I’d definitely get rid of: Hemdani McCulloch Dailly If we got decent offers I’d get rid of: Ferguson Miller Beasley Broadfoot Complete mysteries to me are: Gow Webster I cannot understand people wanting to get rid of McGregor. He’s a better keeper than Alexander. I also want to see player being played in their proper positions. Put Fleck up front. He’s not a left winger. Let’s see Aaron playing. He’s been great in the reserves and is exciting. I’m really not sure what to do with Charlie Adam. He’s got all the talent but no way is he a winger. Maybe best if he moves on but I do feel for him. I really hope Thomson is still the player he was. If so I’d make him captain. He was outstanding before he got injured. I’ve also been told by a Rangers fan who watches the reserves week in, week out there is very high hopes for at least 3 young players making the step up. I’d love to see these guys getting introduced next season. This guy knows what he’s talking about as well. He used to scout for West Ham in Scotland. I’ll wait to see how much money we have to spend before commentating on who to buy. Oh and get it right up ye Man U! Mon the Barca.
I would like to see Coyle some how because he is a Celtic fan and it might unite the fans as I think that can dent the club spirit but I just have this feeling Bilic would bring something else to the table as well and it's said he is really really keen to take the job and thats something you want from a manager keen to get stuck in.
Hoddle for Hoops? http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article2457764.ece I know this is a rumors rag and he was a very good player, even if it was for THFC, but I just think he will never be a good manager. Any thoughts about Hoddle or recent speculation about Tony Adams?
I'm working in England at the minute, and glad of it for once. No reading Scottish rags and getting increasingly exasperated as they go for the old minesweeping tactic of firing off enough shots and you're bound to hit the target eventually. I'll be back on Friday and hopefully we'll be very close to having our new man in place, whomever he may be.
Tony Mowbray may be linked to Celtic? At least that's what they were saying on Sky Sports a bit earlier.
If it is Mowbray then I'd have to admit to being underwhelmed but I'll give him my full support. If they were no better options then I wouldn't feel that way but with guys like Bilic expressing interest in the position then it does alter things to an extent. If Bilic is genuinely interested then I hope we have approached him at the very least and asked him his thoughts and possible requirements he'd feel he would need to do the job to the best of his abilities. If, if, if... I'll be glad when someone is finally announced. I'd expect to see him paraded before the weekend ends. As I stated the other day, I'm glad I was away all this week in England and avoided all the usual tabloid nonsense as they scurry around looking for a clue from somewhere... anywhere... It used to be that we had leaks everywhere but the ship has been tightened for a few seasons now so the press struggle on in their attempts at being first to reveal our new manager with little success.
I'm partial to Mowbray, but I think he's up to it. To me he brings both an understanding of the Scottish game and the ability to put together attacking tactics for the fans. Probably he also won't be crazy expensive.
Hmmm, it's surely not the "big name" some fans may have expected ... but why not give him a chance? I don't know much about him (except for the fact that he once played for Celtic and coached the Hibs a few years ago), so let's hope he'll be a good choice.
I will. He'll be unveiled within the next 48hrs I'd imagine now that Celtic and WBA are talking compensation. TM likes his teams to play 'The Glasgow Celtic Way' and I think the fans will get behind him from the beginning. I just hope the board does as well. We don't need squad players anymore. The squad is bloated enough as it is. We need starters. A left back A striker Someone to replace Naka. Left back goes without saying as it's been a bedsore for two years now. JVoH looks a pale shadow of himself and Samaras is intermittent at best. We need someone to come in and partner McDonald immediately. Naka hasn't gone yet but it looks inevitable. If TM doesn't think McCourt or Mizuno are ready to replace him then we'll need someone who can. You're probably looking at £10mill right there. Will the board be prepared to finance that? I hope so. Of course the other option is we sell one of our big sellable assets - Aiden, Artur or Skoosh. I'd hope to keep all three if possible. Incidentally, it was Tony Mowbray who first started 'the huddle'.
Interesting article in the Times. http://timesonline.typepad.com/theg...dibility-is-at-stake-over-mowbray-fiasco.html
I bet Sellick are regretting not flogging Artur now. I doubt he'll go for any more than £4m, same with McGregor. Zaluska is a perfectly capable replacement (and far cheaper wages).
With the benefit of hindsight I'd agree with that but at the time Celtic wanted to keep their best team together and were in no need to sell. So if we were to let one of our prize assets leave then it would have to have been for a huge offer. The largest figures were being banded around after the Euro's, a tournament he excelled in with the whole of Europe looking on. Boruc form did dip last season but he finished the season strongly. If he's still with us next season then it'll be interesting to see how he performs with the added pressure of having some competition for his spot for probably the first time at the club. I also agree that Zaluska is a capable replacement but if Boruc is on his best form I'd still take him over Zaluska any day of the week.
http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Boloni-emerges-as-Celtic39s-39Plan.5355083.jp I know that guy (former Romanian national player of Hungarian descent) and think he'd be a pretty good choice (having a lot of international experience and doing a good job in Liege).
Tony Mowbray is on his way back to Celtic - West Bromwich Albion have given Celtic permission to talk to manager Tony Mowbray about the Parkhead vacancy after agreeing a compensation package. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5377736,00.html
From the team website: http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_160609145004.aspx Official presser on Wednesday, June 17.