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Edu wary of Celtic backlash

Tue 26 May, 03:36 PM


Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu hopes Celtic's new manager is not as successful as Gordon Strachan.

The Hoops have begun the search for a new boss in the wake of Strachan's decision to quit just 24 hours after Rangers won the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

Celtic chiefs will be hoping for similar results from his replacement but, having now had a taste of success, Edu insists Rangers will also be up for the challenge next term.

"I think he was a good manager," he said of Strachan. "It's unfortunate that he stepped down but I'm sure he will go on and assume a new role somewhere else and do well there too.

"Hopefully whoever comes in to lead Celtic won't do as well because we want to continue winning titles here. But I'm sure whoever comes in and assumes that role will be the right person for the job. They had won three in a row and have just lost so there is a desire to come back and try to win the title.

"That's always going to be there, there is always going to be that edge and competition to win. For us, there is also the will to come back and win again. We want a repeat, we want to win the title as well next year."

 

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  1. Slaven Bilic or Frank Rijkaard would be my choice.­ Walter Smith would never be able match the strategy of­ a decent European minded manager. Rangers won the­ league by default this season. Due to lack of­ investment at the start of the season & in January.­ The league was won, probably on the lowest amount of­ points ever. We need a manager that'll end the­ stagnation of the SPL.

    Most of all The PLC need to­ put their hands in their pockets & Invest in the­ Team! Gambling on a poor, debt riddled Rangers team­ being unable to match Celtic, didn't pay off!!!!

    I­ imagine there's footballing cities throughout­ Europe dreading being drawn against Rangers!

    From KEV H, on Fri 29 May 3:00PM
  2. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH CAN'T STOP LAUGHING­ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

    C'mon the Gers league and cup­ winners 2009.

    From css, on Wed 27 May 12:59AM
  3. Still wouldn't swap Celtics dismal away record for­ Rangers' shocking home one.

    Sadly I still­ haven't heard one serious name mentioned who will­ be more sucessful than the guy who has just left.

    From GEORGE, on Tue 26 May 10:59PM
  4. Champions League for Septic next season? You'll­ Never Win Away!

    From cityofmillions, on Tue 26 May 9:58PM
  5. LUCY (point 15) - Do you SERIOUSLY think you will see­ "big-money" players at Ibrox, like when you­ paid silly money for Laudrup, Flo, Gascoigne, etc?­ Walter Smith is not that stupid to shell out that kind­ of money! Celtic have never been one to "splash­ the cash", and have an uncanny knack of finding­ guys like Larsson, Hartson, Sutton, etc. And don't­ laugh, but nobody had heard of HARALD BRATTBAK, but his­ record ar FC Rosenborg spoke volumes about his­ potential, which sadly was not fully realised at­ Parkhead. IBROX REALITY CHECK TIME: bring in your­ youth, and spend WISELY in getting in experienced guys!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Tue 26 May 9:04PM
  6. If Celtic dont pay the wages (and they dont!!!) who the­ hell is going to play for them just players that cant­ command big wages (the also rans) thats why Celtic are­ yet again the also rans..and will continue to be ..So­ sorry to see Strachan from the SEPTIC as he could have­ lost a lot more Cmon the Gers ..hello hello!!

    From LUCY F, on Tue 26 May 8:35PM
  7. The Champions league money that is quoted is­ "pre-tax". So it is actually much­ less.
    Rangers still have massive debt to be serviced­ and will have to off-load players while keeping a core.­

    Celtic's problem is getting rid of the­ "passengers" who don't contribute but­ start in the first 11. In the fall of 2005, Strachan­ actually had a bigger task as many of O'Neil's­ bhoys were aging fast (Sutton, Thompson, Varga) and­ were on the downslope. Others like Agathe just­ couldn't figure it out, over rated themselves and­ just never got in line. Jackie Macnamara commited­ career suicide. What has he done since Celtic gave him­ a testimonial - nothing.

    Whoever replaces Strachan­ will have the same need that was not serviced in 08/09­ - A reliable strike partner and a good left back. I am­ sure that some guys will just move on as Strachan­ brought them in and they will be surplus

    From Pack Attack, on Tue 26 May 8:04PM
  8. Celtic cant win away or home for that matter. Celtic­ are finished.

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Tue 26 May 5:10PM
  9. 10... you're clairvoyent now? celtic will get a­ tough draw in the qualifiers but we're still­ capable of going through, so don't dismiss the­ possibility that we'll joining rangers and getting­ a slice of the much needed cash that rangers so­ desparately need.

    From t10guitars, on Tue 26 May 5:07PM
  10. nichollgrant wit in the world makes you think any of­ them so called class managers would go to wits at smell­ oi ts celtic and rangers will wipe i table clean next­ year its so brilliant being champions hahaha­ samatokrubash mon i gers yeha

    From kevin_callander, on Tue 26 May 5:03PM
  11. Did I say it was going to be spent on players? Who am­ I to say that? Yes it will go to debts whats­ delusional about that? Don't you realise that­ paying off debt is a good thing? Celtic may not have­ any, or at least not as much as Rangers do, but what­ players are going to want to join a 2nd placed team­ with a 2nd rated manager with no European Football for­ the entire season? You better hope Paddy McCourt was­ worth it ;)

    From craig.nelson85, on Tue 26 May 4:52PM
  12. 5.. you are being delusional ya nudebook, that­ champions league money is going to the debts. Do you­ honestly think that money will be spent on buying­ players? You're having a laugh!

    From t10guitars, on Tue 26 May 4:42PM
  13. Rangers were denied 9 clear points by dodgy decisions­ against them. Tv evidence showed this. So should be 13­ points clear. Celtic are ROTTEN. ENJOY THE CLEAROUT

    From Paul G CHAMPIONS, on Tue 26 May 4:32PM
  14. Your squad is @#$%. It'll be two in a row come next­ year, regardless of who you get to replace­ Chesney.

    You blew it this year, 7 pts up in January.­ You didn't deserve the title last year either, so­ shut it.

    From cityofmillions, on Tue 26 May 4:25PM
  15. nichollgrant - guus hiddink LOL in your dreams, how­ about Paul Le Guen!?!

    From paul.emails, on Tue 26 May 4:23PM
  16. What makes me think the finances will get better? ­ Probably the fact that Rangers will get all the­ Champions League money this season as theres no way­ Celtic will qualify.... I'm not being­ delusional... I'm being realistic, unlike most­ Celtic fans who now think they are going to get a world­ beating manager... check out post number 3, what a­ load of @#$%, you seriously think your going to get­ someone any better than Neil Lennon?

    From craig.nelson85, on Tue 26 May 4:21PM
  17. delusional rangers fans, what is your thinking? you may­ have won the title and will get the £10million you get­ for the champions league, but that is only papering­ over the cracks of what lies ahead, and you can­ guarantee players will be leaving in the summer to try­ and recover anything that will go towards paying debts­ that the banks are bound to be demanding.

    From t10guitars, on Tue 26 May 4:16PM
  18. #

    feck right off way these 1 don’t want any of them
    1­ MARK MCGHEE no
    2 TONY MOWBRAY no
    3 MICK MCCARTHY no
    4­ OWEN COYLE no
    5 DAVID MOYES no

    please celtic not any­ of this @#$% we need to go forward not back we need a­ big european coach not a english or spl manager ( WE­ NEED A EUROPEAN MANAGER )

    why not go for

    1 frank­ rijkaard
    2 ajax ex maniger
    3 gus hiddink

    and most of­ all do not go for a ex celtic

    BIG CELTIC FAN
    #

    From nichollgrant, on Tue 26 May 4:10PM
  19. What makes you think your finances will get better, you­ are deep in the hole.

    From Danny, on Tue 26 May 3:54PM
  20. Celtic don't have it in them... Never going to­ happen... We're back in the driving seat and as­ long as the finances get better we'll be here for­ the forseeable future!

    WE ARE THE PEOPLE!

    From craig.nelson85, on Tue 26 May 3:39PM
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