New manager

The only way we get a manager like Knutsen is if they're given full autonomy to modernise our footballing structure

 

Way I see it, despite our issues, we are still an attractive club for many managers, and we would still be a step up from Bodo for Knutsen.

However, he will have a plethora of jobs opportunities, so @JC Anton is right though, if he does come here, he's going to need a lot of assurances and control.

Hopefully the rumours of Nicholson leaving and Lawwell retiring are true, would help a lot even if Desmond is still here.

 

Only place offering it is befair exchange which anyone can set their price

 

The only good argument for getting a new manager in to replace MON is to start impacting the structure of the wider club now, which will only begin to pay dividends by the start of next season earliest.

A new manager isn't going to fundamentally revamp that squad of players. Hard to think who we could have had managing us last night that has us competitive with them.

I'm in no rush to replace MON as the problems are far deeper than that role. If we're to replace him then it better had be a * good one who is invested in the team and has a progressive mindset with how the team functions.

 

Rodgers was sold a lie, he knows it now and the board knew they done it at the time.

They leaned on the progress Ange had made, highlighting the three Japanese signings in December as examples of transfers being done early and deals for the players the manager wants.

The very first window was a disaster. In fact it took til Nawrocki signing for anyone to think that Rodgers may have got his first signing. The likes of Holmes, Yang etc got labelled as being the aftermath of the scouting done with Ange there. Most accepted that narrative.
Not long later, Mark Lawwel and Joe Dundgeon got shown the door for just how poor the recruitment was the next window.
Come summer 2024 was when the club done the usual "give the manager what he wants" that they normally do in the first season.
Rodgers got more of what he wanted and surprise surprise, we done well in Europe.

Next January and the summer window just closed, we don't need to rehash it to know Rodgers was peeved.
For anyone in doubt about what Rodgers was annoyed at, look at last night. That's what he knew he was being served and that's what he knew was gonna be the result in Europe.
That's why he kept pushing for better.

Yes, 100% he could have done differently in the league and got a better performance. But you hire a manager set on one philosophy - don't act surprised when that's the type of football he plays, but the clubs not supported him for it.
"But why would the club back him, he's * with transfers and leaving the next season" does that matter? Then don't let HIM sign players, instead have a functioning recruitment team with full control and let them make the signings that FIT the managers philosophy.
Could Rodgers have been less cuntish about it towards the board? Possibly, for their sake.
But all that would have done would be attempt to cover up the * the club get away with year after year, for decade after decade now.

Next manager - as we say, would love Knutsen. But what's he gonna do here? unless the board change their ways and modernise the recruitment, coaching, fitness departments from senior squad to youth?
End result will be the same as Rodgers, Lennon, Deila, Ange...list goes on.
The end result will be Knutsen * off at the club and walking away before his reputation gets tanked.
That's if he was to come.

If Desmond - the guy who seemingly brought us Rodgers, twice, didn't want to change how we operate for his friend, then what desire would he have to do it for Knutsen?

* got that bad that Rodgers and Desmond have clearly fallen out. That statement was a personal attack that ought never to have been typed up, let alone published.
It was one guy hurting, because the guy he thought was "his man" basically called him out all summer and then played politics with the squad to prove a point.
Desmond didn't like that, hence the statement.
I'm sure there is some truth, or at least what Desmond wants the truth to be, in that statement, but it's littered with hatred, contradictions and lies that I'm actually surprised some folk in our support are lapping it up and actually doing the "see it was all Rodgers fault" act.

So aye, Knutsen, if you think we are about to modernise for you, we won't.
But even if we pretend we may, don't * off Desmond by asking for more, because you'll be treated the same way.

Our next manager is gonna be someone sleep walking in to a cluster *, or someone happy to suck on Desmond's *.

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67 Hail Hail understands that Kjetil Knutsen is keen on becoming the new Celtic manager, but would have one big request.

Celtic fans want Knutsen to become the manager and the Norwegian appears to be one of the frontrunners for the job.


The 47-year-old has caught the eye of clubs all around Europe after transforming Bodo/Glimt, a modest team, into one of Europe’s most exciting sides.

With his contract expiring in 2025, there is a chance that the Hoops could convince him to end his seven-year spell on the edge of the Arctic Circle in favour of coming to Celtic Park.


Chief Football Correspondent Graeme Bailey has told 67 Hail Hail that he understands that Knutsen would be open to joining Celtic, once Bodo/Glimt’s Champions League campaign comes to an end.

Bodo reached the main phase of Europe’s premier competition for the first time in their history, and he understandably wants to see it out with them.



The league phase runs until the end of January, by which point the Norwegian side could find themselves in the play-offs and therefore extending their campaign.

 

I will be buzzing out my * if we get him

 

Some people are lapping it up unfortunately. I guess when you’re talking about a big big number of people that support Celtic all around the world within that large number you’re going to have a cohort that are hard of thinking and do lap up what the board wants them to believe.

I think everyone is hoping that this crisis will result in real change in the way that the club operates. There was an awareness that there was a problem a few years ago when Dom McKay came in promising reforms that would modernise the club. These were the terms he used himself and it appeared he was hired with that remit. So, Desmond can keep his ego and not admit he did anything wrong as long as there are real changes applied and Lawwell and friends are removed for good. I’m hoping that’s what will happen because if it doesn’t I think it will split the club and split the fanbase as well where the hard of thinking elements who are often quiet louth mouthed will cause hassle.

Hopefully it won’t come to that and Lawwell will retire for good and we actually get down to modernising the club at last.

 

So we are talking early February.. no disrespect but with juve, Dortmund, city and atletico to come and being on 2 points I can not see them getting anywhere near a playoff spot

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Be very happy with Knutsen as manager but as many others have said it can't just stop there, we need changes throughout the setup to modernise us and push us on. Time to nuke the dinosaurs.

 

They've got Juve at home, then Dortmund away. Lose both of them and they're effectively out. Even if they won their 2 games in January getting through on 8 points is extremely unlikely.

 

So, his contract ends not in December, but at a later date? Otherwise he wouldn't care what happens in February.

 

We thought the same with Rodgers coming back though. No way was he coming back without control of transfers… look how that turned out.

 

As things stand his deal is up at the end of December. That guy quoted by 67 Hail hail provides opinion for the likes of football insider who are well known for BS and just making stuff up.

The one thing that points to us as an option was his comments when recently asked about his future.

Although Ajax were very keen on him before and have just sacked their manager and they too would fit the big historic club competing for titles not in a big league narrative he spoke about.

If he is keen on our job and we want him I could see it being done after that Dortmund game in mid December. But I could also see us getting shafted here and he ends up at an Ajax or the likes.

 

He sounds good on paper and done some job but like everyone it is a risk..

He's a big fish manager in a wee pond in mental conditions and done brilliantly building that club and it's foundations. Most of their players do nothing when they leave though and I hope it wouldn't be the same case for him if it is him..

 

I think Rodgers only came back to fix the relationship with the fans tbh. Whether thats because he cared or because of his ego is another question, but yeah.

There's no chance someone like Hayen or Knutsen come near us if the board dont grant leeway.

 

The other thing is their transfer model has been pretty much bring through their own talent and hoover up other talent in the region where possible. Most of their top players now, have all left and come back there.

- Nikita Haikin
- Patrick Berg
- Jens Peter Hauge
- Fredrik Bjorkan
- Hakon Evjen

There are some exceptions they brought Faris Moumbagna and Victor Boniface from small African clubs and sold them on for profit.

On a more positive note, I do think he is a manager where his teams deliver more than the individual parts due to their system and playing style, so the question is can he replicate that elsewhere?

You would guess he would actually have more chance at an Ajax with their youth academy.

However, Ange was a bit like that as a manager too where for us anyway the strength was in his system and I think that’s evident from the struggles some of our guys have had since moving on. Guys like Kyogo, Abada, Taylor, Hatate, Jota and Maeda all thrived in that system.

One thing I think is for certain, is if it is a manager who plays in a system type approach our squad will need overhauled to provide guys who fit that system, as just now there are too many holes. He will also need backed with the staff he wants.

Something that impresses me about Bodo in Europe is they always seem to set up in a way that can frustrate and hurt their opponents and they actually do their homework.

 

Knutsen in for the start of January would be a great outcome I think. Kind of manager we should be targeting and sounds open to the idea.

In practice Id imagine he would work through December with Celtic to start lining up targets. Gives us a few extra weeks line up some low ball offers and inevitably give up

 

Aye but January is a hard window. So its to be expected

 

Keane's side still undefeated in the league phrase.