Neil Lennon has left Celtic

Agueroooo

early reports are he has left Celtic.




Which Premier League side is he going to do you reckon?

Vinz Mesrine

Larsson is the favourite to take over. Lennon to WBA?

SantryRed

Agueroooo wrote: »

early reports are he has left Celtic.




Which Premier League side is he going to do you reckon?

Does the achievements with Celtic mean he's good enough for the Premier League?

And that's not a slight on Celtic at all, but it hasn't really been a tough 3 seasons for him there.

Agueroooo

SantryRed wrote: »

Does the achievements with Celtic mean he's good enough for the Premier League?

And that's not a slight on Celtic at all, but it hasn't really been a tough 3 seasons for him there.

I am sure his new employers have factored that in.

really hope he does well.

folan

he does have a decent european record too, considering his available players and so on. However, its far from stellar, and he will have a very hard time in the PL, if that is where he goes.

good luck to him though.

glued

If he goes to Norwich then he's taken a huge step backwards. Should of waited for a PL to come in for him.

RoryMac

SantryRed wrote: »

Does the achievements with Celtic mean he's good enough for the Premier League?

And that's not a slight on Celtic at all, but it hasn't really been a tough 3 seasons for him there.

The last 2 league wins could have been won with pretty much anyone in charge but he has done quite well in Europe and built a very good team bringing in guys like Hooper, Wanyama, Forster, Ledley etc

His record in the cups is not so good but he has been in charge of a big club for 3 and a half years and had to cope with the pressure involved in that during a very rocky time for Scottish football, I think he'll cope with the pressure of managing in the EPL or Championship just fine.

citytillidie

Lennon to Spurs :pac:

tayto lover

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

Agueroooo

tayto lover wrote: »

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

CL ?

BMMachine

tayto lover wrote: »

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

wrong across the board. well done

CSF

His record at Celtic definitely doesn't classify him as proven or anything like that but it definitely entitles him a chance to sink or swim at bottom half of Premiership/Championship playoff contender team.

mike65

Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south.

Jelle1880

glued wrote: »

If he goes to Norwich then he's taken a huge step backwards. Should of waited for a PL to come in for him.

Genuine question, and this has nothing to do with me being a Rangers fan (well, maybe a little bit ):

What club in the Premier League would look at what he did at Celtic and say 'You know what, I bet he could do a fantastic job here!' ?

I'm not saying he's a bad manager, but he's hardly been really tested, has had ample opportunity to win at least a few trebles and failed and had 1 good season in Europe.

happyoutscan

tayto lover wrote: »

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

Huh?

Mars Bar

tayto lover wrote: »

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

What?

No harm in him moving and challenging himself more but no way will every game be a cup final for him. He has shown himself a capable manager. Keeping a team motivated to win every season with little competition is very impressive.
He also did very well with them in the 12/13 Champions League and while 13/14 wasn't great, it still wasn't pathetic by any account.

Agueroooo

I think he will do well.

Chucky the tree

If your WBA for example, who else would you hire? Chris Hughton? Lennon is unproven, but I'd rather go with a unproven Lennon than another failed manager.

Lucas Hood

Moyesy to get the Celtic job.

dundalkfc10

mike65 wrote: »

Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south.

tayto lover wrote: »

Lennon is coming from a league where there was little or no opposition for Celtic. Foolish move.
Every game in the EPL or Championship will be a Cup Final for him now.

Two of the stupidest posts I've ever seen on boards

Will I Amnt

mike65 wrote: »

Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south.

Washes up at? :rolleyes:
Such disdain dripping from that post...

Strongbow10

Owen Coyle to get the Celtic job

mike65

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Two of the stupidest posts I've ever seen on boards

You don't think he'll try to sign Anthony Stokes then?

tayto lover

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Two of the stupidest posts I've ever seen on boards

Ha ha. It was a very tough league to win then. No gap at all between first and second :rolleyes:

Agueroooo

Strongbow10 wrote: »

Owen Coyle to get the Celtic job

Rory Mc over on the Celtic thread suggested Malkey MacKay which is a great shout, and would be the best appointing imo.

kfallon

mike65 wrote: »

You don't think he'll try to sign Anthony Stokes then?

Is this the same Stokes that he didn't trust for a long time in big games? Was regularly dropped for Old Firm and European games before this season.

patmac

mike65 wrote: »

Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south.

So you've written him off before his new club is announced and just in case you didn't know he wasn't a disaster at Celtic, jeez this place sometimes.

Will I Amnt

patmac wrote: »

So you've written him off before his new club is announced and just in case you didn't know he wasn't a disaster at Celtic, jeez this place sometimes.

It's got nothing to do with his managerial abilities.

LiamoSail

mike65 wrote: »

Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south.

Yea of course he brings it on himself.. Sure he's ginger and cupped his ears once, his own fault he got the bullets in the post and numerous hidings etc etc

obezyana

Southampton bound maybe????

bucketybuck

Multiple trophy winner at one of Britains biggest clubs, solid record at bringing players in, and most importantly very solid European experience including recent results against Barcelona among others.

Fact is, Neil Lennon is more qualified than David Moyes was for the United job.

dundalkfc10

mike65 wrote: »

You don't think he'll try to sign Anthony Stokes then?

haha that's the second stupidest post, He never trusted Stokes

ballsymchugh

obezyana wrote: »

Southampton bound maybe????

that was my first inkling. esp if pochettino goes to spurs

Mars Bar

Mars Bar wrote: »

What?

No harm in him moving and challenging himself more but no way will every game be a cup final for him. He has shown himself a capable manager. Keeping a team motivated to win every season with little competition is very impressive.
He also did very well with them in the 12/13 Champions League and while 13/14 wasn't great, it still wasn't pathetic by any account.

Agree, take into account he had to go through CL preliminary qualification rounds where Celtic had struggled for a couple of years prior to his arrival. Think it was 2008 since the last time they were in the group stages prior to his arrival (Open to correction).

Rumour bouncing around about Moyes taking over???

http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/22/david-moyes-to-jump-straight-back-into-champions-league-football-with-celtic-after-neil-lennon-departure-4736645/

I quite like Lennon.

If he does get a job in the PL it'll be interesting to see how he does.

Chucky the tree

At least in Scotland Moyes might actually beat a top 4 team away.

That_Guy

Wouldn't be surprised to see David Moyes go to Celtic. It's probably the job he should have taken before going to Manchester United. Granted, it's not a particularly strong or competitive league but he'd have had Champions League experience to build on.

11/2 with Paddy Power right now.

ActingDanClark

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

haha that's the second stupidest post, He never trusted Stokes

I suspect mike65 was having a laugh? No?

Jelle1880

That_Guy wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised to see David Moyes go to Celtic. It's probably the job he should have taken before going to Manchester United. Granted, it's not a particularly strong or competitive league but he'd have had Champions League experience to build on.

11/2 with Paddy Power right now.

For his career it could be a good move, but money wise I doubt he'd even consider it.

He was on 4m at Everton, Lennon was on 350k I believe.

Nerdlingr

Thought he came across very well on MOTD2 a few weeks back. West Brom would be perfect for him...or who knows, the way things are at Villa maybe even there! Lambert to head back to Celtic!

GLaDOS

I reckon he'd be a decent shout at a lower PL club. Did well enough at Celtic, though anything less than winning the league the last few season's would have been a failure.

Milkers

bucketybuck wrote: »

Multiple trophy winner at one of Britains biggest clubs, solid record at bringing players in, and most importantly very solid European experience including recent results against Barcelona among others.

Fact is, Neil Lennon is more qualified than David Moyes was for the United job.

This is the most factually correct yet totally overrating description in the history of football managers.

RayCon

Fair play to him if he wants to challenge himself with a PL club (assuming of course it's a PL club he's going to). It'll be interesting next season to see how he get's on.

Paully D

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Larsson is the favourite to take over.

Celtic could raffle off the mangers position to season ticket holders every week and they'd still win that league at a canter.

Knex*

Writing him off already is a little ridiculous. He could prove to me more than competent enough in the PL. Certainly he can handle the big stage, and if the likes of Hughton can manage a few seasons in the PL, I see no reason that Lennon can't do at least that.

Johner

obezyana wrote: »

Southampton bound maybe????

If Pochettino leaves I'd imagine they would be aiming a little higher than Lennon.

LiamoSail

Paully D wrote: »

Celtic could raffle off the mangers position to season ticket holders every week and they'd still win that league at a canter.

Absolutely, with a budget five or six times the size of anyone else, anyone could manage celtic to the league.

What's important IMO is getting someone in who has a track record of giving young players a chance, and has a knowledge of European leagues.

For younger players in Spain/holland/France/Belgium etc, celtic are a big draw. The chance to get first team football, win trophies, play in one of the best atmospheres in Europe, play in the CL, and more importantly, its a shop window for them.

IMO, of those realistic targets, Lambert would be the best option. The last thing I'd want to see is a former player get the job on the basis of his playing career rather then his managerial ability

Gringo180

Chucky the tree wrote: »

If your WBA for example, who else would you hire? Chris Hughton? Lennon is unproven, but I'd rather go with a unproven Lennon than another failed manager.

Hughton is hardly a failed manager to be fair, did a great job at Newcastle and Norwich and was unfairly sacked from both positions in my opinion.

GLaDOS

A quick look at Larsson's managerial career so far reveals nothing above mediocrity.

Paully D

Gringo180 wrote: »

Hughton is hardly a failed manager to be fair, did a great job at Newcastle and Norwich and was unfairly sacked from both positions in my opinion.

He got one of the best ever teams to play in the Championship promoted and was sacked when just 4 points off relegation at Newcastle. It was a slightly harsh sacking IMO though I can fully understand why Ashley did it. Great job is really pushing it. Did what was expected would be more accurate.

At Norwich he spent £26m this season and managed to take a team he had got to 11th to on the fringes of relegation with games against United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal to come after losing 1-0 at home to fellow strugglers, West Brom. A fully justified sacking though Norwich's mistake was not having a proper manager lined up to take the reigns. Great job? Come on now.

Unbelievably nice guy, very average football manager.

dundalkfc10

damian139 wrote: »

I suspect mike65 was having a laugh? No?

Well his post before that was "Which ever team he washes up at is going to be worse off and will probably end up having to deal with some bit of baggage should it follow him south" So you wouldn't know