Comments on: The Legacy of Gordon Strachan

By: Rut

Rut — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:08:36 +0000

Agree with everything on here. GS had multiple good seasons and one bad season. In the end, he had very similar records and stats as MON and Strachan will be remembered on the same level as MON when it comes to Celtic managers.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:09:36 +0000

LOTW-Oh no, I agree. Strachan had to go. This year it seemed the rest of the SPL figured out his tricks and he had no new ones that would work. However, it was just odd for me that people treat him like a coach in the dark ages of the 90’s when we had some pretty good memories during his time here.

By: lordofthewing

lordofthewing — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:58:23 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, yes the football was dire this season but this season is the ONLY season that they can legitimise that excuse.

By: lordofthewing

lordofthewing — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:56:02 +0000

The ‘majority’ of Strachan haters have no real rhyme or reason behind their hatred. They blame the football but I’m sure, like us all, celebrated the trophies and victories. Ugly football is fine when’s it’s winning football, when it’s losing football it’s not they also blame his character, which I understand could irk at times.

I knew his faults (limited coaching ability, limited tactical sense) but are glad that he brought success to Glasgow Celtic Football Club.

I also knew his time was up and are glad he has went. He took the club as far as he could but the personnel abuse he gets is out of order and a symptom of the sheep mentality of the Cybertim World.

MON circs to leaving were different. But….I’m sure that the story of his last 6 months will be as explosive as GS last 6 months if the stories EVER come out.

Both managers lost the dressing rooms big style.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:38 +0000

The thing that surprised me, and prompted me to write this is the hostility that the majority of the Celtic support seems to have towards Strachan, even though he’s gone. People were upset about Black Sunday with O’Neill, but when he resigned, the hostility towards him was not there it seemed.

By: lordofthewing

lordofthewing — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:55:12 +0000

The task of following a Legend is a poisoned one and no matter who would have followed Saint Martin they would not have been universally accept.

Time will be a great healer on how GS time is remembered. It will never be as misty eyed revisionist as Burns or MON but it will remembered as successful time with his 3rd title being remembered as a great one.

But…like MON, for me, I will shudder at the thought of the last 6 months like a shudder at the thought of Black Sunday. Death by a thousand paper cuts.

By: Celtic Shirts

Celtic Shirts — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:07:16 +0000

O’Neil had a lot more money to spend than Strachan and had better quality players already in the team, to compare the excitement levels is unfair. The same can be said at Rangers when Advocaat had all the money to spend.