Celtic Diary Wednesday March 16: Moyes Panics As Lennon Leaves Bolton.

With Neil Lennon having already stated publicly that he would like to go back to Celtic one day, and we hear he’s getting ready for a return after he heard about the Scottish cup draw…

…Davie Moyes felt he’d better get his cv in quick;

DAVID Moyes has suggested he would consider the Celtic manager’s job – but only if the club relaxed its financial philosophy.

The former Hoops player said that he would ‘want to be able to manage the way that suits me’, adding: “I’d want to be at a club that would give me every chance to win and be involved in the Champions League and be at the top level.”

The Scot has been out of work since he was sacked by Spanish outfit Real Sociedad, after a forgettable spell as Manchester United boss.

‘I want to be able to manage the way that suits me,’ the former Everton and Manchester United boss told PLZ Soccer. ‘I think I build clubs, I think I improve them over the years.

‘Everybody knows my time at Celtic was great. I was a young player and played with great players at Celtic. Celtic’s been a great love of mine. 

‘Who knows, who knows, I would never say never but obviously I’ve got ambitions to win things.

‘I’d want to be at a club that would give me every chance to win and be involved in the Champions League and be at the top level.’ 

Er, you had that chance in Manchester and made an arse of it.

But thats not the issue here.

Celtic have a manager, and he’s on course for a league and cup double.

Honestly, you’d think that there was an agenda to destabilise the club.

What we need is someone without an agenda to talk about Deila and his players. someone we can consider to be a balanced man, who can look at things from more than one perspective.

Someone who can offer two opinions..

ANDY GORAM reckons Celtic are running scared of Rangers ahead of next month’s Scottish Cup semi-final showdown.

The former keeper insists the Hoops will be more worried about Rangers than the Ibrox club will be about the team across the city.

The pair clash at Hampden on April 17 and the Goalie believes Ronny Deila and Co are living in fear.

Goram said: “Celtic will be more worried about us than we will be about them given the way they are playing.

“They are certainly vunerable. I would love the game to be right now because I thought Rangers’ performance against Dundee in the last round was sensational.”

Presumably the pants were removed to enable him to talk out of his arse.

He didn’t disappoint.

“We were nowhere near it last year but the team is far better equipped and the players are all together now.

“The manager has done a fantastic job in getting the team to where it is at the moment.

“When Celtic turn up they are a right good side. But everyone knows they are vunerable at the back.”

Celtic have conceded just 23 league goals in 29 games. 

And vulnerable has an L in it.

Agenda ?

Have a look at the BBC’s top four “gossip ” stories;

David Moyes would seriously consider becoming Celtic’s next manager if the club agreed to change its long-standing strict financial philosophy, the former Everton and Manchester United boss having been made aware of an interest in him from the club should they sack Ronny Deila this summer.(The Herald)

Former Celtic players David Moyes and Malky Mackay have refused to rule out taking on the manager’s job with the Scottish champions in the future should the opportunity arise. (The National)

Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon intends taking a very short break and then start job hunting in England, contrary to speculation that he was on his way back to the Scottish champions after his departure from Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday. (The Times, print edition)

Neil Lennon has emerged as the bookies favourite to return to Celtic as manager after he left Bolton Wanderers by mutual consent. (Daily Record)

Lennon has at least had the respect to distance himself from the job. He knows more than most the pressures involved as Celtic boss, and Ronny Deila is under more pressure than most.

With Moyes more or less saying that if he got the job-heaven forbid-that he would rebuild the team, maybe the players will start to play for the manager in situ at the moment..

They can start with a convincing performance against Kilmarnock at the weekend. we need them to send out a strong message that we are all in this together. Not like the Better Together campaign of the first independence referendum, but really in it together.

They are determined to stop Celtic from winning the double.

We must be equally determined to ensure it happens.

Kris commons is looking forward to the trip to ayrshire;

“We’ve had good times and bad times there to be fair But it’s a ground I enjoy playing at. We usually get a good following as it’s not too far for the fans to travel to and, although it’s a pitch that has changed quite considerably over the years, to actually play on a surface that you can pass the ball on will suit us better.

“I’ve always enjoyed playing Kilmarnock. I’ve scored a hat-trick there and scored some good goals there so it’s a ground I’m comfortable at. There’s never a hostile environment. It’s just somewhere I enjoy playing and the pitch at the minute should be good for us to pass and move on.

“They’ll be fighting for their lives to stay in the league and every point is crucial for them so they’ll look back on their experiences of playing us this season, drawing both games, and try to take a bit of confidence from that.

“They can play and have good technical players, and when people are fighting for survival they always turn it up a notch, especially when it’s Celtic coming to town.”  

Well, Celtic , too, are fighting.

And there’s an awful lot of things we are fighting against.

So today, I’m going to remind you, courtesy of colleague Hector Bandido, of a chap from yesteryear, who epitomised the fighting qualities needed today.

 Legendary Patsy Gallacher born in Donegal today 1891.

Finally, a wee word about Resolution 12, a series of articles about which have appeared on the site this week. Normally, the diary would comment on the articles were they written by someone else, and refer the reader to them.

However, as I put them together, it would be a little weird to say anything, except thanks to all who have helped to raise awareness of the issue. and thanks to all those who have emailed the SFA.

The hard work is just beginning though so your continued support is much appreciated.

Keep it going.

and thanks, again, not only from me but from those involved in pursuing the matter from the very beginning.