Ange Postecoglou

An Australian journo wrote that Ange had his uefa pro license. James Forrest actually done some real journalism and asked Uefa the question and they have confirmed he does not indeed have the Uefa pro license.

With regards to Gerrard he had done both his A and B licenses and had started / was starting his pro license, the situations are incomparable.

 

You have probably put me on ignore but I'll reply anyway.
You are jumping to conclusions that I am sticking up for the board but I am sticking up for the guy who may become our new manager, I just don't think it is going to be as bad an appointment than most people expect.

If you get this message explain how my logic is twisted and how I am behaving like a complete *?
I often wonder how people like yourself can manage to go to a boozer and have a conversation with someone who disagrees with you, do you put them on ignore as well?

 

Yeah spot on. Like we are doing him a favour so he should be grateful for what he gets. Its mental. Celtic board need to get out of the way of themselves. Non footballing people making “footballing” decisions.

 

Aye that's weird. Always had him down as a Desperate Dan man, the * reprobate.

 

Yeah tbh mate i cant put much context on the interview and from what I gather he has achieved a lot since then.

But in isolation, to be losing against teams such as china, Laos and Jordan isnt good enough if Oz were ranked a good bit above. Not exactly known for the technical quality of their players either.

The point im trying to make is, its not use to be saying “come and see the work we are doing on the training ground” if it doesnt translate to results on the pitch. That wont fly. Almost akin to Brendan Rodgers’ “We are still learning.”

 

Gerrard was in the infancy of his managerial career and was relatively young for a manager.

 

Am I reading this right? James Forrest contacted UEFA to see if the Ange deal was possible?

 

James Forrest is what is called the talented man

 

On the face of it, the decision is hard to justify.
Even from a business perspective, the risk is far too high too great and the odds of failure, also too high.

 

Yep.

 

I * hate the way the club is run and believe we need change but I'm backing Ange Postecoglou as he's going to be the new man now.

I think this season will be a write off most likely and he'll come good next season with the backing of the support.

I think there are a few positive about this guy getting the job.

- He's not a yes man and looks like he's not afraid to walk away if he's being undermined.

- He has cut the deadwood everywhere he's went and brought in youth.

- He makes players better.

- He plays attacking football.

- He's hungry and has a point to prove.

I'm not saying he's guaranteed to be a success but now he's coming we need to back him.

If it goes horribly wrong then it's just another reason we need to organise and remove Desmond and the other guys running the club like a pub team.

 

It's too late now for next season to be a success. We are up * creek. We hardly have a squad once the guys that are a certainty to leave, go.

It would be a miracle for the new players to hit the ground running.

 

Postecoglou will need all the help and backing of the support he can get and maybe patience. However, if it turns out he doesn't bring in or allowed to bring in his own coaching team but has taken the job then I'm afraid he will fail. It will show he is a yes man and only there for the prestige of the job. If he is the man then so be it, we have to accept it but if Kennedy and Strachan are still by his side then we are going to struggle until the next manager is appointed.!

 

As if the huns haven't got enough of a head start given the position we are in the board are more than happy to give them a further 30 million

 

I'll judge on how the team plays. If we actually look interested then that's already a 100% improvement from before.

 

I thought he was a yes man at first too but by all reports he walked away from Australia after getting them to the world cup because he was being undermined. If he's willing to do that I don't think he would put up with it at Celtic.

After all what good is the chance to show your ability if it's being undermined. It's his reputation at stake.

 

I can understand that none of us really know how good or bad this is going to be, I'm sure most of us don't watch Asian/Australian football. It just seems people are having a knee * reaction and not making an attempt to research the guys capabilities.
I'd expect that the J league would be a tough league and possibly better than the SPFL but as I say I don't know much about Asian football

 

I agree with all of that. I honestly think the club have been run so poorly in the last few years that it looks deliberate.