Thread: Lenny gets seal of approval from Martin

Originally Posted by Tartan_Terror

MON isn't going to come out and say that, obviously. He could have answered the question in a more blunt manner though if he thought otherwise. There is always a way 'just to answer a question' but his answer to me seems more truthful.

tbf though, I for one isn't saying Lenny is going to totally dominate and do great. I am saying that I am behind him 100% as I feel to have a manager and instantly think of negatives has no benefit whatsoever.

If it was to be an utter disaster then aye, i'd say he has to go, I wouldn't shy away from the fact i'd have been confident at the start.

Usually the way it goes with the ones who are instantly against it is, if he does alright then jump on the bandwagon, if he does shite you get all the " Ach, said at the start he'd be pish...fucking board"

You know the score.

Originally Posted by green_t

I loved that shit when he was up here. Interviewer would ask him an important question and he would go off on a tangent for a while and the poor cunt would forget what he first asked him

hahahaha

his intellect had them by the balls. . .was amazing

Originally Posted by St.Sixtus

The fact is. . .He believes Lennon is right for the job, and he explained why.

You can't take press releases like that as true opinion, they're extremely fickle. How do people not know this?

Originally Posted by RafaelScheidt

You can't take press releases like that as true opinion, they're extremely fickle. How do people not know this?

Yes. But if Martin hadn't answered the question as positive wouldn't the press has backed it as not supporting lennon then we'd be saying 'you can't take press release like that as true opinion."

If he'd seemed a bit reluctant it could be said the press would jump on that too.

Originally Posted by Tartan_Terror

Yes. But if Martin hadn't answered the question as positive wouldn't the press has backed it as not supporting lennon then we'd be saying 'you can't take press release like that as true opinion."

If he'd seemed a bit reluctant it could be said the press would jump on that too.

Exaactly but in his years dealing with the press he learns how to give sweeping interviews and press release like most athletes

Originally Posted by RafaelScheidt

You can't take press releases like that as true opinion, they're extremely fickle. How do people not know this?

Martin was a master at answering a question without answering it.

If he didn't believe Lenny was the man for the job, then he wouldn't have said it. There isn't a journalist alive who can drag a quote from the sainted one that he didn't want to make.

Originally Posted by green_t

Martin was a master at answering a question without answering it.

If he didn't believe Lenny was the man for the job, then he wouldn't have said it. There isn't a journalist alive who can drag a quote from the sainted one that he didn't want to make.

Aye. This is what I was trying to get at but green_t has prob said it better.

He'd have found a way around the question if he didn't think Lenny was good enough.

Originally Posted by RafaelScheidt

You can't take press releases like that as true opinion, they're extremely fickle. How do people not know this?

Well for a start he is quoted. . .Do you think any newspaper would consider misquotin OFM ??

I think not

Originally Posted by green_t

Martin was a master at answering a question without answering it.

If he didn't believe Lenny was the man for the job, then he wouldn't have said it. There isn't a journalist alive who can drag a quote from the sainted one that he didn't want to make.

i'm not convinced with that, i've seen him make plenty of interviews where he bullshits his way through like 99% of professionl athletes

Originally Posted by St.Sixtus

Well for a start he is quoted. . .Do you think any newspaper would consider misquotin OFM ??

I think not

I don't think you understand what i'm saying

Originally Posted by RafaelScheidt

I don't think you understand what i'm saying

Maybe I dont mate. . .explain ?

Originally Posted by RafaelScheidt

i'm not convinced with that, i've seen him make plenty of interviews where he bullshits his way through like 99% of professionl athletes

I think I actually just said that. Martin was a master at the flannel, seasoned bawbag journos like chick hun were scunnered by him, they couldnt get the answer out of him but he never said 'no comment'.

However, when he had something to say, he said it, quotes and all, and that's whats happened here.

The more I think about this the more excited I get. Lenny has learned from the master for the last 20 years or so, I remember a wee specky guy who dipped his toe into management after learning from Clough, and he done no bad.

Originally Posted by green_t

I think I actually just said that. Martin was a master at the flannel, seasoned bawbag journos like chick hun were scunnered by him, they couldnt get the answer out of him but he never said 'no comment'.

However, when he had something to say, he said it, quotes and all, and that's whats happened here.

The more I think about this the more excited I get. Lenny has learned from the master for the last 20 years or so, I remember a wee specky guy who dipped his toe into management after learning from Clough, and he done no bad.

He did no bad at all. . .Wycombe Wanderers were a banker on the coupon every week

at the time me and my bro would go halfers on a coupon on the way to the game, and he'd always take wycombe. ." its martin o'niells team wee man". . .That was back in the early 90's

I'm on the same boat as O'Neill, I think Lennon's gonna do the business for us this season, and even if he doesn't one thing is for sure, We'll go down fighting.

I dont think lenny is good enough for the job but as a supporter of celtic fc i will support lenny and the decisions he makes, he the manager of the club and with that i will have faith in him BUT i stand by what i said at the start i think this season is a very important one with many tasks ahead main ones being getting the title back, restoring some pride, beating the huns , europe etc i think for lenny this is asking too much from such an inexperienced manager i would loved to have got someone with more experience and lenny to be 2nd in command! I hate the fact that i have this opinion im labelled by the lenny bridgade as a non supporter or less of a supporter of the club! I have my opinion and i wont change that for no one the only one who will change it is lenny himself! at the end of the season if he has done the above tasks i will be the first to say i was wrong and id have no problem with that

bring on this season faithful through and through

why dont you think lenny is good enough?

Originally Posted by niall

why dont you think lenny is good enough?

He's not good enough YET, I really do believe lenny should have took a Paul lambert approach and headed down south to gain experience in the managers game, ok lower league is far from glamourous but it does give vital experience, I believe this season is one of the most important seasons in recent years for the simple reason that last season was beyond words , it's a mammoth task to take on even forban experienced manager never mind a rookie! Yea lenny can try and restore some passion in the team and get the fans back in there seats but there's so much more to this season than just that and as I said before I think an experienced manager with lenny second in command would have been better! I'm still bitter about the Ross county game aswel, the one game lenny HAD to win and well we were made to look like utter fools in that match

as said before the above is just my opinion and that although I feel the wrong apointment was made lenny gets my suport and backing, I trust lenny has the clubs best intentions at heart and like us he lives and breathes this club which is a great thing and if at the end of the season the title is back with us and wev restorted order at celtic park then I will be the first to say I was wrong

so you mean he's not experienced enough, not necessarily not good enough