Strachan's unpoulatrity may have stemmed from those with long memories who saw him as part of an Aberdeen team that was a tough opponent. I think Strachan's dealings in the transfer market were questionable but in fairness Celtic are now debt free.
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Strachan's unpoulatrity may have stemmed from those with long memories who saw him as part of an Aberdeen team that was a tough opponent. I think Strachan's dealings in the transfer market were questionable but in fairness Celtic are now debt free.
It was time for Strachan to go but in fairness he did a decent job with a very average group of players. Won 3 out of 4 league titles, now that is fairly respectable
He was succesful and I backed him for over 3 years but the football this season was dreadful. It's been getting worse since season 1. I think most managers would have played Naka in central midfield as he does for Japan which could have made all the difference.
Anyway, excitement now at Celtic Park. I'll look forward to the daily rumour mill.
already surprised no rumours of possible replacements yet.... is neill lennon in the frame now for manager :ball:Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Lennon won't even be a contender. Owen Coyle is the bookies favourite which would be understandable if he didn't just get Burnley promoted. I'd say Tony Mowbray is the real favourite. I'd happily take either of those.
Strachans signing policy stank from Day 1 at Celtic Park......was always going to go after this year.
apperantly mowbray is the bookies favourite .. and strachan has recomended mark mc ghee as his replacement... i think as burnley just been promoted to preimership owen coyle would be mad to leave now :ball:Quote:
Originally Posted by eirebhoy
Whats the future for mcgeady? Mcourt? Mcginn? and Flood? do you think!!!!
Mcgeady gone????
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Originally Posted by eirebhoy
I think Mowbray would be your best option. Excellent manager IMO
Heard David O'Leary being mentioned too
Can't see it being Coyle.
I think your two most likely are McGhee and Mowbray.
McGhee, Mowbray ffs :(
slavin bilic wants the job according to his agent, an ex celt himself. please just give him it! it would be a great move i reckon and could lead to unearthing some good players from eastern europe.
Mick McCarthy anyone?
steve staunton :D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
Both would be decent I'd say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Torn-Ado
I think Mowbray's rural accent makes him sound less clever than he is.
It seems Owen Coyle is the man.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ic/8070586.stm
Bilic would be very exciting appointment but I've been reading about Coyle for the last hour in work and I'd be delighted to get him. I didn't think there was any hope after getting Burnley up.
Did he play for Celtic? Don't recall that.Quote:
Originally Posted by EAFC_rdfl
Bilic's agent he's talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciprian Marica
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo....html?ITO=1490
Terrible thing to say but a man might be alive today if Celtic had won the league
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0528/mcdaidk.html
but then again they probably would have gone on a rampage if Rangers had lost. Just an excuse I suspect.
What do the Celtic fans think about the rumours of Tony Mowbray provided Celtic pay the 2 million? Ex-player and also good experience at Hibs. Looks a good choice.
http://i44.tinypic.com/aka1wz.jpg
New gers kit apparently...
Just thought I'd bump this thread for those who would like to read some of Eirebhoy's contributions over the years. He certainly wore green and white glasses!
Thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Good to see Hibs challenging the hegemony of the Old Firm but how long this will last, I am not sure. Other than Aberdeen many moons ago, I can't really remember any other team really competing for top spot except possibly Dundee United.
hearts could have won the league only for george burleys sacking a few YEARs ago? the won the first 10 league matches that season did they not?Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Won their first 8 according to this. Won the Scottish Cup also that season. That was mental getting rid of Burley although they still did reasonably well after him leaving. They would have been hard pressed to match Celtic's 91pts even if he stayed I'd imagine.
Burnley wasn't sacked, he left of his own accord, he was unhappy with the way the new owner, Romanov, had been running the club. Rumours abounded that he was interfering with team selection and purchasing of new players.
Sorry yeah. He was pretty much forced to leave though because they wouldn't even give him full control over team selection. It was an impossible situation so he may as well have been sacked.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
wel no0t sacked but as good as forced out of the clubQuote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
Romanov was an idiot, if he'd let things alone they could possibly have won the league. I'm glad they didn't though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
he is still an idiot :DQuote:
Originally Posted by galwayjames
How bad are Celtic this year? Surprising as I thought Mowbray would do a good job. Surprised they let Nakamura go as he seemed to be their only creative player. Mind you Rangers aren't much better either.
I wasn't really sure where the optimism regarding Mowbray's appointment stemmed from. He got huge, completely undeserved (imo), praise for the way he had West Brom playing in the PL last season. The fact that he had them trying to play decent football when they were struggling was seen as a good thing, but I definitely didn't agree, nor did I think they were all that pretty to watch. The had won the Championship ahead of Stoke and Hull the season before, yet finished 13 points behind Stoke in the PL. I enjoyed watching Stoke far more than West Brom during the season also, at least they were competitive and direct.
Already at Celtic he's managed to turn Celtic Park into a comfortable setting for a European away game and they were also knocked out of the League Cup there. Yesterday they lost to Dundee United for the first time in over a decade, the two goals conceded were straight from the Rafa Benitez school of defending set pieces.
As far as I know Nakamura wanted to leave as his contract ran out at the end of the season, initially he was going to go back to Japan but got an offer from Espanyol and decided to take it. So they couldnt do much about him leavin.Quote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Its bad this season - no question.
Celtic have been pi$$ poor - schoolboy defending as Delorean has said. Fortress Celtic Park? More like "Come in put your feet up and make yourself at home before helping yourself to a few cakes" Celtic Park!!
We've gone from losing I think 2 CL games at home in Europe over the course of 5 or 6 seasons to losing 3 and drawing 1 under Mowbray in half a season.
Fortune, Samaras, McDonald - all playing rank rotten at the moment. Not that any of them would be deemed really good players at any rate. Centre Backs of McManus, Caldwell (looking for a pay increase to 20k per week??), Loovens all well below par - O'Dea would have got a great chance in the side had he still been here (at least he is getting game time at Reading).
McGeady has done reasonably well this season - though far from superb.
Its poor, no question. As Colbert Report said on another thread it is a different league to say 2 or 3 seasons ago, no money, resulting in lower standard of players. Apathy on the terraces to boot.
Rangers exit from the CL last night was meek - 3 home defeats. They are also a poor side.
They are skint - on the verge of bankruptcy - if they get offered any money for Bougherra or Boyd then they'll be sold and it will only get worse for them.
It will be interesting to see how the other sides fare. Quite often we will have one other club pushing Celtic/Rangers up until Christmas and then fade away. However this year there are a few other clubs still well within touching distance and with Celtic and Rangers both dropping points regularly its hard to see a real gap appearing.
Team P GD PTS
1 Rangers 11 13 25
2 Celtic 12 11 24
3 Hibernian 12 8 22
4 Dundee Utd 11 8 22
5 Motherwell 12 3 19
I really cant remember the last time it was that close after 12 games (1/3 of the season) gone.
Hopefully Levein remains Dundee Utds manager - I really rate and like him - passionate guy, though the pull of the Scotland National job might come soon enough.
Yogi Hughes is also a good guy and have Hibs playing well with a few Irish, key members of his team.
Even though the top two are slipping and the standard of football is noticeably worse than previous seasons it might actually make for a more interesting title race - lets see how the next few months go.
I think Hibs were level on 25 pts with Celtic and Rangers at one stage in 07/08 before John Collins left.Quote:
Originally Posted by Junior
Yeah there is usually one other team that stays close up until Christmas. Hearts came 2nd not that long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by galwayjames
What I meant was to have 3 other clubs (i.e. top 5) all still within a few points of each other at this stage of the season hasnt happened for years and years.
Rangers lose. Celtic win. All change again. :D
hapry days come on dundee or hibs!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
yeah it would be great to see hibernian finish second!Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla