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14 Feb 2021 18:41:45
Hi Guys, just thought I’d ask the question to you all this evening after the report regards David Webb being a potential candidate for a role at Celtic. His Curriculum Vitae does look very good and is clearly regarded well, with this link is it fair for me to suggest the possibility of Mr Webb working with Eddie Howe again as our manager?
Both available along with Eddie Howe’s assistant Tindall think his surname is! I know this might sound a bit far fetched but if things are happening behind the scenes and David Webb is under consideration would make sense for him to work with Eddie Howe again! Was just a thought cheers guysðŸ‘ðŸ€ðŸ‘.
{Ed033's Note - How can Celtic lose with Jason Bourne [David Webb] as part of the team. :)
1.) 14 Feb 2021 19:33:59
Might be sounding negative again haha but i don't want Eddie Howe as our manager. His Bournemouth teams were easily the worst tactical teams in the pub league.
2.) 14 Feb 2021 20:09:33
if it was howe i personally think it would have been done before the end of the season .
18 Oct 2020 12:43:14
Hi guys first time posting anything on here. Been a fan of all the posts and banter for a while so finally joined! Just wanted to share my thoughts on where Celtic are just now especially after yesterday's dismal performance.
I've always tried to remain positive even after defeat but yesterday's result in my opinion has always been coming. We haven't got going at all this season maybe apart from a decent win home to Hibs. My opinion we played right into rangers hands with the formation and shape. We invited them on to us and allowed them to control the game without getting out of 2nd gear. The lack of fight from the players was alarming to me and can easily suggest all is not well within the camp!
Lennon did amazing to get us over the line when Rodgers jumped ship and to secure the treble was commendable given the circumstances. But I genuinely believe we haven't improved as a team in the 18mths or so since he has been back? I don't see much improvement in any players under his stewardship? I understand we were missing key players with injuries and C.V. etc but even so that doesn't make it right the team don't give everything on the pitch and not give up without a fight! His reluctance to give new players a run in the team annoys me too! Why did we bother signing turnbull? Exciting young talent to sit on the bench, Soro too not even getting a sniff! Sorry for the long post got more on my mind but will stop there for now lol! Any reply will be appreciatedðŸ‘.
1.) 18 Oct 2020 13:00:30
That is a great post, fair and balanced and clearly coming from someone who wants the best for Celtic
We have not improved over past 18 months and that's the thing that hurts the most!
Also, we are a little feckless and lacking hunger and desire to make that run or make that tackle. we have a team low on commitment and motivation at present and I'm afraid the only catalytic thing we can do to create any kind of change ( no guarantee it would be positive mind you) is a change in leadership/ manager
It's odd having a manager who is very unlikely to leave celtic for another job . why. is that? He is a yesterday man who should move on to a TV career or journalism/ punditry
Even EVEN scotland have a shape and some kind of momentum and mojo about them . that for me says it all really.
2.) 18 Oct 2020 13:00:54
Oh, and welcome to the site as a contributor.
3.) 18 Oct 2020 13:59:53
Spot on post jicer, the problem with turnbull and Soro is that for some reason unbeknown to himself ntcham can do no wrong. I’d like someone to tell me the last good game ntcham played. Aye he got the goal against lazio giving us a great result but I’m talking a full 90 minute performance. Turnbull and soro must be so far off it if they can’t get in that team ahead of ntcham on current form.
4.) 18 Oct 2020 14:18:24
Garry maybe ntcham is just better . which is a major problem.
5.) 18 Oct 2020 14:31:47
Great post jicer!
Garry no chance is Ntcham better than Turnbull Iv never been a fan of Ntcham and couldn’t understand the fuss Turnbull has the potential to be a star. Ntcham blows hot and cold too often and goes missing when going gets tough.
6.) 18 Oct 2020 15:46:52
A balanced post Jicer and welcome to the madhouse.
Lennon won't walk as it's not in his character and to be fair if he did it wouldn't do his future job prospects any good.
The decision to replace him is one that lies squarely with DD and PL and as much as I think its needed, I doubt it will happen.
NL was a bargain basement replacement for BR, he was available and had been over the course when he stepped in and did a very good job in delivering the Treble.
Celtic have never been good at planning ahead whether it be players or coaches leaving, we always seem to get caught out and it's then a case of making the best of what we've got or what we can scrape around to get and usually on the cheap.
We shouldn't forget that PL made something like 9M on the back of BR and his backroom staff heading back to Engerland.
So, the status quo will remain until it either falls apart completely and the 10 is lost and by that time it will be too late or NL manages to get a system that works again and the players playing to their ability and we can watch the same old movie next season.
I genually believe as supporters we have been short changed time and time again down through the years. Some on this site (a good bit older than myself) will remember how Jock Stein was treated and that was under the old regime that robbed the club for years (Grants/ Whites/ Kellys) f@#k the lot of you!
We deserve better than NL and I also believe (and it's well documented) that NL is not befitting as a Manager of our great club.
7.) 18 Oct 2020 16:08:16
Thanks for the comments guys sounds like I am minded the same as a few of you👠I don’t feel I’m jumping the gun and it’s not a knee jerk reaction to one defeat off our rivals yesterday. I’ve seen the decline in players and our play for months now but Lennon hasn’t and looks like he doesn’t know how to change it. Even the subs Lennon made yesterday were too late and also was no change to our play or shape with the different personnel. Turnbull should have been on that park before rogic my opinion. Too many players look comfortable as they know they’re certain starters no matter how bad they play. We always seem to be waiting on ntcham producing the goods but he. very rarely does these days. He has regressed so much under Lennon it’s frightening but again what do we expect when these types of players can’t get a proper run in the team to gain form and confidence? We need a freshness in the middle of park and players like Soro and turnbull deserve that chance to give us it. Lennon bought them so I don’t know why he won’t give them a chance?
8.) 18 Oct 2020 16:20:08
DRB it is the managers job to install the belief and confidence into these guy's to make them believe they are better and deserve to be at Celtic, to be knocking the door down to get into the team and then play them. Is he doing that? I certainly don't see any evidence of it, I see nothing but no plan and mixed messages being sent out. Confusion It creates chaos, that is exactly what we are seeing is it not?
For starters Ntcham shouldn't be anywhere near the club after publicly stating 18 months ago he wanted out.
9.) 18 Oct 2020 18:45:11
Been saying for weeks imo brown mac cham does not work again imo hh.
10.) 18 Oct 2020 19:24:54
To be totally honest Garry I never rated Ntcham that highly anyway.
I think he is an average player, slows the game down to much and doesn't have an attribute to stand out in our midfield.
You have brown (who if this hadn't been our 10 in a row season, should be sitting on the bench now. He is to slow, limited creativity and other than his hunger and determination offers very little to our midfield.
Cal Mcgregor is the top quality midfielder in our team, although I think others around him are making his role difficult. He can tackle, he has a variety of passes, he can shoot, he can run and create. Christie has dropped his form recently but when on his game and consistent, he offers drive, creativity, he can give you something out of nothing, physically he's fantastic for the team. Which leaves us with the choice?
I think Christie (if form returns) and mcgregor are the only 2 certs for centre mid, we need to either bring turnball, soro or even Moi into that group. 1 of them needs to be the key ntcham, brown (rotation) and rogic are no longer first team quality. The sooner lennon realises that the better.
I think we need to play a more fluid interchanging formation between 3232, 5311, 433. We should be able to change formation through the game to upset our opponents style of play and offer different opportunities through the game. This season we have been flat, 1 dynamic and predictable. Lennon needs to get things sorted or step down if he can't deliver. But as I said after the 1 game in hand there should only be a point in it and its not even the end of October plenty of time.
23 Jan 2021 19:49:48
Oh a manager I like and respect how he plays football is the Brentford manager Thomas Frank. Think he has them playing great football and again well drilled team. ðŸ€.
23 Jan 2021 19:41:58
Hi guys, only posted a couple of times due to being so busy with work and family. Love reading all the posts much as I can and have great respect to you all. Just wanted to share my thoughts on what I hope will be a new manager coming to Celtic. Eddie Howe has been the main name linked recently and now Rafa Benitez today as he’s left his position in China. To put it straight I genuinely feel Celtic won’t show the ambition to go for Benitez and I doubt very much Scottish football would be his destination as will have plenty of offers within Europe. This now puts me on to Eddie Howe. I do see Howe in the same mould of coach as a Brendan Rodgers clearly not at his level though. But I do believe he would be a good appointment. He is a young modern coach who did wonders at Bournemouth and sadly for him over stayed in the position and let it go wrong at the end. I can understand fans who are saying he’s too defensive minded and not set up to play attacking football. But his team set up and especially defensively is exactly what we need right now. We are all over the place and need a coach who can set us up to be hard to break down and with the usual attacking philosophy of our club would be a great combination. His attention to detail and working on drills until they are fully implemented are exactly what we need. Since Rodgers left we have lost all aspects of what we were about under Rodgers and I believe Howe could bring this back. Just some of my frustrating thoughts on the club I love right now guys. And I only mention Howe in more detail as I believe we could genuinely get the man in. ðŸ€.
01 Jan 2021 22:07:23
Hi guys, if the leaked team is true then looks to me Lennon is more worried about what they can do to us than how we can hurt them. Chemistry with griff and Eddie is there to see and they both must start for me. Ajer right back with frimpong right mid. No arfield and jack weakens there middle and I think we can exploit that with turnbull finding pockets of space. I think kamara will be given the task of picking turnbull up which for me will allow more space for frimpong to run at barisic. The wee man has been more attack minded past few games he’s the only width we have and will be wasted at rb. They don’t like 4-4-2 motherwell and hibs have proved that there past 2 home games. We need to win tomorrow so let’s play to our strengths and not worry about them. ðŸ€ðŸ€ðŸ€.
20 Oct 2020 17:55:27
JFP1888 Taylor didn’t even need to be on the park. More worrying for me is Lennon not being tactical enough to see things and make a change. I get you’re point with Taylor but all we had to do was move Laxalt back to left back and shift the other 3 over so ajer became right back with Duffy and welsh in the middle! I would then have taken ntcham off and put griffiths or ajeti on much earlier when still only 1-0! Going to the 4-4-2 would have stopped the space down the wings for rangers and nullified the way they play and main threat! Making them possibly having to change how they attack might have given us more impotence and a foot hold of the game for spells! For me it’s simple changes like this I don’t understand Lennon can’t see and won’t make!
18 Oct 2020 19:10:34
Hi Ed it’s clear watching us on the park the players don’t know what there actual roles are in the formation and with that can’t execute whatever Lennons plan is within the set up! Players looked scared to gamble or go out from there own position and create something.
{Ed007's Note - I used to blame it on the fact Brown was the one controlling our tempo and gameplay but it's not that, it's a bigger problem. Yesterday reminded me of those CL qualifiers where we came up against teams we should be beating but they are better organised and well drilled in what their individual jobs on the park are.
Lennon's team selection was bizarre to say the least and is it really that big a deal that the team was leaked? Imagine MON bothering about his team getting leaked, a daft man could predict his teams if everyone was fit. Again the problem is NL doesn't know his best XI and his tinkering when it's not needed and playing players out of position isn't helping anyone - especially him.}