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  1. The Prof Administrator Administrator

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    The guy's probably been in * Neighbours as an extra lol.
     
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    Will be one of the worst and most underwhelming appointments in our history :giggle1:

    Look at the state of us. Haha..
     
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    Not a penny more.
     
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    This Aussie guy finished 9th in Japan last season 36 points behind the champions. This is the guy the board will stand with a straight face and tell us is the right man for the job and will want to sell season books off of
     
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    This fella hasn’t even stepped foot in a European football game

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    * me I didn’t think things could get any worse.
     
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    Surely to * it's not him??
     
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    Yokohama finished 9th in Japan last season 36 points behind the champions. This season they sit 4th 18 points behind 1st place.

    If securing the 9th best team in Japans manager doesn't shift season books I don't know what will
     
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    Now I genuinely am lost for words if there's an ounce of truth in this, stadium will be a third full regardless of the Covid situation

    People laughed at me for wanting Steve Clarke or Callum Davidson, I'm sure even those people would take either of those two over this random Aussie guy
     
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    What you on about mate? He managed the mighty Panachaiki FC in 2008, fs.
     
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    Yokohama finished 9th in Japan last season 36 points behind the champions. This season they sit 4th 18 points behind 1st place.

    If securing the 9th best team in Japans manager doesn't shift season books I don't know what will
     
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    The board are in advance talks with Aggie the manageress of the catering facilities for the start of the season. She is trying to get her kitchen staff in place , there seems to be a snag tho as Mucky Dees are holding out till September as the guy in charge of chips is still under contract.
     
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    Dont want the guy but there is absolutely nothing wrong with a national team manager wanting a quality player to find regular first team football. His priority at the time was Australia.
     
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    Is it too early to call for Postecoglou to be sacked?
     
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    The board are in advance talks with Aggie the manageress of the catering facilities for the start of the season. She is trying to get her kitchen staff in place , there seems to be a snag tho as Mucky Dees are holding out till September as a
     
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    3 months chasing Howe and we are hiring a guy a few hours after it collapses. Got to
     
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    Yip.
     
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    Something else that has got lost in all this. I'm guessing now with the Howe saga forcing us to be in advanced talks with somebody else, it has thrown the idea of a DOF out the window. Surely the opportunity here would be to name the DOF, if we had one, then get a manager. More lies from the board saying they want a structure change. The new CEO is not getting off to a very good start.
     
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    Dont want the guy but there is absolutely nothing wrong with a national team manager wanting a quality player to find regular first team football. His priority at the time was Australia.
     
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    The Aussie guy gets appointed and the season ticket is in the bin. Enough is enough.
     
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    The board are in advance talks with Aggie the manageress of the catering facilities for the start of the season. She is trying to get her kitchen staff in place , there seems to be a snag tho as Mucky Dees are holding out till September as a
     
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    Dust down "a club like no other" seat covers for the top stands.......massive drop in attendances this season.......underwhelming is an under statement.....I feel sick
     
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    Laughing at how bad this is
     
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    Left field appointment, buzzing for him to get started :lol::lol::lol:
     
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    At this point we just have to laugh bhoys and girls.

    Can someone photoshop Postecoglou's face on the Kolo Toure "there's no need to be upset" meme?
     
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    I guess whoever Richard Bayliss is, just had his cheque from Celtic clear.
     
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    Ffs :giggle1:

    Just assumed they were Australian cause I don’t have a scooby what or who they are. Seen he left by mutual consent after 9 months n all..

    You can only laugh
     
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    How, exactly, has he earned the position of Celtic manager?
     
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    I love u Ronny Deila please come home
     
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    Tongue in cheek mate.

    Although longing for your players to be plying their trade in the * J league is alarming. Perhaps reflects his lack of knowledge and experience of European football
     
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    Ffs think this thread is glitching into the bargain..duplicating posts
     
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    Something else that has got lost in all this. I'm guessing now with the Howe saga forcing us to be in advanced talks with somebody else, it has thrown the idea of a DOF out the window. Surely the opportunity here would be to name the DOF, if we had one then get a manager. More lies from the board saying tjey want a structure change. The new CEO is not getting off to a very good start.
     
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    Left field appointment, buzzing for him to get started :lol::lol::lol:
     
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    Tongue in cheek mate.

    Although longing for your players to be plying their trade in the * J league is alarming. Perhaps reflects his lack of knowledge and experience of European football
     
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    All of a sudden Roy * Keane doesn't sound that bad!!

    In all honesty I'm done, couldn't care less anymore, a total * shambles.
     
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    Dust down "a club like no other" seat covers for the top stands.......massive drop in attendances this season.......underwhelming is an under statement.....I feel sick
     
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    I laughed heartily at both suggestions but I'd have them over this * as scary as that is.

    Like deciding if you would rather have cancer in the *, balls or brain.
     
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    They are owned by City Group so there’s the connection straight away.
     
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    Laughing at how bad this is
     
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    think this thread is breaking...
     
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    Don’t really see what the problem is there? I can only assume that the Magic Man wasn’t getting much first team football with us at the time.


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    Waltzing matilda then?
     
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    I hope the Postecoglou rumours are gobeldy gloup.
     
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    We fans are so * stupid.

    Beyond stupid actually.

    We've just his sevco, circa 2014 levels of incompetence.

    And obviously, STILL, so many unanswered questions.

    Hilariously it looks like we, the paying fans, have been hoisted by our own petard.

    We stupidly thought out board could not be so incompetent as to * this in the way they have.
    Waiting on staff, waiting on contract bonuses, waiting on DoF... we clutched at every straw going, believing this was a done deal.

    Any reasonable and responsible managers of an enterprise the size of Celtic would have had Eddie Howe, signed and sealed, ready to start work according to his preference ie. the summer, announcement or not, this should have been sorted MONTHS AGO, just pending the announcement.

    Now it would appear our board made a handshake deal, sat in the corner and pulled at their pubes whilst Howe * about in England.

    Now he's done one. And our board have wheeled out an excuse do transparently retarded it looks like it was penned, edited, and sanctioned by Charles * green.

    I wouldn't be surprised if Kennedy receives a few transfer requests this evening.

    Next season and possibly the two beyond are now *.

    The club have made clear whoever gets the job will not be the preferred candidate. Whatever yahoo takes charge will be levels below of what is required. Even when Ronny Deila was a plan B, no one knew ffs.

    Now everyone in world football, or with a WiFi connection knows we've been knocked back by Eddie * Howe.

    Why?

    Seriously, why?

    Did he * his pants at the size of the job?

    Did he get offered a gig in the EPL?

    Did the board refuse to pay for his cronies to join?

    Did the board try to ram Kennedy down his throat?

    Was he told he was getting no budget? Or no transfer control?

    Was it all of the above?

    The damage done by Celtic Plc to this football club in a matter of 9 months, from Rodgers departure to Lennon's sacking, is going to take * YEARS to recover from.

    I feel physically * sick here.
     
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    Not gonna panic just yet, feels as if a lot of the guesswork is coming from him being bookies favourite.
     
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    Not a penny * more if this is what we get.

    Ripping the * right out of us now.
     
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    Aye I said earlier that if someone is lined up as imminent after 4 month's of sitting waiting/begging for Howe to come here, then it's major alarm bell's ringing out..

    One of the attractions with Howe was apart from being a very good coach with a modern, attacking philosophy, was that some of us thought he was doing his due diligence behind the scene's and ripping it all up to start again..

    For us to just announce some nonentity no hoper a day later. Lol..
     
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    I should be angry but I'm just so apathetic right now. I should be surprised but I'm not. The club could have announced this before season tickets but they decided not to so people couldn't cancel auto renewal and others chucked up the hundreds. They have scammed fans, but I'm not surprised. * em, the sad thing is Desmond is the club now. He is the largest share holder and has many other share holders supporting him.
     
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    This is our Pedro Cahinxa moment.

    He'll be gone in January.
     
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    Cant help but feel the 31000 renewals make the board feel they will get away with anything g they see fit


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    I * hate everyone in our boardroom
     
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    Got a CV even Lennon would be embarrassed by 110 * this board
     
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    If howe was waiting for prem club I'd have dropped interest then and there. Not wanting to be 2nd choice. Then spent the last 3 months sorting out someone who woulda actually come and be gokd What's wrong with celtic sometimes. So frustrating
     
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    sure it was prisoner cell block h
     
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    I’m absolutely not renewing. Not a chance. How can you go from Eddie Howe to a guy no one has ever heard of? This is Fergal Harkins plan?! Has to be. Pedro Caixinha reincarnated. Embarrassment
     
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    Somehow the fans need to find a way to do something about the board, these people can't continue unchallenged doing what they are doing. This is the last straw for me, i honestly don't know where we go from here, these * are selling season tickets and people are buying them for their love of Celtic no matter what.
     
  76. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    ANGE POSTECOGLOU has emerged as the shock front runner for the Celtic job after a deal for Eddie Howe collapsed.

    SunSport revealed the ex-Bournemouth gaffer had dramatically pulled out of the job and Celtic confirmed the shock news.


    Former Australia boss Postecoglou came from nowhere to be installed as the bookies’ favourite.

    But SunSport can reveal the Yokohama F Marinos boss is well known to members of the Celtic-hierarchy.


    The Japanese club are owned by the City Group, who have developed close links with the Hoops in recent years.

    Postecoglou, 55, previously bossed the Socceroos at the 2014 World Cup and has won the Asian Cup and domestic titles in Australia and Japan.

    has a good coaching reputation, plays attacking football and would jump at the chance of a move to Celtic.


    Former Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre also has Hoops boardroom admirers and remains a free agent.

    The 63-year-old indicated an interest in the Celtic job months ago and is still out of work after leaving Dortmund in December.

    The Swiss coach is rated highly after sterling work at Borussia Monchengladbach and Nice.


    Like Postecoglou, though, he has no experience of the British game.

    Ex-Celtic player Roy Keane also remains interested in a return to Parkhead.

    Hoops chiefs now face a race against time to appoint a new man, with pre-season just three weeks away.

    Celtic thought the Howe deal would fall into place when Bournemouth’s season ended in a play-off defeat to Brentford last weekend.


    But fresh talks stalled and by Thursday Howe informed Celtic his backroom team wouldn’t be available and that he was out.

    However, the Parkhead club revealed they are in advanced talks with someone, with the aim of appointing a new manager "very shortly".

    A Hoops statement said: “We can now confirm Eddie will not be joining the club, for reasons outwith both his and Celtic’s control.

    "We wish Eddie success for the future.

    “As part of the ongoing process we have engaged with a number of candidates.”
     
  77. Xatraps Gold Member Gold Member

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    Ange Postecoglou is our Pedro moment.
    We are lost.
     
  78. Garrymac1888 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I laughed heartily at both suggestions but I'd have them over this * as scary as that is.

    Like deciding if you would rather have cancer in the *, balls or brain.
     
  79. DonnyCelt

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    Not buying into the idea of this Ange guy.

    He's done absolutely nothing of any note to warrant the position of Celtic manager.

    "He got Australia to the world cup in 2014"

    So * what, I could get Australia through qualifying against * teams like Fiji, Vanuatu and New Zealand ffs.

    Plain and simple, Lawwell jnr has * recommended him for no reason other than his connections with the City group.

    He'll be another yes man who'll do as he's told while attempting to put together a team of * frees and loans that are not good enough.
     
  80. James Gold Member Gold Member

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    At this point we may as enquire if Lennon will be available in January
     
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    Reading up on his style of football, has got me preferring him 9ver Kennedy or Keane , plus already got it in my head we will be signing Matty Ryan
     
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