Wouldn't go near Howe either but we should do everything we can to get Clarke, ticks so many boxes, I know what you're saying about the sectarian stuff but tbf he said that in a heat of the moment, if the Celtic job was offered to him, I'm sure he'd have a decision on his hands.
He ticks so many boxes for me, knows Scottish football, knows a lot of the Celtic squad, knows the expectations & demands at Celtic, knows how to work on a budget & punch above his weight (exactly what we need in Europe), knows how to get the best out his players, knows how to organize a team. On top of all that, he had Gerrards number when he was at Killie, schooled Gerrard on a number of occasions on a practically nothing budget, we need someone in who can outsmart that prick because sadly Lenny has proved he can't too many times.
I think we're fools if we don't go all in on Steve Clarke, he's our best chance for the 10 imo
I feel that Steve Clarke is also a good fit for the job. He may not be the most attack-minded coach in world football, but much of that could be down to not having the proper tools at his disposal with previous clubs.
At Chelsea with Jose, they were often accused of being pragmatic, but I thought they were a clever attacking side. They never went all-out, but they picked their moments with effect.
Creating clear cut chances has been an issue for us recently. We don't carve teams open with slick passing and movement, but it's the complete chaos and disorganisation at the back that's killing us just now. We look as if we need multiple goals to win games, because we know that we're going to concede at some point.
I don't watch games back, but you don't have to forensically examine games to know that more than 75% of the goals we've conceded are easily preventable. The old-school Italian coaches would tell you that every goal is preventable and that the perfect game of football ends 0-0, but I like human error, I just don't like it when it's our humans making the errors.
On the other note about his aversion to sectarianism, two points there:
1. He's working for the SFA who are the second most bigoted institution in this country, so he can't care too much.
2. If he wants to try and eradicate sectarianism, it's better to do it by working from the inside out rather than watching it unfold and doing fuck all about it. He also might be pleasantly surprised that Celtic aren't quite as sectarian as the hacks would suggest. In fact, he might find that we are as sickened by sectarianism as he himself has professed to be.
Anyway, I'd dangle a carrot and see if he bites. I'd even concede to letting him do the Scotland job on a part-time basis till after the Euros.
