Snifter Pee Rot Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lawwell has skimped on the new manager's position but he can't repeat last summer and skimp on signing targets. I'm actually amazed they have given it to Lennon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 When Lawell says that Lennon's eye for a player is first class, I presume he really just means he's happy to accept the paltry budget Celtic will give him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 They're genuinely signing Ambrose and Hooper this Summer. They've fucked it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrucerick Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Looks like Rod has heard the news! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Day Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Lawell chat on this is hilarious. "He knows the club, the fans and the city......and he has an eye for a player" That was, word for word, Scott Browns interview printed in The Times this morning! Edited May 25, 2019 by Green Day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YER SISTERS YER MAW Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Sevco's best signing for next season by far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds are Forever Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Green Day said: Lawell chat on this is hilarious. He knows the club, the fans and the city......and he has an eye for a player. That was, word for word, Scott Browns interview printed in The Times this morning! Hilarious, all utterly irrelevant stuff, he 'knows the club' is the most redundant phrase in football, second only to 'he's a winner'. Ironically, Lawwell praised everything about Lennon other than his managerial skills. The fact they might pick a manager because he 'has an eye for a player' is laughable too, as if it's the 1970s. A football club operating at the Celtic level wish to be at should have a slightly more sophisticated transfer policy than that. In a nutshell it shows exactly why Lawwell wants him. Someone who he thinks/knows the fans will be happy with, someone who wont put pressure on the board for funds, and someone who will be happy to pick up bargain buys and try and sell them on for a profit. A 'big name' would have demanded proper funds and walked if not given them, Lawwell isn't going to take that chance. Edited May 25, 2019 by Diamonds are Forever 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I'm a bit confused - everything they have put out says he has been offered the job, and that details will be worked out over the next few days. So he hasn't actually accepted it yet, or at least it hasn't been fully confirmed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lawwell is forgetting the last time Lennon was the manager, he didn't have a functioning Rangers to challenge him. Was it admin Rangers then no Rangers he had ti deal with? Or was his first season in charge the year before their troubles started? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Lawwell is forgetting the last time Lennon was the manager, he didn't have a functioning Rangers to challenge him. Was it admin Rangers then no Rangers he had ti deal with? Or was his first season in charge the year before their troubles started? I'm sure his first season was the one before admin - he had that scrap with McCoist at the "Shame Game" when Uncle Walter was still the Rangers manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lack of real ambition from Celtic. Suits the board fine he wont bang the drum for huge signings. That said Lennon has a better record in the league than Rodgers and a great record in Europe. He also brought through some great players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Ro Sham Bo said: When Lawell says that Lennon's eye for a player is first class, I presume he really just means he's happy to accept the paltry budget Celtic will give him. Perhaps it means that Lee Congerton, who followed Rodgers to Leicester, will not be replaced. Congerton's mistakes could be costly to offload in the summer. Out go Lustig, Boyata, Benkovic and Weah. In come Perez, Gutman and Shved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverWolfe Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lack of real ambition from Celtic. Suits the board fine he wont bang the drum for huge signings. That said Lennon has a better record in the league than Rodgers and a great record in Europe. He also brought through some great players.He only really had one good season in Europe beating Barcelona and making the last 16 of the CL. His first two seasons in Europe were terrible. First season he got knocked out the CL qualifiers by Braga and the EL qualifiers by Utrecht. This was at the round of entry in both competitions. Second season lost over two legs in EL qualifer to Sion and was lucky that they fucked up. In the Group he managed 1 win in 6. His final season he managed 1 win in 6 in the CL group stage. He did pick up a few very good players in his time to his credit but overall he was very average. I don't think there will be any problems winning the league but can't see any success in the cups or in Europe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Lennon. Jesus. That's awful. Dermot must have a big tax bill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: I'm a bit confused - everything they have put out says he has been offered the job, and that details will be worked out over the next few days. So he hasn't actually accepted it yet, or at least it hasn't been fully confirmed? He was verbally offered the job in the shower after the match, assume they'll now write up the contract. His "eye for a player" is debatable, unless you genuinely believe he played a major role in them signing Van Djik/Wanyama, his transfer record at Hibs gives a wee hint or two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: I'm a bit confused - everything they have put out says he has been offered the job, and that details will be worked out over the next few days. So he hasn't actually accepted it yet, or at least it hasn't been fully confirmed? Yeah. Legal team probably doesn't work the weekends. There's more chance of you knocking back a (purely hypothetical ) offer of being promoted today than Lennon not accepting the job offer on the table. Edited May 26, 2019 by djchapsticks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Yeah I get that, it just seems a bit odd. Or at least the wording does. Lawwell isn't usually the type of guy to do things on a whim in the midst of a celebration. I agree it's unlikely Lennon will knock it back, although you could argue that would be in his best interest. Finished off the league for them, finally broke his cup hoodoo, after stepping in in their hour of need. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Yeah I get that, it just seems a bit odd. Or at least the wording does. Lawwell isn't usually the type of guy to do things on a whim in the midst of a celebration. I agree it's unlikely Lennon will knock it back, although you could argue that would be in his best interest. Finished off the league for them, finally broke his cup hoodoo, after stepping in in their hour of need. He told the media after he'd accepted the offer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Just now, RandomGuy. said: He told the media after he'd accepted the offer. Fair enough, I had missed that. Good news for Scottish football then! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I’m not one of those who thought Benitez was even a possibility but, even then, this is a disappointment. Fairly confident he’ll get us over the line for the ten though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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