Really going on? Good question.
They sacked Barnes and Mowbray quick enough. Tommy Burns and Macari got the heave ho as well. Even Jock after one bad season.
The current approach to Lennon is utterly inexplicable. I’m starting to believe he really has got pictures of Pete and Desmond.
The financial risks are not the same.
The options of affordable replacements were much easier in past.
went from 30 million in bank to potentially -30 million in 1 season
And thats before a change is made.
Players and managers wages are influenced by the clubs average wage bill.
We are in high risk mode, rather than skinflint mode.
if we had been in skinflint mode replacing manager would be easy.
Some wanted even more spending at biggening of season.
And it turns out that huge wages and huge transfer fees for little known players is massive risk.
yet the known players who fit the bill are multiples higher than what we spent.
the kind of manager we would like is unlikely to come if he cant buy the type of players we would like. And although there are plenty of good managers out there we technically can afford the risks have never ever been higher.
And it seems to me most celtic fans think we can afford these big name managers and players because all those dudes you mentioned had players of a higher mental calibre and a much lower wage expectancy.
Had celtic not done the greatest transfer window in donkeys (thats what a lot of people were claiming at start of season) then the board would have been classed as not being ambitious enough.
They cut loose some of the bloated squad round the trimmings but it turns out the greatest transfer window in our history has possibly been the worst for club in donkeys.
Despite the precarious position club has stuck itself through excessive hubris we need a new manager
But who can we afford if 30+ million doesnt get you much better than buying Livingston reserves.
would buying Livingston reserves have been better?
no
cause they aren't good enough
And it seems that because our average wage trebled under rodgers buying mostly dross
good players want more than the wages of the dross
and a lot more than the current average wage.
Which still doesnt come close to competing with lesser clubs in bigger leagues.
but still the cry is spend spend spend despite there being a covid crisis even less income and rising wages still in football.
hubris blinds reality
And reality stings when hubris crashes
I hope they have a rabbit they can produce, but if not we need to rebalance the destruction started by hiring rodgers
he did well
but the risks were so high that couple bad signings and your fecked especially if it seriously dents the income levels
throw in covid and corrupt officials and msm pushing some clandestine agendas and a complete obfuscation of actual real trustworthy news and boom
club is still in health
next move must change the balance correctly or it could get much worse much faster
the risks have never been higher through the sky funded windfalls destabilising the massive clubs outside the windfall selections
And you either need a sugar daddy with monster pockets or you cut your cloth
but will our fans abandon club if option 2 is the only option based on the myths promoted by our friendly media?