Fan fury, Gaza backlash and the ghost of the Nancy fiasco hang over Celtic’s next move - and whoever gets the job must be backed or risk total collapse.
Celtic need to get this managerial appointment spot on, they cannot afford another Nancy Fiasco or grievous disconnect on the terraces again.
Hearts and Rangers, and the others will pose a growing threat to Celtic's dominance on the home front, the last thing we need is another dummy manager who does not know what he is doing, or a lackey for the Celtic Board, with no live connection to the fans.
I'm not sure either Keane or O'Neil are the right candidates for the job. O'Neil because of his advanced age and the grueling prospect of the demands and rigors of another pressure packed domestic and hopefully European campaign, and Keane because of his lack of real managerial success at a high level, with all due respect Israeli and Hungarian football are not the doyens of football in my considered opinion, and of course the political baggage which would inevitably come with his appointment, certain to inflame the Green Brigade and Parkhead terraces again, and the inevitable re-opening of a deadly wound between Board and Club..
I would far rather go with a safer appointment, someone in the mold of the rising star Brian Barry Murphy who has done an incredible job with Cardiff City getting them promotion to the EFL, and he is a good Cork man and Celtic supporter, so he also knows what makes Glasgow Celtic tick and the auspicious history of the club.
Of if not equal importance, is who is going to be responsible for identifying potential players. It doesn't matter if it's Keane or O'Neill, he can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. If the January window is anything to go by, the future fills me with dread.
If the rumour mill is correct then it looks like Shaun Maloney is being given the role that Tisdale vacated when he was booted out along with his pal Wilfried Nancy.
Celtic need to get this managerial appointment spot on, they cannot afford another Nancy Fiasco or grievous disconnect on the terraces again.
Hearts and Rangers, and the others will pose a growing threat to Celtic's dominance on the home front, the last thing we need is another dummy manager who does not know what he is doing, or a lackey for the Celtic Board, with no live connection to the fans.
I'm not sure either Keane or O'Neil are the right candidates for the job. O'Neil because of his advanced age and the grueling prospect of the demands and rigors of another pressure packed domestic and hopefully European campaign, and Keane because of his lack of real managerial success at a high level, with all due respect Israeli and Hungarian football are not the doyens of football in my considered opinion, and of course the political baggage which would inevitably come with his appointment, certain to inflame the Green Brigade and Parkhead terraces again, and the inevitable re-opening of a deadly wound between Board and Club..
I would far rather go with a safer appointment, someone in the mold of the rising star Brian Barry Murphy who has done an incredible job with Cardiff City getting them promotion to the EFL, and he is a good Cork man and Celtic supporter, so he also knows what makes Glasgow Celtic tick and the auspicious history of the club.
Of if not equal importance, is who is going to be responsible for identifying potential players. It doesn't matter if it's Keane or O'Neill, he can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. If the January window is anything to go by, the future fills me with dread.
If the rumour mill is correct then it looks like Shaun Maloney is being given the role that Tisdale vacated when he was booted out along with his pal Wilfried Nancy.