New manager

I think McKenna looks a good fit in terms of playing principles, style etc

The one thing that goes against him and it’s potentially the most important thing, is his lack of experience.

MON, Strachan, Rodgers and Ange - all of our modern day successful managers had tons of experience prior to getting the Celtic job.

Based on the media we do seem to be casting the net far and wide which is good.

If MON and Maloney pull it out the bag this weekend then we have bought ourselves some time and don’t need to rush into an appointment

 

No we need more. Some of us have standards for Celtic to be at the best level possible. Not happy clapping some mediocre appointments with no winning track record.

Pressley has a better track record than Bellamy and Nancy.

McKenna fair enough but no it can’t be. Being a winner is innate and that is what we need. Someone who doesn’t understand the pressure of WINNING does not work at Celtic.

Winning IQ is needed. Otherwise we should be keeping Brendan.

As you were

 

BTW big man, I love your passion for Clarke despite the flak you get. Different strokes etc etc

 

Surely you are taken the * re Pressley? Nancy has won more than Pressley.

 

I've simply looked at his results with Kilmarnock and Scotland, and found him to be an overachiever with underdogs. That takes skill, and the only way we can do something in Europe is with such a manager. Yeah, domestically, people's eyes would bleed from the amount of crosses, but mine bleed from the amount of short passes we (used to) do under most of our recent-ish managers.

i'd take Knutsen from the rumored names and maaaybe Keane, but none of the others. If the list is true, we're best off with MON getting the gig until the end of the season.

 

Would probably take him over Clarke to be honest with you

 

Most likely he played a golf tournament in Ireland with Desmond and bought him a pint at the bar afterwards.

 

Completely agree about some of the comments about McKennas personality, my * he’s boring uninspiring
For me a successful manager at Celtic has to have a big personality

 

Need to have a manager in by end of the International break. Any longer and we put the January window at even further risk. Already bad enough we're pretty desperate in a few positions and still have a incompetent negotiating team.

 

How many Scotland managers of far better Scottish sides have made it out the groups on the big stage? There's only so much that can be done with Scotland when there are no transfer windows to buy players, a * stick to beat him with, qualifier results that turn into qualification are far more than any Scotland manager has achieved since 1998.

Oh and given we've failed to navigate 7 of our last 9 UCL qualifiers, someone who knows how to get through qualifiers would be most welcome.

MON played Sutton at CB at times, such as the Scottish Cup Final defeat, maybe Clarke thought McTominay being a big lad who was more of a defensive midfielder back then at Man Utd would work at CB, it's a logical assumption to make, many a big defensive midfielder have been able to slot in at CB and do a job, but when it didn't work did Clarke persist with it? Because that's what a * manager would do, persist with something that's not working, but no, instead Clarke realized McTominay at CB isn't working and took him back out of it, another * stick to beat him with.

Mate, Gordon Strachan was a less successful Scotland manager than Steve Clarke yet delivered 3 titles in a row and two UCL Last 16s despite the period of downsizing in wage and transfer fees whilst he was here, Scotland is still a pressurized job, just look at how many failed Scotland managers there was between 2002 and 2019 as proof of that, going from Scotland to us is hardly the craziest jump in pressure, Ange going from Yokohama Marinos to Celtic is a far bigger jump in pressure, same as the jump McKenna would be making from Ipswich to here if it goes through, Scotland to Celtic is less of a jump over those.

Always hear this about Clarke yet his Kilmarnock side won 5-0 and 5-1 against teams in Scotland, you don't win by those score lines if the football is always defensive and boring, he's not gonna come here mate and park the bus at home to Livingston, of course he isn't

Very aware I'm coming across as Clarke's agent with my replies however I've never been one to side with majority opinion for an easier ride unless I believe it, if what I genuinely believe is a minority opinion then so be it I'll say what I feel, which is that I think Clarke would be a good manager for us and I wouldn't be disappointed to hire him, he's earned a shot with us after proving countless times that he knows how to punch above his weight and get absolutely every effort out his sides, exactly what we need in Europe.

 

McKenna just screams oot similar to Martin in my opinion. Won only 8 of his last 48. That’s horrific. Just don’t see it with him to be honest. No sure he has the character or personality to succeed here either.

 

You need an aura and steel to be manager of Celtic.

All of our managers this century have had that with the exception of Mowbray and Deila.

Rodgers, O’Neill, Ange, Strachan and Lennon all had a degree of stature which allowed them to cope with the pressure of WINNING at Celtic.

Guys like McKenna, Nancy don’t give that. Someone like Bellamy would have the aura but questionable managerial record.

Only the likes of Marco Rose have the aura and the coaching quality and track record to back it up. That’s the type we need or else Crooked Dermot would be as well going back cap in hand to Brendan. Unless Ange is available.

As you were

 

Was it Roses Dortmund the huns scudded?

What about Terzic

 

There are certainly worse names being thrown about, but hasn't Clarke said before that he wouldn't want to manage Celtic?

 

I just mind him greeting about the hun fans when he was managing Kilmarnock

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47313458

Im not disagreeing with what hes said but he would be putting up with much worse at Celtic from huns.

 

I might be getting my wires crossed with that one.

 

Winning alone isn’t enough at Celtic.

But that’s irrelevant; the point being made was that Clarke has shown he can’t just flick a switch and suddenly have his team playing open, expansive, creative, fluent, attacking football - even against minnows like Belarus. The only excuse I’ve heard for the Scotland performance that night, when we were passed off the pitch by Belarus, was pressure. Well I hate to break it to you, but pressure is the name of the game at Celtic. Domestically every single game has that must win pressure.

Yes, his Scotland side beat Spain. Neil Lennon’s Celtic beat a better Barcelona and I wouldn’t want him as manager either. You make out like he’s some giant killing guru; I must have missed him winning trophies at Kilmarnock.

 

Don’t think Clarke would to give up the Scotland gig anyway


Less stress and hassle than club management

 

Still would want Knutsen as first choice if he were willing to leave Bodo/Glimt. Even if he wants to finish the season in Norway, that would allow MO'N to take the team through to mid-Dec, and especially if the Hoops win this weekend, would give him the chance to lead them to the LC Final, which would be a goal for the manager as well as keep players motivated etc in the short term until Knutsen were available. Not saying that is happening, but I wouldn't be against it.

That said, I would not be keen on waiting that long for anyone other than Knutsen.

 

Clarke surely ruled himself out when he declared he wasn't a *