QuoteI've often wondered how much value EPL clubs place on the time a manager has spent at Celtic (or Rangers, in one of their periods of dominance).
Lennon won the league there twice, but where does that rank in the achievement stakes?
Brendan Rodgers the hot favourite now.
I've often wondered how much value EPL clubs place on the time a manager has spent at Celtic (or Rangers, in one of their periods of dominance).
Lennon won the league there twice, but where does that rank in the achievement stakes?
I suppose if you were Willie Malley they would rank quite high. During his managerial tenure Maley led Celtic to thirty major trophies (16 league championships and 14 Scottish Cups) in forty-three consecutive years as manager!! 43 years as a manager - even Alex Ferguson looks like a novice compared to himOriginally Posted by osarusan
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
I can't imagine it's rated very highly, and you can look at managerial careers post Celtic to see why. Just having a quick look at club records for them in the last 15 years (not counting caretaker Daglish)
John Barnes - Little noted stint with Jamica, then disastrous five month spell with Tranmere, nothing since 2009.
Martin O'Neill - Fairly mixed at club level, won some plaudits with Villa, a cup final and had them riding high in the table, but struggled to achieve anything near the same with Sunderland. Win rate went from 75% with Celtic to 42% with Villa, then 35% with Sunderland.
Gordan Strachan - Didn't last a year at Middlesbrough, then went to Scotland.
Tony Mowbray - Ups and downs with Middlesbrough, close to play-off's one year, bad winless streaks the next. Currently with Coventry in the back-end of the third tier.
Neil Lennon - Fairly disastrous spell with Bolton spent almost entirely around relegation places, that ended in March, Bolton subsequently relegated.
None of them actually won anything after Celtic. I'm not convinced Deila will buck that trend.
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I suppose Alex McLeish was hired by Birmingham, a PL club at the time, because of what he achieved at Rangers mainly. He won the League Cup at Birmingham but was also relegated.
I like to think it's what he did at Hibs beforehand was what got him the job. Grangers were just a stop-off on the road to inevitable superstardom!
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Lennon had an excellent stint with Bolton in his first season, he turned a firmly relegation bound team right around as they won game after game, it was the managerial feat of the championship last season.
In his second season. (this one) he had no support, he couldn't keep players and couldn't replace them. Bolton were bankrupt..
Absolutely delighted for Hibernian to win the cup after all those years and disappointments. Well done Alan Stubbs and a brace for Stokes and to win it in the last minute.
114 years of waiting. Great story to go with the Leicester winning the league in England.
See that Rangers released a statement condemning the Hibs fans who invaded the pitch for attacking Rangers players and officials. Anyone think this is rank hypocrisy from a club with Rangers track record in this regard? Anyone else slightly happy to see them get a few slaps? Or am I just small minded and petty? Probably.
Hibs' statement http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/6525
Whatever happens Hibs have won the cup at the 11th attempt in a Cup Final I think since their last victory. One of football's great unwanted records has ended.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Joey Barton signs for Rangers. That will add a little spice (or Old Firm Spice) to the meetings with Celtic. Pretty good odds on him being sent off first game I'd say.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Sure Rangers fans were not at all involved in it.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/sc...H7J0sYOJfjy.97
You'd have missed them the last while.
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Barton seems to be getting grief from Rangers fans for the crime of being a Celtic fan.
What an absolutely poisonous footballing culture in Scotland.
I don't know why people bother with it.
They don't have a problem with him beating the living daylights out of a teenager outside McDonalds. They don't have a problem with him battering a teammate in training. They don't have a problem with his stubbing a cigar out in a teammate's eye. They don't have a problem with him trying to physically assault a child and then attacking a teammate who tried to break them up.
But they have a problem with him casually supporting Celtic as a youngster.
My God.
Thousands apparently turned up at Parkhead to welcome Rodgers. Are the existing players capable of playing the ball on the carpet game which the coach favours? Will be interesting to see.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Rangers fans in hypocritical shocker.
Then again if Mo Johnston can win them over...
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Stubbs gone to Rotherham. He won't be winning any cup there that's for sure.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
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