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Mowbray biding his time

Fri 03 Jul, 10:21 AM


Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has assured his new players he will give them time to prove themselves before moving anyone on.

The former West Brom boss hopes to persuade Nancy striker Marc-Antoine Fortune to choose Celtic, after confirming that Paul Hartley and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink would not be offered new contracts

"We are all working very, very hard to make these things happen," Mowbray said.

He added: "It's never easy. Players are just coming back from holiday, it's the same with managers and coaches.

"We have made a lot of calls and a lot of contact and a lot of people have spoken to me as well.

"As I say to them, I want to look at the players. I don't want on day one to say yes, he can go out.

"I need to see them and see what their characters are. We have put markers down, we are further advanced with some potential signings than we are with others.

"That's why you have got to have options, it's no good putting all your eggs in one basket."

Mowbray is carefully building up his personal relationships with his new players in an attempt to elicit their peak performances.

He added: "How do they react to a bit of cajoling? They are human beings and the best way to get the best out of them is to know which buttons to push when the going gets tough."

 

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  1. Welder, when you are talking about Lennon being forced­ on to Big Mowbray... If he didn't like the­ situation, he could have just said no to the job...­
    Wasn't Ferguson forced onto Le Guen? When he­ refused to play him the fans and Board (Well Murray)­ decided to stick with the 'Rangers minded­ Person' over a manager... And lets be honest -­ Results never went your way but the football was far­ better under Le Guen. You are slagging Celtic off for­ Choosing 'Celtic Minded' people when in fact,­ Rangers do the same - It's Fan pressure... Just the­ goldfish bowl of Football in Scotland.
    Seem to remember­ that when Neil Lennon came in, we were struggling­ before, but things seemed to change almost instantly­ and the players looked happier - So he has something.

    From NokturnalKelt, on Fri 3 Jul 4:28PM

  2. Stuart,you said that the 1st of july all hell was going­ to break loose,& nothing,now your saying 2­ weeks,you beginning to sound a lot like a­ bullshitter,prove me wrong,gie us a name,same some face­ big fella

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 4:02PM

  3. & biding his time?? dont you have 2 euro qualifiers­ soon????

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 3:36PM

  4. #15 WHO????? GIVES US SOME NAMES!!!!!!!!!! you got­ nothing yet its all gone very quiet at pisshead­ recently,the 2 you did mention dont want to know(­ fletcher/fortune) so give us a name,yes I am pissed­ bout the lack of news from Ibrox but at least am no­ sayin oh we have a list of players we want,gie us some­ names for definite that are willing to sign on,or dont­ you know who they are????

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 3:23PM

  5. why should nobray listen to lemmon, after all he was­ not even given the choice when bringing in his own­ backroom staff as lemmon was forced apon him, does that­ sound like the situation a new manager should accept or­ is it the choice of a boards pick of just a yes man­ with only a one year contract in place, who after­ another years failed attempt at winning the title then­ the septic board can work on one of the other choices­ they had in mind for the job in the first place with­ time and money to spare?????

    From david, on Fri 3 Jul 3:18PM

  6. Pt7...Metz u said last Friday if there was no news from­ IPOX by the Monday u would be starting to worry....has­ that moved on to this Monday now?

    From Stuart, on Fri 3 Jul 3:16PM

  7. Metz...new manager...new players, style and­ ideas.....BTW min 4 new players will at Celtic Park in­ the next 2 weeks....any news from IBroke Park

    From Stuart, on Fri 3 Jul 3:15PM

  8. #5 except Hartley & venegoor of castlemilk­ obviously

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 3:13PM

  9. #11 Dont think any1 is sayin that mowgli shouldnt­ listen to lemon,but do you think he is the best man to­ be given advice??? ok he may have been a gud player at­ celtic,but was pretty @#$% at notts forrest,and he is­ sellik minded,which may or may not be a gud thing(heart­ ruling head & all that) I admire his passion but as­ a source of player potential??? think you barking up­ the wrong tree bud,if you gonna relay on him to make­ sound judgements,now I may be wrong,but I wouldnt want­ him to be making choices to ma new management­ team,afterall,he is a bit of a @#$%,better off with­ some1 who doesnt have green tinted specs on,all the­ time,but like I say I might be wrong

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 2:54PM

  10. yes nok they probably do give advice, and i am sure the­ great man wattie takes it on board, after all they have­ given him advice before in other football situations­ and never got their team relegated-------can nobrays­ say that about his backroom staff?????????

    From david, on Fri 3 Jul 2:50PM

  11. What a surprise - A Celtic Story and yet again English­ Samantha has put in an appearance... I'm not saying­ you can't comment on Celtic Stories, but look at­ Metz - He can articulate a response... You keep going­ on about how it's a pish league and Celtic are this­ and that, and yet you're ALWAYS funking on here...­ Come oan Sam, what team do you support, I'm dying­ to know... Or do you just have a stick up yer erse­ about everything Celtic?
    As for Welder to the Genitals,­ what's wrong with Big Mowbray making up his own­ mind? Of course Neil Lennon will tell him who he thinks­ should be in the team, but as a new manager - You are­ the one the decision rests with... Do you think Kenny­ McDowall or Licky McCoist don't give their opinions­ to Waller at the sidelines?

    From NokturnalKelt, on Fri 3 Jul 2:39PM

  12. Welder,when your right,your right,3 out the door,2 no­ wantin to sign(if fortune was wantin to go,he`d be­ there by now) hope they keep lemon on the payroll,coz­ hes worth at least 6 points to us,Follow!! Follow!!!

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 2:31PM

  13. what a load of @#$%!!!!!!!!!! lennon is still there to­ tell this muppet nobray who is dross and who is drosser­ in the team, personaly i dont think there is much to­ seperate the best dross from the worst but until he can­ bring in his own dross, if any, then he is stuck with­ the dross that failed last season

    From david, on Fri 3 Jul 2:21PM

  14. Ginge, you taking acid?Once again the Celtic fans are­ getting the hole ripped out them

    From Haunchy P, on Fri 3 Jul 1:56PM

  15. Stuart,Ginge,any news on any signings yet??? Nah,didnt­ think so,never mind keep the faith,coz you gonna need­ it

    From METZ, on Fri 3 Jul 1:27PM

  16. u are talking real sense ginger,i think we have a lot­ to look forward this season

    From mac, on Fri 3 Jul 1:18PM

  17. John...dont like chatting to u, however everyone does­ deserve a second chance....I think Moobs is strong and­ will do it his way or the highway...he has stated that­ he will give everyone an opportunity

    From Stuart, on Fri 3 Jul 12:39PM

  18. Ginger....agree totally m8

    From Stuart, on Fri 3 Jul 12:37PM

  19. why did celtic not follow up on there interest in­ steven fletcher this decision may come back to haunt­ us.

    From Gary M, on Fri 3 Jul 12:20PM

  20. is mowbray goin to give clowns like­ donati.naylor.samaras.another chance these guys are­ stinking in the dross SPL not to mention europe. maybe­ mogga is sending out a hint that he dosent have much­ money to spend and he will have to play these bums­ because i dont think anybody will sign them/ENGLISH SAM

    From john, on Fri 3 Jul 11:17AM
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