McAvennie wants beautiful Bhoys

Sun, 07 Jun 16:05:50 2009

Frank McAvennie has backed Tony Mowbray to get Celtic playing the kind of football that will have fans' mouths watering again.

West Brom boss Mowbray is now the overwhelming favourite to succeed Gordon Strachan in the managerial hotseat at Parkhead and McAvennie reckons that while there was a feast of silverware during Strachan's four-year reign, there was a famine when it came to attractive football.

McAvennie, who was a team-mate of Mowbray's at Celtic in the mid-1990s, said: "I think Tony will get the ball down. The fans love to see fast-flowing football and I'm looking forward to it. But wait until he signs first. Knowing Celtic, it could change by the hour."

Mowbray, 45, is renowned for playing a game that is pleasing to the eye, although there are question marks over the flexibility of his tactics.

Despite winning the Coca-Cola Championship last year, West Brom finished bottom of the Barclays Premier League this season, while the more agricultural Stoke and Hull both survived.

McAvennie believes the Baggies were only a regular goalscorer away from staying up and does not see Mowbray having the same problem at Celtic.

The former Hoops striker contrasted the football Mowbray plays with that seen under Strachan, who quit just under three weeks ago after winning six major trophies in four seasons.

"I don't think anyone will say it was nice football," McAvennie said. "The fans weren't happy with the way the game was getting played.

"I don't know if it was Gordon's fault or the board's fault but it was not good to watch.

"I think if they'd have bought in January, they'd have won the fourth title. Did they know Gordon was leaving? I don't know. Let's wait and see what money they make available to the new manager."

 

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  1. whats that frank ? did u just mention a famine ???!!!!!­ lmao..follow follow

    From bri.10000, on Mon 8 Jun 9:03PM

  2. whats that frank ? did u just mention a famine ???!!!!!­ lmao..follow follow

    From bri.10000, on Mon 8 Jun 9:00PM

  3. Hilarious, McAvennie hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Still­ no manager? hahahahahahaha

    From css, on Mon 8 Jun 4:27PM

  4. GARETH ..RANGERS WERE IN A EURO FINAL JUST OVER A YEAR­ AGO U SILLY PUSSYARSED MONG.

    From lightspeedmorpheus, on Mon 8 Jun 4:25PM

  5. strange there was no talk of this '' celtic­ way'' of playing football ,under strachan until­ he left.Is this supposed to be the reason celtic fans­ never took to strachan? The reason ginger ballwasher­ was hated is simple...no irish connections ,wasnt­ '' celtic minded '' enough for­ them.simply translating into ...strachan wasnt an ira­ sympathiser and a fan of torbet.I hope mowbray the tin­ man from the wizard of oz has them playing like west­ brom ...relegation candidates.NO SURRENDERRRRRRRRRRR WE­ R THE PEOPLE!!!

    From lightspeedmorpheus, on Mon 8 Jun 4:24PM

  6. WHERES THE BURDS

    From David W, on Mon 8 Jun 8:14AM

  7. For the beutiful wee bhoys

    From css, on Mon 8 Jun 8:11AM
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    Love the stanklifting comment Barry,pmsl mate!

    From ROBERT, on Mon 8 Jun 6:35AM

  9. hey hope mowbray gets it and the tic put out a­ challenging team, it might wake up walter a bit to have­ a decent challenge. although if he stays we get rid of­ bazza ..mm @#$%e to choose

    hope it s settled soon

    From David, on Mon 8 Jun 6:11AM

  10. #1
    I think you might need to keep the ball to be a good­ team in Europe thats were Celtic and Rangers go wrong­ playing the long ball then having to chase the ball.­ Playing the ball on the deck is the way to go i hope­ Mowbray gets it

    From garethtait1, on Mon 8 Jun 4:53AM

  11. The Irish chess association have changed the­ rules,appartently a bishop can now jump anything

    From METZ, on Mon 8 Jun 4:42AM

  12. manky third rate subhuman scum= Septic

    From D-bol, on Mon 8 Jun 4:14AM

  13. and going with the history of septic he'll no be­ the only one wanting some boys.
    WATP

    From D-bol, on Mon 8 Jun 4:12AM

  14. The headline says it all!! Brilliant.....

    From bunkreeloon, on Mon 8 Jun 2:06AM

  15. Paul G, wait til after the qualifiers 'til you­ start bragging about us being out of Europe. Ya turd­ tucker!

    From Black47, on Mon 8 Jun 1:58AM

  16. what a lot o @#$% u talk on this paul day in day­ out.lets see if watty can take u to the last 16 twice­ in 3 years ya @#$% bet u out in 1st game.hail hail.

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Mon 8 Jun 1:46AM

  17. who did u rob to buy a pc ya dirty stanklifting­ blackneck orange bstard ;-}

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Mon 8 Jun 1:41AM

  18. what a lot o @#$% u talk on this paul day in day­ out.lets see if watty can take u to the last 16 twice­ in 3 years ya @#$% bet u out in 1st game.hail hail.

    From Bazzabhoy!!, on Mon 8 Jun 1:39AM

  19. Thanks Paul - that reminds me how much we're all­ looking forward to Watty's exciting brand of­ passing footy and his favoured and highly watchable­ 10-0-0 European formation ...

    From StelioS, on Mon 8 Jun 1:35AM

  20. The kind of football this guy would try to play would­ get them kicked out of europe. Oh i forgot, they wont­ be in europe.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Mon 8 Jun 1:07AM
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