Dermot Desmond Q&A

[boab1916]

I don't know if virgil could get a game , not with the shit hot defence we have

We dont want Liverpool rejects for our shinies, am sure Klopp will be in for Moreloss soon.

 

[Shadow2]

I also think Shadow that it has been more or less sorted but I dont think Roy will be involved I think Harkin and Maresca have been in position for a while now maybe even since before Lenny left..
Desmond for me see,s this silence as a punishment for being bad Bhoys when the banners were put up,he is not the type of man who will take criticism well and why should he,the man is a self made billionaire who came in at the right time to take over at Celtic..I dont like the guy but I respect him.

HH.

Self made billionaire or not a lot of the criticism directed at him is warranted and even more so if he genuinely thinks he has any right to 'punish' the support either through silence or by any other means. Celtic isn't his plaything that he can pick up or put down whenever his mood suits or something he has any right to use as a weapon just because he gets a bit of stick from the fans and he'd do well to remember that.

I honestly think Desmond will turn a deaf ear to the concerns of the support and appoint Keane mate. As far as Desmond is concerned Keane is 'box office' and it plays right into his 'old f*rm' business model to have the whole Keane v Gerrard angle.

Who knows maybe the whole Keane/Maresca/Harkin combo will work out but I honestly think it would be a cheap, corner cutting, short sighted and extremely risky version of what we should be aiming for.

Not only has Keane not managed in over 10 years but he's a volatile character who's had little if any success in management and he's lost the dressing rooms at the only 2 clubs he has ever managed. Harkin may be good at what he does at Man City but what he does is not what a DoF does so he has no track record in the role he would be taking on but I'm less concerned about Maresca as a No.2 than I am about him as manager/head coach. I think he has enough experience to take on that role and be a success at it.

Whatever happens mate we can only hope that it works out because in truth it's outwith our control. HH GS

 

[Mancbhoy670]

Celtic’s principal shareholder, Dermot Desmond, today responded to a number of questions and issues raised by supporters in an exclusive interview with the official Celtic website.
When can we expect the appointment of a manager?
As with any key appointment at Celtic, there is a process which involves research, investigation, interviewing and negotiation. This process is underway and is taking place privately and when complete, the Board will make a public announcement.
Who is in charge of the process?
The Chairman Ian Bankier, Peter Lawwell and myself take a lead in the process, and naturally, the incoming CEO will also participate. Any decision made will require Board approval.
Could you give us some idea of the type of candidate you are looking for?
We are mindful of the fact that there is a huge amount of interest and speculation among our supporters and the press. However, we have to respect the privacy of potential candidates and the integrity of the process, and so I think it would be inappropriate to make comment on the type of candidate we are looking for.
What is your analysis of the season?
Firstly, the season is not over yet, as we are still in the Scottish Cup. However, my current thoughts are that this season has been extremely disappointing. Decision-making in football is not an exact science and I accept without qualification that we have made some wrong calls. We will endeavour to learn from those. However, the conjecture coming from some journalists, commentators and pundits that they foresaw the outcome of this season is entirely disingenuous in my opinion.
Regardless of whether we won the league or not this year, we knew that the 2021/22 season would be a transitional year for the team. A number of the existing squad would more than likely be departing or returning to their parent clubs, but we felt that, in order to give the team the best chance of success this year to achieve the overriding ambition, we should endeavour to retain these players, despite receiving a number of substantial bids. In so doing, we recognised that this would add to the recruitment requirements for the subsequent season. We recognise that we have under-performed both on and off the pitch and must do better.
It has been reported that you should sell your shares in Celtic as you are not a true fan?
This is a contemptible suggestion. I am as passionate about Celtic as any other supporter. My shares are not for sale. Brian Dempsey, in an article in The Times, is reported to be floating the idea that fans should own the Club and that we have reverted back to where we were in 1994. When I think about the strength of this Club today and the playing success that we have enjoyed to date, these are entirely attributable to being financially strong and being professionally managed under stable ownership. When I look back at the record of the Club since 2001, we have achieved remarkable success and encountered only a few set-backs along the way. This season has been one of them, but it does not re-create the conditions of the early 1990s, as Mr Dempsey would like to have us believe.
It is said that the Board is not fit for purpose. How do you react to that criticism?
One of Fergus McCann’s tenets was that the Club would be run professionally and that we should never return to the position he inherited where the entire existence of Celtic could be jeopardised by mis-management and unacceptable levels of indebtedness. Celtic is and will continue to be run on a meritocratic basis by the best executives available at the time. There is no member of the Celtic Board that I personally knew before they were appointed. We have maintained this policy and it has endured the test of time. In a professional manner we conduct our business behind closed doors, we don’t seek public acclaim for everything we do. Critics are in no position to judge what they cannot see.
We are very fortunate to have Ian Bankier as our Chairman and he leads a diverse and extremely talented Board. We could not have had a better CEO, nor a more committed Celtic supporter than Peter Lawwell. He has built a solid platform upon which our new CEO, Dominic McKay, can build. With every Board appointment we make, we undertake a thorough recruitment process of researching, investigating, interviewing and negotiating, unknown to all except the Celtic Board members. That will be the same process that is being implemented in recruiting our next manager.
What are your hopes for next season?
That we recruit a manager that plays football the way that all Celtic supporters want and that we give that manager the time to implement their own plans. After that, I am sure much more success will follow.

If DD gives the job to Roy Keane, I'm sorry to say but I think it will be a major mistake, I just don't believe that he is the right person for the job, very few great players make good managers, the fact that are often more talented than the players they manage can and often does create a frustration that causes disharmony within dressing rooms. Giving him the job is DDs way of keeping it Irish and I'm sorry to say but that is not what we need right now. It's a wet dream for Sky's marketing dept but it's not going to benefit Celtic fc. If he does get the job I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that I'm wrong HH.

 

[Mancbhoy670]

I don't know if virgil could get a game , not with the shit hot defence we have

Thank you for that it's just what I needed, I'm just glad that I had on my adult nappy, nearly pissed myself laffin, HH.

 

[Vigobhoy]

Self made billionaire or not a lot of the criticism directed at him is warranted and even more so if he genuinely thinks he has any right to 'punish' the support either through silence or by any other means. Celtic isn't his plaything that he can pick up or put down whenever his mood suits or something he has any right to use as a weapon just because he gets a bit of stick from the fans and he'd do well to remember that.

I honestly think Desmond will turn a deaf ear to the concerns of the support and appoint Keane mate. As far as Desmond is concerned Keane is 'box office' and it plays right into his 'old f*rm' business model to have the whole Keane v Gerrard angle.

Who knows maybe the whole Keane/Maresca/Harkin combo will work out but I honestly think it would be a cheap, corner cutting, short sighted and extremely risky version of what we should be aiming for.

Not only has Keane not managed in over 10 years but he's a volatile character who's had little if any success in management and he's lost the dressing rooms at the only 2 clubs he has ever managed. Harkin may be good at what he does at Man City but what he does is not what a DoF does so he has no track record in the role he would be taking on but I'm less concerned about Maresca as a No.2 than I am about him as manager/head coach. I think he has enough experience to take on that role and be a success at it.

Whatever happens mate we can only hope that it works out because in truth it's outwith our control. HH GS

Maybe he could move Celtic to Dublin as well. If he appoints Keane I'm done...

 

[green sprig]

Self made billionaire or not a lot of the criticism directed at him is warranted and even more so if he genuinely thinks he has any right to 'punish' the support either through silence or by any other means. Celtic isn't his plaything that he can pick up or put down whenever his mood suits or something he has any right to use as a weapon just because he gets a bit of stick from the fans and he'd do well to remember that.

I honestly think Desmond will turn a deaf ear to the concerns of the support and appoint Keane mate. As far as Desmond is concerned Keane is 'box office' and it plays right into his 'old f*rm' business model to have the whole Keane v Gerrard angle.

Who knows maybe the whole Keane/Maresca/Harkin combo will work out but I honestly think it would be a cheap, corner cutting, short sighted and extremely risky version of what we should be aiming for.

Not only has Keane not managed in over 10 years but he's a volatile character who's had little if any success in management and he's lost the dressing rooms at the only 2 clubs he has ever managed. Harkin may be good at what he does at Man City but what he does is not what a DoF does so he has no track record in the role he would be taking on but I'm less concerned about Maresca as a No.2 than I am about him as manager/head coach. I think he has enough experience to take on that role and be a success at it.

Whatever happens mate we can only hope that it works out because in truth it's outwith our control. HH GS

100% Shadow,we will not have a say in who he wants to bring in have we ever,just after reading he is in talks with Keane now..

HH.