Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

Bottom line for me is Rodgers, Nicholson and McKay all want the same thing, and are working in tandem to try and secure it. All 3 will be as disappointed as the rest of us, even more so since they're the ones who take the flak.

Rodgers knows fine well the limitations the club work under so as disappointed as he is, he'll no be throwing the toys out. He also knows that some windows we'll smash it and some we'll fall short. Hey ho, we carry on regardless.

 

By the same token I reserve the right to laugh like * at the state * get themselves into.

 

You only to need to look at the huns to see what real boardroom incompetence looks like. Years of disastrous signing policies, club propped up by loans based on the kindness of board members, hardly any sellable assets, unprofitable player trading etc etc

 

True but that isn't any kind of benchmark. For years after rangers were liquidated the celtic board preached that they were there to ensure celtic would not follow the same path. It's a nonsense. Noone who runs a business like Celtic is given the objective of not being liquidated. It's an absolute given and rangers are the extreme exception to the rule.

Problem we have is that the board peg their spending and their ambition to Rangers plus a bit better. So as long as rangers are basket cases, we will always be one notch above them. We never strengthen from a postion of strength to ensure we go 2 or 3 levels above them.

 

Personally, the window exceeded my expectations and I was a bit surprised at the reaction; but if the manager says it wasnt good enough, it wasn't good enough.

So I was wrong. I still don't really understand why it wasn't good enough, though.

 

If it means we can put together a better package for 1 in summer the. I’d rather that


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I have been in your position many times on here.
I was on here this time last year backing Brendan when many wanted him out. I have criticised people on here for not keeping the faith and only showing 'support' when we're winning. Folk have slated me for it.

But even I am a bit * off with this one....

The main point for me is how the board have actually weakened our team on the run up to the biggest games of our season.
If you qualify for the next round of the Champions League.....you just cannot sell your top striker without replacing him.

If Idah picks up an injury or for any reason cannot play against Bayern and with maeda suspended....
Well Lawell is going to get annihilated in the press and our fans will be getting the * ripped out of them...it's as simple as that. It's embarrassing. I can't defend that. It's utter stupidity and lack of respect for the Celtic supporters

 

Not ranting and raving, just justifiably angry that yet another transfer window is a let down. If those guys working at the club know "how things work: then the failure to have a replacement for Kyogo lined up weeks ago was down to them. The same applies to the failure to sign a decent LB since KT left which was years ago. So, big congrats to the board for our healthy bank balance but they are failing to take our club to the next level in football terms. Do you honestly think Rodgers was happy in his interview?

 

If there's any way Rodgers differs from the suits, I'd wager it's he's far more willing to pay whatever to get any given player. Not surprising given he's used to operating in England with all the riches that comes with that. It's a mindset I think he'll probably always have.

Up here though, if you start being all too willing to throw caution to the wind it could end up spiralling very quickly. You may say we have enough capital to absorb any failures for a while, bit we're in that position BECAUSE of how we do business.

I'm more than happy to carry on as we have done, as it will put us in an even better position going forward, and that limit we set ourselves will gradually creep up as the likely risk will keep going down.

 

We did that with Idah at Rodgers' insistence and then the very next window, Brondby try it on. I wonder if that might not be a coincidence

 

Excellent point. Also has to be said, a lot of the ones now in uproar about this window, we're in uproar then about paying the money for Idah.

Make it make sense

 

I moaned like crazy about that window. In hindsight was totally wrong about that. It was a very good January window.

To be fair, though, and before it starts to look like I love the board or something, I also moaned like crazy about the summer window before that and in hindsight, I didn't moan nearly enough. We're still suffering the effects of that 18 months later.

 

Thing is, we've already been increasing the figures we're willing to part with. We've spent plenty in the last few years.

That increase has seen us get through the league stage of the CL with one of our best showings ever. So complaining that we don't speculate doesn't really stand up.

All that said, we are STILL reluctant to have our scants pulled down, and quite rightly. I guarantee you we'll spend another big number in the summer, improve the squad/team and post yet another profit in the next set of accounts after that.

That is how it should be done, and am delighted we're savvy enough to keep the balance between spending dough and making a profit.

 

We also have a Champions League Qualifier next season, this would have been the time to prepare the squad properly for that.. bed in a ST and an upgrade on Yang winger..

We could lose Kuhn, maybe a couple of others.. a lot of clubs wouldn't punt stars before that Qualifier, with us.. I'm not so sure..

 

This is it..

We need consistently good windows, not 1/2 or 1/3