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<\/p>\nIt’s been a strange week. Have to say, I’m glad to see the back of it.<\/p>\n
Not just with Ronny resigning, or promising to resign, and the resultant \u00a0and now regular upheaval. \u00a0The bookies, for instance, \u00a0making at least three people absolute certainties to replace him, but in the wider world of entertainment.<\/p>\n
Victoria Wood, the inspiration to so many female comedians and writers passed away. She showed the world that being an unfunny woman with \u00a0a northern accent was not a hindrance to success, and paved the way for other comic greats such as Miranda Hart and Sarah Millican.<\/p>\n
The person I felt for most was the poor sod forced to try to find anything humorous she’d ever said or done to include in the various tribute spots on tv and radio.<\/p>\n
The music world suffered another blow when the artist formerly known as alive, \u00a0Prince, a sort of modern day David Bowie, collapsed and died. This has led to another outbreak of grief, and perhaps its small consolation to his many fans that if you draw a little moustache on Rhiannon then it will be like he never left..<\/p>\n
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And so to the football.<\/p>\n
Ronny deila was live on sky sports yesterday, explaining why he left, and noting immediately that there were “more people here today “…<\/p>\n
“I’ve been thinking of this for a little while, because I haven’t felt the team has been getting the results it should have, and most importantly the performances or the improvement,”<\/em><\/p>\n “At the start when I came into this job, I talked about improvement in the team, I talked about playing attractive football and in the last six months we haven’t had that improvement.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “When you don’t get improvement, it kills me inside. I lose energy over that. That’s why you are a teacher, you are a manager, because you want to improve individuals and the team.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n “I’m the first one to put up my hand and say I have the responsibility, and that’s why I’m leaving,” he said.<\/em><\/p>\n “I know there is a lot of speculation. One, I signed the players. Don’t think about that. There’s not one player come in that door that I didn’t say yes to.<\/em><\/p>\n “Two, I knew what I went into when I took the job. This club wanted to be [run] in a positive way and have a positive economy. I’m not a bitter man. I felt I was given a chance, and I felt lately that we haven’t had the development that we wanted in the team.<\/em><\/p>\n “The players have been unbelievably good attitude-wise. I don’t have any problems with the players, I can look anybody in the eyes. It’s easy for a manager to say, this player’s bad, this player’s bad, but the responsibility is the manager’s, wherever you are.<\/em><\/p>\n “Players here are good, and if you don’t get the best out of them then you have to look yourself in the mirror. I’ve done that. Some players have had a lot of development under me and are much better, some haven’t developed. That can be their fault, that can be my fault. But it’s my responsibility.”<\/em><\/p>\n “You can never, ever make yourself ready to be Celtic manager,” he said. “It’s something you have to learn. The intensity here is very tough, but I’ve coped with that, it’s been no problem for me.<\/em><\/p>\n “The thing that is different is also to have the freedom to be a normal person, it’s quite different from what I’m used to in Norway. That’s been the negative about it, but handling [the football media] has not been a problem.<\/em><\/p>\n “Whatever people may say, I have given everything and I will always have my head high and be very motivated to keep on going in this crazy football world. I have learned even more now and I’m looking forward to the future.” \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Draw your own conclusions, but I think we just had our own Paul le guen moment. someone came in, with fresh ideas, and the guys playing for him didn’t buy into it. He tried to change them, and ultimately thought it wasn’t going to happen.<\/p>\n We could see that in his face over the last few months.<\/p>\n The remark about him saying yes to any player that came in the door is interesting, and cleverly worded. If you want beef and theres only pork or lamb on the menu, technically you say yes to pork or lamb.<\/p>\n The new man has a bit of work to do.<\/p>\n Looking at the bigger picture, whoever he is will be the sixth manager in a little over ten years.<\/p>\n I think I may be on the point of spotting why Celtic have stumbled around with only the occasional good result over the last few years.<\/p>\n We’ll get over it, we always do. but the question remains, why should we keep having to ?<\/p>\n Theres no continuation, and no forward planning.<\/p>\n Yesterday the diary claimed it thought , based on a few hints , that Keane would be the mext number one, possibly with Martin O’Neill as over seer.<\/p>\n That doesn’t neccesarily mean it’s what we want, it means its what I think will happen.<\/p>\n None of the three certs for the job are the type to hang around. Which will lead to the same problem we have with players becoming a problem with managers.<\/p>\n They’ll all head out of town at the first sign of a big pay cheque, and for me, thats why we’d be better off with a Willie McStay or a Billy Stark.<\/p>\n Failing that, I’d be getting Rene Muellensteene or someone else who is , well, like Ronny Deila, but with a little bit of strength and a bit more experience.<\/p>\n Though it probably wouldn’t be a bad move to get someone in to keep the Lawwell influence away from him.<\/p>\n \n Thats for the future, for the present, theres a game on Sunday, and its a game where the players owe us, and Deila, a big performance. An eight point lead with four games to go is better than an eight point lead with five. In fact, if Aberdeen lose, then Celtic would require just one point from those remaining four.<\/p>\n Don’t fuck it up , Celtic.<\/p>\n \n Away from all that, have a look at how the Northern Irish FA , \u00a0deal with an issue that the SFA largely doesn’t;<\/p>\n \n That deserves a round of applause, and should be used to put pressure on our own authorities, though if it were banned, it would mean they’d have to think of something else to sing at Hampden while they stand around the coffee machine.<\/p>\n Speaking of their songbook, The New York Post Metro finally revealed the link between the Roy Orbison ditty and the “rangers “…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CgjQrMrWMAAvYwo.jpg:large\")
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