Celtic banter 3

10 Oct 2025 16:03:14
No doubt will divide opinion but Steve Clarke is my preference as our next manager - it's not Angeball or BrodgeBall but I believe it's a style that we need to adapt to progress in Europe - he's not been without his challenges but he's taking Scotland forward and tactically is clued in HH.

10 Oct 2025 16:32:35
The board would love that . the fans would be too comatose from Clark's style of play they wouldn't be able to complain.

10 Oct 2025 18:12:06
I've been saying for while that Clarke is a top manager!

10 Oct 2025 18:39:44
Take it yous don't watch Scotland 😭.

10 Oct 2025 19:50:13
Mally I'd be astonished if anyone played worse football than Celtic!

{Ed007's Note - I can name 11 in the SPFL Premiership, throw in Scotland for a nice round dozen.}

10 Oct 2025 20:25:41
Clark is a good manager and would be great at grinding out results in europe but i don't think i could handle his style.

{Ed007's Note - I'm a great believer in the old "You can only pee with the c*ck you've got" philosophy, managers at so called smaller clubs build their reputation and as their career progresses with better jobs/budgets etc their game should progress and grow with that. I think Clarke could be in charge of PSG or Real Madrid and his football would be the same boring turgid nonsense.}

10 Oct 2025 20:51:19
Clarke is another dinosaur, we already have more than enough we need rid off, not added to!

10 Oct 2025 20:54:06
Clarke's football 'style' is not now, or in a million years, the Celtic way.

☘️ ☘️ ☘️.

10 Oct 2025 21:34:45
In his defenzzzzzzzz.

10 Oct 2025 21:43:08
Clarke as Celtic manager. 🤣

No thanks.

10 Oct 2025 22:22:26
Once a kilmarnock manager always a Kilmarnock manager.

11 Oct 2025 06:24:43
Nothing against him, but that Scotland squad has some amount of talent and he makes them look ordinary, absolutely no chance for Celtic job imo,

11 Oct 2025 07:34:09
Tommy burns?

11 Oct 2025 11:24:32
Mo harm. to Clarke, but by F, that would be the final strap fastened on my straightjaikit.

11 Oct 2025 13:19:17
Moyes probably plays similar football which isn’t the Celtic Way but I would still pick Moyes over Clarke.

10 Oct 2025 07:39:40
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10 Oct 2025 12:06:54
Mustn't be any football being played. It's normally when they tell us what they're going to do.

10 Oct 2025 14:08:31
Self inflicted mismanagement and incompetence gave him the 'Lockdown League' and no matter who manages Sevco we must not let it happen again.

10 Oct 2025 18:17:41
They had their easiest chance to do the treble but St Johnston done the double! Team Lennedy and a pandemic. Lest we forget.

11 Oct 2025 11:04:20
It’s crazy that Gerrard was their Manager the last time they played an away match in the league cup.
It was a 3-2 defeat at St. Mirren in 2020 behind closed doors.

09 Oct 2025 22:46:28
Well done Scotland and Steve Clarke. Don't want to jinx anything but we're on the brink🤞.

10 Oct 2025 07:39:23
It’s still looking like Scotland will need to beat Denmark at Hampden to finish top of the table due to goal difference.
Scotland will then still need to win 2 Qualifiers if they finish behind Denmark in 2nd place.

10 Oct 2025 11:48:37
Incredibly Greece had not lost a competitive game after taking the lead in their last 124 competitive games before last night.

Greece last lost a competitive match after taking the lead at the 2008 Euros.
Spain won 2-1 with a late winner after conceding the first goal.

09 Oct 2025 10:15:15
I see there was a late night protest outside Celtic Park last night

Myself I think this Board do not take any notice of how we fans feel, they only think Money, so do not give them any, No Merchandise sales, no Europa tickets bought, and saddens as I is to say, NO SEASON TICKETS BOUGHT until we are listened.

Money is all these Board members and DD care about, starve them of it.

09 Oct 2025 11:08:25
Tim, starving them of money, means fans are not there to support the team, which will result in a further drop in performance, possibly losing the league and or cups.

I cannot see many fans agreeing to that.

I certainly would not want to do that.

Hurting the Manager and team who have nothing to do with this is not the way Celtic fans behave.

09 Oct 2025 11:57:51
Im not supporting boycotting matches as you are right, it negatively affects the team but maybe short term pain will provide long term gain.
The only way to force change is to hurt them financially which unfortunately will hurt the club financially also.
There is no easy solution here but we the fans must keep pushing to get them out. Im sure there is a feasible solution out there to force change without negatively impacting the team, but i have no ideas how.
Desmond says he will never sell, but will he be bothered listening/ dealing with all the negativity, especially at his age? Probably not. If he steps down he will likely be replaced by the son, which i don't like the thought off either.

09 Oct 2025 12:02:13
I have passed the angry stage and now have a feeling of apathy setting in.

09 Oct 2025 12:06:46
Did someone on here not say that Desmond doesn't take any money out of the club?

09 Oct 2025 13:03:01
I'm with you Derytim. Unless fans in large numbers boycott ST sales, we are stuck with the status quo. In that regard it's put up or shut up. The flip side, as has been said by others is better careful what you wish for.

09 Oct 2025 13:49:17
I feel that any money with-held through whatever means will be a drop in the ocean to their salaries, dividends and whatever interest is accrued on the cash hordes in the bank.
Meanwhile on the pitch, we're struggling with two last gasp wins and a draw from last 3 league games and a disappointing EU night.
The Board are detached and far removed from the support and care nothing about the state of Celtic Park or the team on view, or their appointed manager who they disregard with contempt.
IMO, we are in a futile situation with no quick resolution with a worst case scenario of Celtic winning zero to signal serious repercussions, and even then it may only be managerial.

09 Oct 2025 15:12:48
The board hate us and we hate them. The thing is they need us more than we need them.

08 Oct 2025 23:51:08
Watching my grandson play against Mckenna's son a couple of weeks ago u10's. Took the opportunity to have a chat with him at half time and asked if the Celtic job would interest him when BR leaves, all I got by return was a smile. Came across as a really nice guy willing to take time out to speak to mums and dads and have selfie's taken. Could do a lot worse.

09 Oct 2025 12:01:54
I don't think we will attract someone like mckenna with the ambition we show unfortunately.
Mckenna will have ambitions of getting back into the PL and will be well aware of how rodgers has been treated.
It will go to someone out of work like Duff, Maloney or even kennedy.
Mckenna would be great though.

09 Oct 2025 14:13:43
Am with you 90% of that post mate but right or wrong a can't get ma head around the bit how BR has been treated, he had £30m sitting on bench against Kariaty mb the board don't trust him now especially if he has said he is leaving. yes the board were also sleeping at the wheel but whos to say the might not approach a Mckenna thpe manager and give them £30/ 40m to spend.

08 Oct 2025 19:27:56
On the “ Next Manager “ topic : Their new manager at Motherwell has them playing some good football, it will be interesting to see where M/ well are come the end of the season?

08 Oct 2025 20:09:08
They'll take points off everyone.

09 Oct 2025 06:08:03
Good for Motherwell yeah, they where car crash tho, we nicked ball several times and only for poor out of form players on our part did we not punish them badly, more often than not the failed to beat press, launched it and lost it, we gifted there tactic of launch over our press a couple of goals by poor defensive play also, not for me.

10 Oct 2025 17:50:27
This time last year Aberdeen looked impressive, it's only where they finish that counts.

08 Oct 2025 18:53:50
Realistically, is 'Sack the Board' even a thing? DD is major shareholder, puts in place those he feels will run the Club the way he wants. His top employees are accountable to DD not the fans.
When was a Board ever sacked en-masse (not bought out) ? Fans can communicate their dissatisfaction regarding team performance, manager tactics, transfers in/ out etc, but none of these issues will 'Sack a Board'.

08 Oct 2025 20:08:37
You're right; the Board can't be sacked and could only be deposed by a takeover like when Fergus McCann and Co during an absolute crisis.
The current Board are running an efficient - profit making - business but appear incompetent and amateurish on the football side.
Their 'ambitions and objectives' will never match that of any decent manager, player - and definitely not supporter.
Far too content to count the cash than strive to grow and improve. All because of a certain 5-way-agreement, with shackles attached instead of strings.

08 Oct 2025 22:37:54
They couldn't care less how we do on the pitch.
Their only interest is continuously adding to the stockpile of cash they have stashed somewhere.
You are correct though, the buck must stop with Desmond and no one else. he's the one needing removed.
Lawwell, nicholson etc are puppets of his and do what he says.
They are in the position they are because the are "Yes men"
Thats seemingly why Dom Mckay walked away, he wouldn't follow through with Desmonds dirty tactics and actually wanted to progress the football club.
Desmond holds all the cards and yeilds too much power. He is the clubs biggest problem.

08 Oct 2025 10:01:51
Who thinks that BR will leave at the end of season, take their money fulfill his contract then tell them to stick any NDA up their a***, and then blow them out the water. Also Kennedy, Strachan etc need to go they have been there as long as some of the directors the whole playing staff are stale.

08 Oct 2025 11:27:07
John Kennedy will end up getting the gig as he's one of DD's pets.

08 Oct 2025 11:47:23
I hope BR goes as the football is stale. I think we can all disclose that he has wasted millions and his signings have been awful!

08 Oct 2025 12:05:03
Many on here want McKenna Klunsen or evn Ange ad agree with all evn the USG manager, my father n law thinks Maloney will get it with usual suspects as staff 🤦‍♂️.

08 Oct 2025 14:31:53
I'm almost certain he will go and convinced he will not have a public tirade at his tormentors in the Board. He is not that kind of guy.
I tend to agree with the longevity and stagnation of the coaching staff and although they will point to a very successful tenure; we are one of the only top teams that waste numerous amounts of corners and have not had a 'deadly' free kick taker for many a year.
Brendan Rodgers will have had two (hopefully) very productive term with a deep affection for Celtic, but the damage has been done.
Whoever gets the job. I hope they have fresh, modern ideas on fast attacking football and can develop and improve young talent.

08 Oct 2025 16:07:23
What a bunch of whingers.

08 Oct 2025 16:34:58
If DD wants Brendan to stay (assuming he wants to stay) then he will do whatever that takes (ie change some personnel on the Board and improve our approach to recruitment) . If he doesn’t want him then don’t expect anything to change until Brendan has gone at the end of the season.

08 Oct 2025 16:46:45
I'd be comfortable if BR left today. Football terrible. But he will stay till the end of the season.

08 Oct 2025 17:02:02
I wandered if Burnley sacked Parker.

08 Oct 2025 17:32:17
Hope it's the thunderbird's parker you want.

08 Oct 2025 21:18:41
It all comes down to DD. If he wants BR to stay, then he needs to modernise the board and we have to turn into a modern run club.

If not, we will stay as they are and we will continue this cycle, have splurges every now and again, and fail to build on successes.

We may qualify for CL every few years and win a few games.

We will stagnate and fans will continue to be disappointed

The fan groups can say all they want and think they can force change but realistically only one person can change our direction of travel, and does he want to, that is the question.

08 Oct 2025 22:47:13
On the source close to a senior figure at the club and the clubs response to the celtic collective the other night.

If Dermot Desmond appointed Brendan Rodgers why would you have your manager totally undermined by what we all believe to be the Chairman of the club.

One phone call from Mr Desmond to the person running the "investigation" to find the culprit or am I being too naive?

I didn't do it, did you . no ok case closed not the way to run any business.

Or did Peter run the investigation into himself.

08 Oct 2025 09:41:23
Is it plausible, br and club discuss future in summer with it likely br moves on, the subsequent outcome being br doesn’t get the players / funds/ control of transfers he wishes and club reluctant to bring anyone in the stats don’t back up or cl money doesn’t back up, outcome being late work and piss window all while br gaslights fans into frenzy, br now has to work with what he has while fans and club at loggerheads but most importantly fans pretty much in dark to full situation, club can’t divulge anything as br could walk and br if wins league will be real winner at end season off into sunset .

08 Oct 2025 12:30:16
BR is pretty much irrelevant to the fans protest. This is about taking the club out of the dark ages and getting rid of the dinosaurs running the place. Anything less and we’ll continue pissing in the same puddle until we become irrelevant to anyone outside this country.

08 Oct 2025 19:24:13
We are already irrelevant, we never will attract top talent, regardless of our board, we can endeavour only to spot and sign perhaps an up and coming talent, if all this is about being relevant outside this country then I’m worried, this question was completely hypothetical but br definitely has a lot to do with current situation, fans can blame the board solely for no cl but br is the reason we’re not there, and the subsequent lack of decent signings and attracting players we can only assume is reason why they didn’t arrive, if we made cl and if a few more faces arrived, it’s a fact our current topic of discussion would not be happening, it is happening so there’s no escaping the poor board performance regardless of br or cl, but let’s not think br is irrelevant in all this .

08 Oct 2025 21:28:09
Jaa, did you not read the clubs statement, BR and his team identified players, we had a price we wanted to pay, when that was not enough, it went to rmthe board to vote on whether to up offers. They didn't.

This is down to the biard, you have made it clear you want BR gone but you cannot blame him for not getting the signings as much as you want to.

As for the teams current form, Michael Stewart pointed out that the players would have expected more players coming in, when they didn't, there would be disappointment.

Also he said that the ongoing fighting between board and BR and the fans and board would have an affect on the team, which eould explain the lack of confidence.

The Manager is trying to manage that and build confidence.

It is easy to throw all this on the Manager when your looking for reasons to blame him.

09 Oct 2025 06:14:09
I did and like most I agree on how outdated and poorly the board has acted, I feel a bit of a realist in terms of where we are as a club, I feel there’s lots we as fans don’t know ( and probably shouldn’t know ) I feel br has definitely gaslighted fans into anger over signings that’s backfired and went too far (because he didn’t make cl) I feel he’s came out the farce a bit Scot free to be honest, there’s no doubt from the statement and statements since there’s issues in how we run, me however I’d like to see change in football side, a new structure and vision, happy for that to be alongside current board set up, but reform as such that’ works for the football, what some are demanding with no idea of what they want is my issue.

09 Oct 2025 11:25:59
A new manager would be treated the same as all the other past managers under this board which is resourced to the level of ambition they have.

Which is one step ahead of Sevco and not a penny more.

09 Oct 2025 12:01:29
Jaa, I agree, but we need a DOF to support the Manager. A total restructure of the football part of the club is also needed, where the Managers job is just to coach the players.

We keep hearing the arguement about the side to side football but how many times has BR come out and said he hasn't asked for that, what he has asked for is the ball to move forward far quicker.

It is clear it is the players who are to blame, which is probably down to a total lack of confidence, possibly being brought on by the circus going on between the club, fans and the media.

We currently have a Manager who is doing far more than he should be. His focus should only be on the players, not the board, the fans and answering media questions about anything other than the team.

People are quick to criticise him but forget it was his tactics that scared Bayern.

Had he got the support in the window he asked for, we could have performed well again in CL imo.

He said we needed to invest in better players to move forward but the board disagreed.

Give BR the tools he needs and he can improve the team and our standing in Europe.

I have heard about McKenna etc as replacements but realistically what have those others won that would improve us in CL over BR.

Imo we cannot go backwards in the quality and experience of our Manager if we want to improve the quality of the players.

Yes he is arrogant but what player or Manager aren't who are at the top of their profession.

09 Oct 2025 19:39:57
Will we get them out? We don't have the shares. Whatever can do is not back down. Its the culture of our club at stake. If you aren't up for that fight, then I don't understand that.

Sometimes even when you know you will lose a fight, you still have to go ahead. This for me is one of those times. We can't change the board, what we can achieve, is how they operate. That won't be easy either, but by F, its worth fighting for.

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09 Oct 2025 21:00:19
We have to grow our own top talent, not attract it, our youth system, our coaching system has to be looked at and improved, Brendan is not an elite coach, that much is obvious.

08 Oct 2025 07:39:41
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