JobForTheMoyes
Player Valuation: £40m
Ahem - Gordon Strachan
JobForTheMoyes
Player Valuation: £40m
lollol
YoboCopter
Player Valuation: £50m
Step up jurgen klopp
The Celtic View
Player Valuation: £15m
Brendan would be Dino as soon as one of the big clubs in England come calling.
Alanbileysfeathercut
Player Valuation: £80m
Ayr away to Ross County on a Tuesday night
Great planning
Great planning
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
In recent times the major European league's largest clubs have dominated the latter stages of the premiere European competitions, and when you add to this the TV deals and worldwide exposure to a wider audience the major leagues now enjoy, it's clear that being in one of these leagues, is an essential requirement for any manager of substance.
The managers of even lesser clubs in those leagues' top divisions also get noticed as they take on the very best. These leagues are filled with superstar players and managers right at the top of their profession. If a manager has any ambition at all and wants to have the potential of new challenges both now and later at the very top level, you really have to get yourself in one of those leagues and get yourself noticed by that wider audience.
As stated it's very hard for us in Britain to fully appreciate just how insignificant and minor Scottish football has become, in Europe it really is invisible, and being somebody big but invisible doesn't really help much.
Well he's been approached by a club in England not Europe and that is a key difference.
Or as Jamie Carragher puts it in his press article tonight....
As soon as it became clear Leicester City wanted Brendan Rodgers, I had no doubt he would leave Celtic and take the job. The power and lure of the Premier League has spoken.
I have to admit to being saddened for the Scottish game this has happened. There was a time when it would have been inconceivable a club of Celtic’s size and history would lose their manager to Leicester City.
That is not meant as disrespect to Leicester, but Celtic are a world-renowned football club, with an extraordinary fanbase. They are an institution.
If they had the finances to genuinely compete for European trophies – as they once did – this kind of move would never happen.
The money in English football has changed everything. I am not only talking about the motivation of personal finance for managers and players, but the resources to sign the best talent, develop the most productive Academies, offer longer contracts to those who will be pursued by the Champions League clubs. Difficult as it will be for Celtic to accept, Leicester – like all Premier League clubs – are more equipped to meet the ambitions of a top manager. All of the best coaches want to be here, and although there is understandable disappointment at the timing of Rodgers’ move back to the Premier League, no-one can be really surprised by it. He was always going to be back.
He will have been thinking of that day ever since his Liverpool departure, seeing the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp arrive and eager to test himself against the stellar coaches of the modern game.
It is four years since Rodgers left Anfield, several excellent jobs coming and going in that period, many of which he was entitled to believe he would be a strong candidate. Every manager wants to be at one of the top six clubs. Chelsea and Arsenal could have turned to Rodgers, but did not feel he was the right appointment. He can prove them wrong.
With those who expect to pursue the Champions League spots unconvinced, Rodgers will have known the most desirable alternative is a post that gives him a chance to have grand ambitions and compete for the European places.
Leicester are one of those just below the top six – probably the seventh best side in the country in terms of their squad quality – but have shown with the right man in charge they can break the status quo.
Previous Celtic managers have discovered success in Scotland is no guarantee to one of the biggest jobs in England. Neil Lennon left for a championship club in Bolton, as did Gordon Strachan when joining Middlesbrough. Premier League opportunities do not come around too often for UK-born coaches.
I stated earlier this season that Rodgers is currently the best manager from the UK out there. He has the experience of managing two of Britain's biggest clubs, knows how to impose a playing style which Europe’s top sides demand, and now has numerous trophies on his CV.
He would have added more had he stayed until the end of the season, which is the only shadow over the appointment. It is hard to believe Rodgers did not intend to stay until May. At least he is leaving Celtic in a fantastic position, eight points clear. He must have calculated there are key members of Leicester squad considering their future so he needed to make his mark sooner rather than later.
The likes of Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell are sure to be targeted by Champions League clubs this summer. Perhaps Rodgers wants to show them and other young talent his vision between now and then to convince them they can challenge higher up the Premier League next season.
Things will change at Leicester now.
The club’s surprise title success was built on Claudio Ranieri’s defensive, counter-attacking style. There has been plenty of discussion about the club failing to replicate that, especially when it comes to maximising Jamie Vardy’s strengths. They won’t get a return to the Ranieri way under Rodgers.
His appointment suggests the board are not looking to appease senior players such as Vardy – although I am sure he can do well under the new manager – but is looking to the future, building around Maguire, Chilwell, Demarai Gray and James Maddison. They are the ones I believe will relish how Rodgers wants to play from the back, retaining possession, prepared to adopt a patient, passing game.
I am convinced Rodgers will do well at Leicester. From the moment he arrived at Celtic, it looked like the first step towards this eventual return to the Premier League.
It's sad but Brendan Rodgers move shows Celtic cannot now match the lure of Leicester
It's sad but Brendan Rodgers move shows Celtic cannot now match the lure of Leicester
As soon as it became clear Leicester City wanted Brendan Rodgers, I had no doubt he would leave Celtic and take the job.
www.telegraph.co.uk
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Man leaves dead-end job where he's achieved everything he possibly can for a job where he'll be paid far higher wages, work with more talented people and be acknowledged for his abilities by a much larger audience.
Why are some shocked, honestly?
Why are some shocked, honestly?
Wat Tyler
Player Valuation: £70m
Think he should have waited till the summer personally, could win three more trophies , at Leicester they are the epitome of mid table this season
Winning trophies in Scotland means absolutely nothing outside of Scotland (least if you're one of the Old Firm clubs), you might as well brag about a toy you got in your Kinder Egg. Rodgers comes in now with Leicester safe and with enough of the season left for him to examine the squad thoroughly before having to make big decisions in the summer.
Will he ever get the chance to manage a top 6 team again? No way. Could he maybe get our job? Inconceivable. Wolves? Espirito Santo isn't going anywhere. They're the biggest club he could possibly get back in the Premier League and they likely wouldn't have waited for him. He's done right by himself.
Wat Tyler
Player Valuation: £70m
I think he should’ve asked for them to wait. He could’ve won a treble treble, instead he has to prepare for nothing games between now and May. Yes take the job, but get them to have a caretaker between now and May.
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
As Carragher said he may have had to move early to persuade some of Leicester's big players, Maguire, Chilwell to stay
JobForTheMoyes
Player Valuation: £40m
Great - another team that want to play it out from the back. Why is the Premier League turning into La Liga?In recent times the major European league's largest clubs have dominated the latter stages of the premiere European competitions, and when you add to this the TV deals and worldwide exposure to a wider audience the major leagues now enjoy, it's clear that being in one of these leagues, is an essential requirement for any manager of substance.
The managers of even lesser clubs in those leagues' top divisions also get noticed as they take on the very best. These leagues are filled with superstar players and managers right at the top of their profession. If a manager has any ambition at all and wants to have the potential of new challenges both now and later at the very top level, you really have to get yourself in one of those leagues and get yourself noticed by that wider audience.
As stated it's very hard for us in Britain to fully appreciate just how insignificant and minor Scottish football has become, in Europe it really is invisible, and being somebody big but invisible doesn't really help much.
Well he's been approached by a club in England not Europe and that is a key difference.
Or as Jamie Carragher puts it in his press article tonight....
As soon as it became clear Leicester City wanted Brendan Rodgers, I had no doubt he would leave Celtic and take the job. The power and lure of the Premier League has spoken.
I have to admit to being saddened for the Scottish game this has happened. There was a time when it would have been inconceivable a club of Celtic’s size and history would lose their manager to Leicester City.
That is not meant as disrespect to Leicester, but Celtic are a world-renowned football club, with an extraordinary fanbase. They are an institution.
If they had the finances to genuinely compete for European trophies – as they once did – this kind of move would never happen.
The money in English football has changed everything. I am not only talking about the motivation of personal finance for managers and players, but the resources to sign the best talent, develop the most productive Academies, offer longer contracts to those who will be pursued by the Champions League clubs. Difficult as it will be for Celtic to accept, Leicester – like all Premier League clubs – are more equipped to meet the ambitions of a top manager. All of the best coaches want to be here, and although there is understandable disappointment at the timing of Rodgers’ move back to the Premier League, no-one can be really surprised by it. He was always going to be back.
He will have been thinking of that day ever since his Liverpool departure, seeing the likes of Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp arrive and eager to test himself against the stellar coaches of the modern game.
It is four years since Rodgers left Anfield, several excellent jobs coming and going in that period, many of which he was entitled to believe he would be a strong candidate. Every manager wants to be at one of the top six clubs. Chelsea and Arsenal could have turned to Rodgers, but did not feel he was the right appointment. He can prove them wrong.
With those who expect to pursue the Champions League spots unconvinced, Rodgers will have known the most desirable alternative is a post that gives him a chance to have grand ambitions and compete for the European places.
Leicester are one of those just below the top six – probably the seventh best side in the country in terms of their squad quality – but have shown with the right man in charge they can break the status quo.
Previous Celtic managers have discovered success in Scotland is no guarantee to one of the biggest jobs in England. Neil Lennon left for a championship club in Bolton, as did Gordon Strachan when joining Middlesbrough. Premier League opportunities do not come around too often for UK-born coaches.
I stated earlier this season that Rodgers is currently the best manager from the UK out there. He has the experience of managing two of Britain's biggest clubs, knows how to impose a playing style which Europe’s top sides demand, and now has numerous trophies on his CV.
He would have added more had he stayed until the end of the season, which is the only shadow over the appointment. It is hard to believe Rodgers did not intend to stay until May. At least he is leaving Celtic in a fantastic position, eight points clear. He must have calculated there are key members of Leicester squad considering their future so he needed to make his mark sooner rather than later.
The likes of Harry Maguire and Ben Chilwell are sure to be targeted by Champions League clubs this summer. Perhaps Rodgers wants to show them and other young talent his vision between now and then to convince them they can challenge higher up the Premier League next season.
Things will change at Leicester now.
The club’s surprise title success was built on Claudio Ranieri’s defensive, counter-attacking style. There has been plenty of discussion about the club failing to replicate that, especially when it comes to maximising Jamie Vardy’s strengths. They won’t get a return to the Ranieri way under Rodgers.
His appointment suggests the board are not looking to appease senior players such as Vardy – although I am sure he can do well under the new manager – but is looking to the future, building around Maguire, Chilwell, Demarai Gray and James Maddison. They are the ones I believe will relish how Rodgers wants to play from the back, retaining possession, prepared to adopt a patient, passing game.
I am convinced Rodgers will do well at Leicester. From the moment he arrived at Celtic, it looked like the first step towards this eventual return to the Premier League.
It's sad but Brendan Rodgers move shows Celtic cannot now match the lure of Leicester
It's sad but Brendan Rodgers move shows Celtic cannot now match the lure of Leicester
As soon as it became clear Leicester City wanted Brendan Rodgers, I had no doubt he would leave Celtic and take the job.
Alanbileysfeathercut
Player Valuation: £80m
So what we're saying is Brenda although he stated his love for Celtic used it as a stepping stone. ...
Because of his rs connection i hope he fails considerably.
Because of his rs connection i hope he fails considerably.
The Celtic View
Player Valuation: £15m
Just Scotland, or would you say the same about Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, or Portugal?
The fact is, Sky have completely distorted football with the insane amounts of money they pump into the EPL. When Celtic signed Chris Sutton, he was one of the best strikers in the UK. Celtic paid around six million pounds for Sutton., and paid him around twenty grand a week. Nowadays a journeyman player in the EPL will be on around sixty thousand a week.
Not many countries can match these amounts, so it leads to players all being desperate to come here, and sign for clubs who haven't been relevant when it comes to winning trophies for a very long time, although in fairness Leicester won the EPL a couple of seasons ago so I'll give them a pass, rather than sign for a club who will win competitions.
So you have a situation where someone would rather play for a club like say Watford, survive in the EPL with little or no chance of adding to their silverware, but their fans can look down on teams from other countries who get to finals, and actually win trophies, which when I was young football was all about. Now, it's all about survival. It doesn't matter if you don't actually win anything, as long as you can stay up.
Even European football is looked down upon, unless it's the Champions League. In the past the CWC, and in particular the UEFA Cup, were cracking tournaments which featured some of the best sides in Europe, but the desire for money has meant the Champions League have become like the European Cup, and UEFA Cup combined, and the Europa League is derided. I remember Ashley Williams when he was at Swansea saying he didn't want to be in the Europa League, as they wanted to concentrate on The Premiership. At the risk of sounding like an EPL snob, bloody Swansea aren't interested in European football! You couldn't make it up.
The traditional values are gone. Even the FA Cup which was a massive tournament worldwide has been devalued. I can remember semi finals, and even games from the early rounds of the tournament from the early 70's. Now I would struggle to tell you who won the cup in a particular year recently, and might even struggle to remember the goals when told who won it that year.
I can well understand the lure of money, it's very important, but Sky has created a monster with Danny Blind, coach of Ajax, saying a few years ago that Ajax couldn't compete with teams from The Championship for players. Ajax, one of the worlds most famous clubs who win trophies, and compete in Europe almost every season, can't compete with teams in the second tier of English football! It's absolute ,madness.
Sky has destroyed real football with their greed is good mantra, and this mantra has produced a tournament, The Champions league, in which they'd be as well just inviting 7 clubs to compete in the final stages, and have a live draw to see which lucky club get's drawn out of the hat to be handed the wild card to play in the quarter finals of the competition. UEFA don't want clubs from countries like Scotland, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, or Austria etc.
The final kick in the cojones, is when teams from these countries are eliminated from The Champions League, and their teams play a domestic game, these games aren't even allowed to be televised, because UEFA have decided people must be force fed watching the same old Real Madrid v Bayern ties, when they would much rather watch a domestic game. In recent years, on two separate occasions, Hearts and Hibs have had a Scottish Cup replay on the same nights as Champions league games, and Scottish folk, who would much rather watch the domestic game, are denied the opportunity. Rangers and Kilmarnock have also had a couple of replays which no one up here could see on TV, because UEFA refuse to allow any games to compete with their premier tournament.
I used to love European games, in all of the tournaments. Nowadays it bores me, unless Celtic are involved, with the same players diving around the same pitches, every single season.
For me, this is the legacy of Sky. They have helped destroy the traditional values of football, and now we have PLC's, and foreign billionaires, pumping more and more money into a handful of leagues in Europe, and this money means players all want to play in those leagues, creating an ever wider gap between different leagues, but still leaving the problem of players desperate to play in the EPL, and absolutely ecstatic as long as they manage to stay in it, with the actual winning of those trophies being a mere afterthought.
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