This thread has really turned to shit 🤮😄

I think it's hilarious watching sutherlandbear and lurker abuse each to keep up appearances, like anyone else gives a shit 😂😂

Figure of speech.

Nah I find it is boring but football forums everywhere have posters wanting to fight other posters.

I really cannae comment as I'm probably just as bad.

Ange exceeded my expectations by finishing one place higher.

Will be fascinating to see how he handles Europe.  He went for it this season but that didn't work out so well.  Wonder if that lesson will result in a more pragmatic approach?

https://mobile.twitter.com/OptusSport/status/1525401279941398528?cxt=HHwWgMCq7bqYqKsqAAAA

I imagine how Ange sends them out to play will depend on how many and what quality players he brings in over the summer. If he can make CCV and Jota permanent and then add another five or six players of that quality I wouldn’t be looking for a huge change of style. That said, his 2014 World Cup campaign was actually fairly pragmatic and accounted for what was relatively poor cattle given the opponents and was accordingly not all out attack and while the Socceroos didn’t win a match they weren’t embarrassed either. What’s all that mean … who knows, I don’t know any more than anyone else. I just think Ange would prefer to improve his players at playing his way rather than change tactics.

Would people be happy if Ange brought G Kuol to Celtic?

It would surprise me. Too young and unproven. Years ago, before I had studied Celtic closely, I couldn’t understand how Celtic fans referred to Arzani as a development or project signing, given he had played at a World Cup (albeit cameo appearances). Now I get it and realise I was ignorant about Celtic and Scottish football. I still have lots more to learn in fact.  But Celtic have a youth set up that would make us weep in Australia and they don’t need more project signings. They still sign young players, like Ange signing Abada at 19, but they need to be very very polished for their age and able to be thrown in to the battle. I reckon Ange’s signings will be with Europe in mind but we’ll see I guess. 

Kewell is set to team up with Ange and join Celtic as a first team coach.

Harry was my favourite player but he hasn’t been great shakes as a coach, however if Ange thinks he’s good enough to bring into the coaching team that’s good enough for me. Harry will learn a lot about coaching from Ange and the professional coaching environment at Celtic. 

There is a huge difference between being a coach and being a manager. IMO Kewell didn't do much wrong as a manager, he was the victim of impatient boards. His Champions League experience (albiet as a player) will be invaluable this coming season.

I agree Harry has something to offer, even if that is still just drawing on his playing experience. Ange has brought him in as part of the coaching staff, so I assume that’s what he’ll be doing, we’ll see I guess. The templates of manager and coach overlap somewhat and even differ from club to club, and differ based on personality and age at times i.e. coaches grow into managers, whatever their title. Whatever anyway, good move for Harry.

Ange saving Oz football again lol but what a great idea. Harry will learn so much tactically, but I think this also gives Ange another string to his bow to help the younger players with a guy who broke into the EPL as a teenager and won a UCL medal. Can't wait for next season.

Fantastic news. 

https://www.sportbible.com/football/australia-scottish-lad-dedicates-wedding-speech-ange-postecoglu-20220616

So good.

Celtic have signed Swiss Benjamin Siegrist as their backup keeper from Dundee United. Good signing, younger than Hart and had a good last season. Rumours that a left back from Argentina and a holding midfielder from Guinea-Bisau on the way too. Just rumours though, same with the Jota permanent signing, which is still a rumour. Still, shaping up as a good signing window with a lot of business done before pre-season, which is very neat and professional. Scales on one year loan to Aberdeen done already too. 

Hahahahahahah

https://youtu.be/woT7PWfiS4s

Kewell interview 

As an Ange fan since his South Melbourne coaching days and a Harry fan since the 1997 debacle against Iran, this is a dream matchup for me. I hope it works. Harry seems quite humble and respectful about joining the Celtic coaching team, which bodes well.  

Celtic sign 21 year old Argentinian Alexendro Bernabei from Lanus. A left back, he will compete with Taylor for the starting spot. Looks very quick and gets forward well but apparently is a bit suspect in defence. Also might be a hot head, as he got sent off for head butting in his last match. Him nutting someone in a derby match might be interesting!  Celtic now just need to announce Jota and sign a left-sided central defender and Ange will get a pass mark for this transfer window I reckon. They’ve also been active sending a few players out the door, albeit on loan but getting them off the wage bill. 

Now Jota just announced by Celtic, in time to go to Austria with the rest of the team on Monday for the pre-season camp. Very good business this signing window, securing loanees CCV and now Jota and also bringing in a GK and left back. All one month out from the first competitive match, with six friendlies scheduled before then. Even if any other new players come in quite late, such as a central defender, the squad is so much stronger now than 12 months ago, when it was threadbare and a bit of a joke. Ange was fielding kids and wantaways like Christie and Eduoard in the first few competitive games of last season.  None of this guarantees success but still, this is all very positive signs regarding the season ahead and quite professional and well organised. 

He had a 31.9% win rate as a manager, impatient boards indeed ! His last job he never won a game at Barnet in the National league FFS.

Crawley Town were paid compensation for Kewell upon his departure. He was rated there.

Notts County appointed him when they were bottom of the table. He got them out of the relegation zone and then got sacked after 10 weeks.Notts County then got relegated under their new manager.

Oldham have had 18 mangers in the last 7 years.

He lost 5 and drew 2 in the 7 games he was in charge of Barnet. They finished 18th out of 23. Maybe it had something to do with the quality of the players.

SB, I know you hate Celtic, fair enough, I think you have said as much. And I don’t expect everyone to be sunny side up about all Aussies abroad, but I am starting to wonder whether you actually hope Ange and now Harry do poorly because they are Aussies? This might be an unfair slur from me. And maybe you are now just so negative about Harry because he is at Celtic? Serious question, which I pose to Celtic fans here as well. If your favourite Australian player (for me Harry) or Manager (for me Ange) was signed by the club you hate most in the world, could you still wish them well or would you be unable to separate your own hatred and therefore constantly shit on the joy of others - not just a question for SB? 

Interesting insight from Ante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUlmCwDthTo

I have never really been a fan of Kewell, so nothing has changed.

I don’t follow players or managers just because of their nationality either Harry. My team is Scottish and if one of its players signed for the filth, then yes I would hate him. You still don’t really get the Rangers them thing , do you ?

This!! I follow Celtic, not player(s) nor nationality. I don't care what ones nationality is. If they are a Celtic player then I'll back them. If/when a player leaves on a transfer I wish them all the best (in most cases). BUT, if they end up at the other lot,  then no, I will lose all interest to said player, and hope they fail when it comes to them being successful.

I hope that answers your question Harry.