even remotely concerned about the untold financial damage this would do to their business?
    Now that would make no sense at all.
    For the time being then Celtic’s support has no choice but to wait until they are brought out of the dark and into the loop. Then and only then - when they have full sight of this secret strategy to restructure their club - will they know if it’s time to press the panic button or not.
    McKay may well be the man with the plan. He’d better make sure it’s a good one.
     
  18. murphy88

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    Stopped reading at Keith Jackson has pretty much nailed it.
     
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    Fair enough. But he has
     
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    The fact they’ve left it this long in the full knowledge that our season starts in a matter of weeks shows that they consider next season a write off. Absolute joke.


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