Who would be your replacement for Ronny?

For me the bored have to push the boat out and at least talk to Moyes its that simple. Lawwell and co are well aware of the discontent among us fans at the moment and that amplified massively on Saturday by the green brigade. I'm sure they realise that they simply cannot give us another * cheap option straight up this time and they will at least try for Moyes, whether they get him or not is a different matter and we could well end up with Malky Mackay!

In regards to Moyes for me it depends on the bored actually letting him manage the team and giving him money and let him pick his own players out however this hasn't happened for many a year and there is little proof it will happen now. I'd also imagine he will want some form of realise clause for when a premier league club comes knocking which no doubt it will after a couple of years. These things are not too much to ask for a football club but we have a bunch of power mongers at our team who are good at the making/saving money side of things from a business point of view but struggle to grasp it at a playing level and fail too understand that * investment in terms of players and manager means no success on the pitch at a European level and they lose out on money.

Realistically I imagine we will end up with Clarke or Keane and neither of them fill me with much hope although they will do far better than Deila because they understand the club. Always loved Keane as a player but just don't see him as a manager he is reckless with money and that is something he wont get a lot of at Celtic. Clarke I find boring and uninspiring however he is a better manager than Keane, has first hand experience with a wide aray of top class coaches and will have plenty of links which could help us in the transfer market. Again though like Moyes, if a premier league club came sniffing offering him 10x more cash than our selves I could see him walking out the door. As said before though, they would both win us the league because they are Celtic men and * hate Sevco Keane especially I cannot see him allowing anything other than 110% each week from the players which is one of his main selling points, he is a winner and will demand only the best from his players.

I personally want Moyes he is the best qualified for the job his knowledge, tactics and links will be of huge significance to us if he gets the job. His time at United wasn't fair but then he cannot be soley blamed for what happened he wasn't given nearly enough time to make any massive changes to the team. His time in Spain was a difficult one but it's harsh people judge him totally on those jobs and forget the great work he did at Everton on a shoe string budget.

Either way, who ever gets the job should get every fans 100% backing and be given a fair chance to make there mark on our team!

 

I'd take WGS back in a flash.....agreed though, can't see it happening!!

 

John van den Brom would be a good option too I think, current coach of AZ Alkmaar and they've been doing well under him. Plus he did good at Anderlecht too.

 

who is dishing out abuse on the back of that?

 

You said the other day there you thought Keane was going to get the gig.
What's made you change your mind ?

 

That's not abuse ffs :smiley-laughing002: that's just stating facts the same as saying Clarke has won nothing. It hasn't worked out with Deila, he's resigned, that's not disputable and not abuse.

You're the one that bought Warburton in to this by the way, nobody else.

Although I'd personally rank Clarke's achievements at Chelsea as assistant to Mourinho, getting WBA to finish 8th in the EPL and taking Reading to an FA Cup semi final as greater than beating Celtic 2 each ( ) in a Scottish cup semi final.

 

2 yrs ago Steve Clarke would have been an absolute cracker of an appointment given that he done a pretty good job with WBA and imo was harshly sacked by that club. He had a great background working with some fantastic managers. If he had been given the job then then i think, again imo, that we would be a * of a lot stronger than we are now. Today tho i think appointing him would be a mistake, he doesnt seem to have pushed on in his managerial career as some would have thought he would, makes me think of Paul Clement, and how some people are suited better to being a number 2 than the main man. I think Clarke fits that bill.

 

Perhaps Clarke has his heart set on getting the Celtic job and that is why he hasn't progressed to another manager's job yet.

Risky I know, but he won't be available for ever, somebody is sure bound to come in for him soon.

This could be our last ever chance to get Clarke.

 

The fact that Clarke seems to desperately want the job is a key factor for me, we all know Lennon wanted an EPL job, Moyes probably thinks he could get a better job and that Keane rejected us the last time. Clarke is openly saying he wants the job on TV. You absolutely know getting the job would mean everything to him.

 

Good shout. Wouldn't mind that at all.

 

After Reading, perhaps Clarke isnt as in demand or well thought of as previously.

 

I doubt that very much. Clarke was interviewed for the Celtic job the last time ( he thought he had got it ) It's possible he has rebuffed other approaches on him by other clubs, to hold out for us, as most of us reckoned Ronny would be a goner soon.

 

Didnt kno he almost got it last time, if thats the case why now and not then?

what would have changed from 2 years ago for the board to consider him?

What do people think about Gus Poyet? Seems to be doing a good job in Greece with AEK.

 

Easy answer.
We have Rangers to contend with, and Rangers with possible investment behind them, and a SPL with Aberdeen, Hearts and possibly Hibs again.
Clarke knows the mentality of Celtic and he knows the nature of the beast at Ibrox. Needs to be someone who understands this set up, and who is determined to thwart their plans and keep Celtic the eminent club in Scotland and as qualifiers in the Champions League.
That to me is a 3-5 year plan. Clarke fits the bill.

I don't know much about Poyet so I can't comment on him, but isn't he a bit Arsene Wenger ?

 

Have to say im not convinced he is the man for us. I honestly cant see him firing up the players in the same way Keane or Lennon would.

 

Keane would have to adjust to the goldfish mentality of Glasgow, would he want the same * that Lenny got here in Glasgow ?

Same for Mon, they planted a Union Jack in his front garden in the West end.

Don't think Clarke would get the same abuse.
Clarke I doubt would need to fire up the Celtic players in the dressing room, because I think he would win their trust and loyalty from scratch.
You need to be gentle with players, until your understand what is going on in their heads, and then be supportive of them, not critical.

 

Wouldnt want Keane as Manager, he may get the players running thru brick walls but he is too abrasive and it would no doubt back fire on him. I wouldnt say Ronny was overly critical of his players, perhaps he should have been?

 

:smiley-laughing002: What a lot of *