26 Nov 2020 21:41:01
Someone until the end of the season isn't really acceptable. They would need to be desperate to take the job on.

Leaving in the summer or next window will be Ajer, Ntcham, Rogic, Elyounoussi, Edouard, Duffy, Brown and most likely Christie.

Not all will be missed but a major rebuild will be needed. Whoever comes in next needs to be the right man for the job, not the best of what's available, not someone who's Celtic minded. It needs to be someone who can stamp an identity on the team and lead us forward. There can be absolutely no doubt that we are regressing at an alarming rate under Lennon.

Dermot Desmond will need to dig deep, just like he did with O'Neill and Rodgers.

A statement of intent is needed here. Either appoint a director of football and get a coach to steady ship until the end of the season while the director of football sorts the playing squad, or pay the money for a quality manager. Let him bring his own coaching staff and backroom team and give him full control of football matters.

Either way a transfer of power from Lawell to a DoF or a new manager needs to happen. We lost Rodgers as he wasn't given total control which has ultimately cost us the 10.

Who do we want?

1.) 26 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 22:03:48
Completely agree should have had the courage to let Lennie go after interim appointment, suitability rewarded.
Then appointed someone of similar quality and standing as Rodgers with similar philosophy. We need to pick one and stick with it we keep changing it. There were suitable candidates that close season had we been prepared to pay the money and keep investing in improving the infrastructure not disco lights.

2.) 27 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 22:35:08
No, we lost Rodgers as he fancied another crack at EPL.

3.) 27 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 23:04:18
The Buck stops totally at Lawell and his Ego, his short-sighted complacency and his player recruitment and selling incompetence.

4.) 27 Nov 2020
26 Nov 2020 23:44:11
It's a really difficult cross roads here. there's not many coaches out there that we could attract that are of the standard of Rodgers.

It cannot be another puppet on Lawells string like Lennon or Deila.

There's a few names out there that I'd like to see us go for but realistically you know there's no chance of getting them. Mainly due to the league we compete in and the Scottish climate.

If an old timer was up for the gig for a few years I'd be happy with any of the following:
Jupp Heynckes
Guus Hiddink 
Laurant Blanc
Arsene Wenger

As I said though I think we would have next to no chance of pulling this off. I can't see them coming out of semi retirement leaving behind the golf courses and sunny shores to rock up at places like Dingwall and Tannadice.

An up and coming manager like Marco Rose would be ideal but I don't think the overall pull would be enough to tempt someone like him from a Bundesliga club, albeit they are sitting about 8th in the table.

Marco Silva is also an interesting option and the fact he is unattached should appeal to the money men but this shouldn't make him any more of a preferred candidate.

Then there's middle of the road guys that don't really whet the appetite but could do a good job. Guys like Paul Lambert, Mark Hughes, Nigel Pearson, Garry Monk, Eddie Howe, even Davie Moyes. I think these guys are realistic targets that should be on a shortlist.

There are others who have been really good assistant managers have great reputations as coaches. 2 that spring to mind are Mike Phelan and Zeljko Buvac (Jurgen Klopps ex assistant at Dortmund and Liverpool) . Would someone like this be worth the risk with a Director of Football above them?

The worst case scenario for me is a temporary appointment like Malky Mackay or Owen Coyle. It would reek of lack of ambition and show that Lawell wants to retain control of football matters.

5.) 27 Nov 2020
27 Nov 2020 11:32:43
Rafa Benitez, Ralf Rangnick or Nuno Espirito Santo for me.
Time to push the boat out, no cheap options please.
We may not get any of them, but surely you can ask the question.