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  1. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Mate, you really need to take on a broader range of perspectives and outlooks than what a few anonymous ‘ITK’ on this website might be leading you to think. All that “why bother?” chat is disproportional and overly downbeat. Things can change very quickly in football, including for the better...
  2. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Ultimately there’s nothing more he can win at Celtic. Whereas he has the chance now - and maybe now only - to prove himself in the biggest league in the world.
  3. J

    Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

    He’s been a great keeper for us for very many years, he’s earned the right to claim he’s leaving of his own volition.
  4. J

    Harry Kane

    How about Kane signs a new 4-year deal, inclusive of a 12-month initial loan to Real Madrid (for a hefty, hefty fee)? Real get a top-notch Benzema replacement for a year; Kane almost certainly wins a trophy and then returns to Spurs to chase down the Shearer record over 2024-27; we get a chunk...
  5. J

    Next Manager Watch

    I would have had Poch, Nagelsmann & Slot as better options. But clearly none of those were runners ultimately, so I’m happy to give 100% support to Ange now. He plays football the way it should be played, he’s hugely charismatic and the Celtic fans love him. 100% support includes staying the...
  6. J

    The reality of no European football

    I’d be ok with a smaller squad if we make smart signings only: Rebuild XI ———————Raya Emerson—Romero—Laporte—Udogie ——-—Bissouma—Bentancur Kulusevski—Maddison--Richarlison ———————Kane Reserve ——————Forster Spence—Dier—Lenglet—Davies —————Sarr—Skipp ——Porro——Lo Celso——Gil ———————Son Plus...
  7. J

    Next Manager Watch

    I always had respect for Levy’s business acumen. And I could understand why he made decisions like the hiring of Jose or Conte, or letting Poch go. Tough calls, but defensible. I am at a loss as to how he’s let us become such a laughing stock of late. Even if we lay the hiring of Nuno and the...
  8. J

    Next Manager Watch

    I’ve always stood by Levy, the club has come a long way in the last 20 years, but this is another complete embarrassment after the 10 week+ search that gave us Nuno in 2021… I can’t believe he’s allowed this to happen again.
  9. J

    Match Threads Tottenham Vs Brentford

    My old man’s logic is that we’re better off losing pre-season games as it flushes out the problems early. I’ve felt the same about our recent games. Better that everyone’s well-sighted on the many problems we have to address.
  10. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Pfft, the fee is fuck all… half a Jack Clarke! Any commentator saying that’s a problem is kidding themselves. I’m more worried about Paratici - the guy who recommended Nuno & Gattuso and seems to not like possession-based football - still having Levy’s ear on this appointment.
  11. J

    Eric Dier

    It defies belief that we would be offering Dier a new 3-year-contract, unless we have our new DoF and Head Coach lined up and both are - inexplicably - in agreement. Definitely not a decision Levy should be making in absence of that input.
  12. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Who keeps putting money on Rodgers? He’s back down to 7/2 joint favourite on Skybet now, despite no serious sources saying he’s under consideration.
  13. J

    How long are you willing to give a manager before declaring they were the wrong choice

    I knew Nuno was toast, and had to be, after only 10 games so it’d be hypocritical of me to say anything longer in theory. I would stomach a full season where we finished mid-table though if a new manager was undergoing a significant rebuild and was transitioning us to a possession-based game...
  14. J

    Match Threads Aston Villa Vs Tottenham

    But lots of people said “I’d be happy with Mason”. And we shouldn’t be happy with Mason. We need a complete re-set.
  15. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Slot my preferred option now. But I’d even take Potter or Rodgers - who have both created really good teams in the Prem over lengthy periods - ahead of Ryan.
  16. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Alonso has managed Leverkeusen for 32 games this season with a 53% win rate and a 25% loss rate. They were in the relegation zone when he took over and they’re now sixth. He also managed Real Sociedad B for 98 games. Mason has been in charge of us for 3 games and his record is W1 D1 L1. When he...
  17. J

    Next Manager Watch

    Mason has just won one game, at home to Crystal Palace, by a single goal. I can’t understand this clamour at all. He needs at least a season or two as head coach somewhere else, proving his credentials over an extended period of time, before getting such a big job as ours full time. If he pulls...
  18. J

    Match Ratings Ratings vs Liverpool

    Forster - 6 Porro - 6 Romero - 5 Dier - 4 Davies - 6 Perisic - 7 Skipp - 8 Hojbjerg - 7 Kulu - 6 Kane - 8 Son - 8 I would be more upset about how that finished if we were still playing for something meaningful this season. We aren’t. Good effort to get back into it. Comedy defending at start...
  19. J

    Harry Kane

    I’d be encouraged by that Sky Sports interview. He doesn’t sound to me like a man determined to force an exit this summer: quite the opposite.
  20. J

    The ousting of Daniel (COYS)

    I’m not ‘Levy out’ so I’ll say what I came to say and fuck off and leave you in peace. I don’t give Henry Winter or Matt Law any credit for these snide pile-on pieces. It’s the easiest thing in the world to kick a man when he’s down. Was it Levy who picked two wing-backs who don’t have a clue...
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