Brendan Rodgers - New Celtic Manager

[Hand Shandy]

So what does everyone think of Celtic's chances in the group stages?

[Pureblood]

[TheHowieLama]

He is like a lion, albeit a smaillish one.

 

Like a smallish lion. Oh, and green.

 

So a green smallish lion.

[magicrat]

So what does everyone think of Celtic's chances in the group stages? 

Close to zero basically but I don't hate Rodgers and if by some miracle he got them through I would be ok with that.

[Pureblood]

Job done.  £25m in the warchest.

[Guest]

Losing 2-0 was an outstanding result. Terrific effort from his players. I'm sure he would have taken this result if he was offered it at the beginning of the tie.

[Cardie]

2 minutes into the second half and Hapoel are 2-0 up, 4-5 on aggregate. Have also missed a penalty.

 

Both goals classic Rodgers too.

Did he often get outjumped by a taller player playing for us?

[s(k)aturation]

He is like a lion, albeit a smaillish one.

 

Like a smallish lion. Oh, and green.

 

So a green smallish lion.

Kermit the Lion?

[Baltar]

"We've built them into a belief that if you work hard and you work with intensity, that'll give you confidence and you give yourself a better chance of winning. And when you are stuck, you can dig it out."

 

Certainly don't miss Brendan's bullshit assessments!

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

Now that JP is gone, I want Rodgers to do well again.

[Pureblood]

It's very quiet in here today.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Dundalk just missed out on the group stages.

[ZonkoVille77]

Dundalk just missed out on the group stages.

Not really. They lost 3-1 on aggregate.

[Trumo]

He's still getting to grips with cup football it seems. Getting us to the semis of both domestic cups in 2015 still represents the high point of Rodgers' management involving cup games. What's noticeable is that all the games end up being much closer than ought to be the case, even against so-called weaker opposition. I reckon if he was in charge when we played Havant & Waterlooville, we might have sneaked a draw and a replay.

[Pureblood]

He's still getting to grips with cup football it seems. Getting us to the semis of both domestic cups in 2015 still represents the high point of Rodgers' management involving cup games. What's noticeable is that all the games end up being much closer than ought to be the case, even against so-called weaker opposition. I reckon if he was in charge when we played Havant & Waterlooville, we might have sneaked a draw and a replay.

 

He'll enjoy getting to grips with some of the £25m his latest cup struggles have earned the club.

 

We needed Stevie's magic to beat Total Network Solutions.  These games aren't always routine.  

[TheHowieLama]

25 millions - that is Lallana money right there.

[Jose Jones]

Pleased for Brendao.

5-2 then 0-2 is some classic Rodgers stuff too.

[Pureblood]

Pleased for Brendao.

5-2 then 0-2 is some classic Rodgers stuff too.

 

Yep. You score four (please, be our guest - we beg you), we'll score five.

[Trumo]

He'll enjoy getting to grips with some of the £25m his latest cup struggles have earned the club.

 

We needed Stevie's magic to beat Total Network Solutions.  These games aren't always routine.  

 

No cup game under Rodgers is routine though and that's my point. Given the standard of some of the opposition, at least a few of these games should have been a doddle.

[Pureblood]

Perhaps, yes. If he had been there for a bit longer I would agree.  It's hard to get it all to click straight away. 

[G Richards]

Good luck to Rodgers. He fell short here and was rightly replaced, but I have no animosity against the fella. As for Celtic, I have a fondness for them. I remember when we bought Kenny, and I also remember back in the day when Celtic had a great team. They should win their league but I can't see them getting anywhere in Europe. Good luck to them anyway.

[Paco]

Not really. They lost 3-1 on aggregate.

They were only losing 2-1 and Warsaw were down to 10 but they nicked one at the end made it look a bit more comfortable

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Not really. They lost 3-1 on aggregate.

I was thinking more about the perspective, Celtic only got in by the skin of their teeth and Dundalk were hardly embarrassed.

[Jairzinho]

Hope they do alright this year, Celtic, for this if nothing else -

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv709baepTM

[Ginny]

Made up for BROD. Hope he continues to do well.