Bryan Robson, Liam Brady, John Aldridge... Muppets the lot of them, Christ it seems are options are limited, but there is hope, there is one man who can make a difference. He has all the credentials, massive playing experience, club managerial success and has extensive coaching and development qualifications. It can only be----WIM JANSEN----Remember him?
Wim Jansen left Feyenoord for the Washington Diplomats in 1980. Three years later, he moved to Ajax. He has held coaching positions at Lokeren, SVV, Feyenoord and in Saudi Arabia and Japan. Most famously, he won the 1998 Scottish championship with Celtic.
After joining the club, while they were on their pre-season tour of Holland, critics were quick to point out that Wim Jansen, probably quite rightly, wasn't a big name. After two league defeats critics were again out in force to blame the club and its management.
Jansen was responsible for signing Marc Reiper, Henrik Larrson, Paul Lambert, Regi Blinker and Jonathan Gould.
However, success was to follow when, in November, the club triumphed in the Coca Cola Cup Final.
From then on it was apparent Jansen was a good choice for the club. A three way race to the title was well underway when Celtic beat Rangers 2-0 in the New Year derby, and when they beat them again later in the season, it became apparent that Celtic were destined to win the title they had last one ten years previously.
The guy is a legend and should be in the running for the Ireland job!!!
