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Another point: I do think Celtic have been very lucky with a couple of good managerial appointments, and I also think that they will be on the dip over the next couple of years. Rodgers usually implodes once he has a couple of seasons to bring in his own players, which he doesn't have a good record with (last time he jumped before it got bad). They would need another stupendous managerial appointment. I'm actually quite pleased to see them punt £11m on players. They won't get all of them right and it will quickly cut into their cash pile. This is the time. Get our plans in place and see it through.

Once again we're getting entrenched in a binary argument, when both are valid, IMO. On the one hand, it's certainly true that we are an impatient lot, that are generally unwilling to go through the necessary rebuilding phase and get hooked on a quick fix. We are financially unsustainable. Despite knowing it was front-loaded, we overspent stopping their 10IAR and yet most were still expecting us to keep spending. On the other hand, I do think the solution can be as simple as getting the right appointments and the right structure in place. I do think a good coach solves most of it. I have been of the opinion that we've been dragged one way and the next in terms of planning and rebuilding because we've had too many voices in the boardroom - exacerbated because the fans are too impatient to see anything through unless it bares immediate fruit. I'm hoping the takeover will solve most of these issues.

An xG rolling chart? Woke nonsense. Mine is better...

If you're looking at that record and think it's bad, then we'll have to agree to disagree.

I see your mistake: Koppen only arrived January '24. If I'm being really harsh, I'd say the dud-rate is 5/14. I don't think that's bad at all. (And that's before the clear out he has managed this season which I was happy with.)

In your opinion, of course. Your whole argument is based on 2 players out of 14. (And one of the two you cite I'd disagree with: Diomande is one of our best players, and will be sold on for more than what we paid, IMO.) If that's his 'dud'-rate, he's done better than even I'd argue.

I disagree. We've signed a lot of young, generally inexpensive, players with high potential. He also oversaw the clear out of over 14 players this season alone. Players like Jefté, Igamane, Nsiala, Diomande, Barron and Cameron are the sort of high potential signings we should be making. I'm also a big fan of Kasanwijro, who unfortunately got injured on international duty with the Netherlands. There's no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I think he's made a number of good signings, with the exact profile of player we need going forward. He's also been ruthless in offloading all the previous duds, reducing the squad and wage bill which was necessary. I've argued for a while that we now need to see the acquisition of quality first-team signings, which his clear out should now allow. Punting him would be short-sighted, IMO.

Nils Koppen should and will remain in place. He has been an excellent appointment, IMO.

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I hope we'll have some news on a DoF first, before Russell Martin is announced... I'm also not expecting this 'war chest' everyone is looking for. The biggest benefit to the takeover, for me, is the leadership it brings, which will allow us to implement our plans without getting pulled this way and that by different board members.

I thought both decisions were correct.