Maybe I don't understand the soccer world, who knows what FIFI rules there are. But why would Celtic need to contact the Crew? It's not like this an MLS team contact another MLS teams coach. These are separate leagues, entities, and countries. I mean, if Nancy has a penalty for leaving his position early, then Celtic could contact the Crew to negotiate that payment, but outside of that why would there be contact?
No official contact, but the Scottish rumor mill says it'll cost $2M (of was it pounds?) to get him out of his current contract. It's almost as though someone's not telling the complete truth.
Nancy is under contract. If he wanted to leave, he would be breaking his contract. There are likely buyout numbers in the contract. It is like a college football coach hiring another team's coach. You also typically need to contact a team to get approval to interview a candidate. But depends on what's in Nancy's contract
Sky reporting Crew have granted Celtic and Nancy permission to speak https://www.skysports.com/football/...ion-to-speak-to-hoops-over-managerial-vacancy Maybe Issa and Tom gave those statements and 5 minutes later they called. Guardian also reporting https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...nancy-columbus-crew-manager?CMP=share_btn_url
Same reason as players. Nancy has a contract, Celtic needs permission to talk to a Crew employee. That being said, that almost never happens now. Back channel talks are a legit thing, intermediaries, etc. Could also be that Nancy might need to buy himself out, so he needs to tell Celtic the number so that Celtic can pay him his wages + buyout fee up front so Nancy can pay 'himself.' TL;DR - soccer is crazy
There's a Netjets flight scheduled to leave Dulles at 4pm today...bound for Glasgow. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/eja665 Seems like it would be easier for Celtic to charter a jet for him straight out of CMH though.
Think he would have missed it. Last flight to IAD left at 3ish. The reports were that the team was meeting candidates in london
Ah, didn't see that report. There's a British Airways and a United flight to London at 6:20pm, so perhaps he's on one of those.
Pat Murphy says: 1) No contact between Columbus and Celtic. 2) Reminder that some outlets will print whatever they want in an attempt to be the first. Hell, there was a solid rumor about a big-name band playing a show in Chicago a few years ago. The show hadn't been officially announced, but the NBC affiliate in Chicago ran with the rumors and passed it off as news. Luckily, they got it right. There's a reason why credible news outlets always verify with their sources. Local media won't announce anything regarding Wilfried Nancy until it happens, if it even does. If they do, they'll make it very clear that such talk is rumors. "We want to make it very clear that Crew representatives deny anything happening."
One thing to keep in mind, assuming all the reporting out of the UK is accurate, is that Nancy is a fairly stubborn guy with a lot of boxes he'll want checked in order to take a new job. He's a unique guy with a very unique approach to coaching and roster building. He will want to ensure club management is on the same page as him and will allow him to do things the way he wants, or he likely won't make a move.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells the Celtic braintrust: "It doesn't matter whether we win or lose, but the stories we tell." Or if they balk at him having approval of all player signings, saying he cares more about attitude than talent, and they tell him "that's impossible." "Impossible is an opinion."
AS for Nancy, the guy has spent 3 years here doing a wonderful imitation of the Sphinx. If they drove an ambulance out on the pitch to load an unconscious guy with two broken legs who was bleeding from the ears, he'd say that his status for next game was questionable. He'll never say one thing about all this unless and until it's a done deal. Even asking him about it is a waste of time.
Theres always the chance Nancy goes and doesnt like the vibes from the top guys at celtic. Or the fans schiano it. The fan relations are terrible rn.
Sure. But I’ve always felt that when it comes to getting a job in Europe, Nancy has an ace in the hole: Thierry Henry. Henry’s opinion of Nancy would carry some serious weight in Europe, especially France and the UK. Helluva reference for Nancy.
Yep. Exactly the point I was making in my last comment. A lot of MLS managers would jump to Celtic because it’s a bit club in Europe and a good stepping stone to bigger European leagues. Wilfried is not the average MLS coach though. He’s a weirdo. I still think odds are he goes, but him having discussions in person does not make it a done deal in my mind.