Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

He has created an identity. Rubbish football and an underperforming team.

 

Lost an 8 point lead that could have been expanded 3 times, get him to * and take Desmond and lawell with you.

 

Rodgers was the manager for the entirety of the summer window.

He has ultimately presided over and sanctioned the signings of nine players all of whom were clearly not good enough/ ready for the squad. He is as complicit as anyone in the disastrous window.

 

He doesn't control the signings mate, it's already been confirmed before. Is he at fault for objectively good players turning *? 100%

But he doesn't control the incomings/outgoings

 

The subs were inexcusable as well as squad choice.
Frame, Gustaf & Holm should of been on the bench. Frame & Holm would of easily been an improvement on Taylor and Turnbull.

His ego is bigger than the club and needs to go, baffling decisions that is harming players.

 

He needs to be backed and then judged. No danger any of these signings were his. Surprised mind you he's putting up with it all again after last time.

 

Needs his players , needs transfers. Not his fault that there's only pish available on the bench. If he doesn't want holm and the rest then they aren't the quality he is looking for. Needs two windows of his own, fully backed.

 

Were they signing the players when Ange was here as well ? Do you think Ange would have this current squad in this sort of form ?

The board 100% have their faults but this squad is currently playing so far within itself it's unreal that's * all to do with the board. Guys like Kyogo and Johnston look totally different players from last season again not on the board. You can criticise the manager whilst also criticising the board

 

I have been backing the manager, due to the recruitment and also the injuries we've had, which leaves him no choice but to play inferior players at times.

I also don't understand how the players can play well one week and * the next.

We definitely should have enough to beat Hearts/St Johnstone/Motherwell at home, for example, in my opinion.

My questions are:

Are the board gonna back him in January? If not, we may end up losing this league... which is crazy, seeing as we are miles in front financially.

Would another manager get a better tune out of these players?

 

So who would you bring in to replace the board? Anyone in mind and how do you know they would be better. I'm not saying the board are great but I'm not sure what people who say sack the board have in mind as the alternative. Somebody has to run the club and unfortunately fans have never really had a say at most clubs.

 

So, do we * up millions on new players in January and hope BR can turn it around? I'm not sure he can. He bombs players out fast as well, so we could * millions on crap and still lose the league. Effed if I know now. Personally, I think he should just go.

If we hand the blue tarts that £50m, not only do we save their arses but we create untold future issues for us..to be in this scenario now is scandalous and that's 100% down to the scummy board.

 

Why does Brendan Rodgers have no control over signings but Ange had multiple signings clearly identified by himself and bought, despite being a complete unknown, with zero credit in the bank at Celtic? Is Rodgers just lazy and doesn't want to make an effort to be involved in recruitment?

 

The issue is that he said at least twice that he has the final say on any signing. He shouldn't be lying for the board, if he is lying.

 

This is true....makes you wonder why he was persuaded to come back because I really think he wasn't too bothered.

He's still making very strange decisions , what a mess.

 

It is down to him.

Of that starting eleven only 3 were not here last year
Scales, MJ and Palma.

AJ and Taylor were fantastic in the old system.
Scales has been a good player this season and was literally man of the match in the CL on wed.
CCV widely considered the best in the league.
McGregor - captain for a reason
O'Reilly - been one of if not our best player this season
Turnbull - not someone that should be the 3rd in that mid
Palma - the one signing thats been good really
MJ - shouldn't be here
Kyogo - Was the best in the league, on a bad run of form currently

Bench
Oh - great minutes to goal ratio, has shown he can be a good player
Kwon - no data available to comment about him
Bernabei - an odd choice but he at least has pace
Bernardo - signed by Rodgers, has been trusted with Europe but not domestic for some reason
Bain - keeper, nothing else to say to that really
Maeda - key player form the last 2 years
Ralston - key squad member the last 2 years
Forrest - veteran squad player
Welsh - squad CB, hasn't done much wrong

He's the one that chose that, were.missing key players through injury but tahts how you have to adapt, it happens every season. We've players doing well in the B team, they don't get a look in here at all.

Rodgers can't use the excuse of nae signings or signings that weren't his. Ange came in with the squad in a worse state, got it all going with a threadbare squad and developed in January. Our business was done fast and efficiently, we didn't have big spends then either. Rodgers should have had targets in mind before he even took the job to set the style, he's came into a team that were winners and changes all of the things that worked and put his "style" in that is entirely contradictory to how we played the last 2 years.

He's chatted * about players not following instructions, they clearly were it was pass it out wide and do * all with it.

 

Aye they were signing the players when Ange was in charge. Obviously he made recommendations which were massive to us, but the signing and selling is ultimately the board's decision.

I've criticized Rodgers plenty so far mate, already said its nobody's fault bar his for good players to turn *

 

Couldn't even pretend to know the answer to that mate. Can only imagine it's easier to have good players identified when you go to a club that goes up in budget. Yokohama ---> Celtic
As opposed to Leicester --> Celtic

 

Arguable the most idiotic comment I’ve ever seen on this forum. That takes some beating.

How many players played today are good enough to play for Celtic?

How many on the bench are good enough to play for Celtic?

The only imbeciles in our support are the ones that are looking to blame Rodgers over the board.

That squad today was embarrassing. Is it better than Hearts? Aye it was. But football isn’t played on paper. Which is why over the course of a season we will finish above them.

Hart, Taylor, Scales, Turnbull, Johnston. All players we knew weren’t good enough in the summer. All start today. Forrest, Bernabei & Ralston. Three players who come on who we also knew weren’t good enough. The squad is an absolute shambles. All the while we are sitting with £70m+ in the bank.

Rodgers is working with players Ange didn’t think were good enough. So why do some think Ange would get a tune out of them?

This whole shitshow falls back to the summer. Folk who defended the board are now trying to turn it on Rodgers. It’s on the board. Our squad is awful.

 

* knows mate. It's obvious we need better though.

 

Palma is the only one of 9 signings that regularly looks like he belongs in a Celtic Jersey..

But aye, it can't be argued Rodgers hasn't been able to get them to adapt to his style.. they've went from Ange to David Brent.