Ya but I feel like Robbie is being given a harder time than most.
Like Kenny Miller is the manager of Macibi Tel Aviv now, do you think he’d not be welcomed by the Celtic supporters?
Okay maybe Kenny is a bad example.
Ronny Deila adapted very quickly to the Israeli ways.
Norwegian manager Ronny Deila was appointed as head coach of Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Tel Aviv on January 31, 2026. However, he was placed on an indefinite leave of absence in early May 2026 following accusations of sexual harassment involving a taxi driver in Tel Aviv. [1, 2, 3]
I still wouldn’t be jumping up and down just yet. Keane could still be on the backroom team next year and or every intention to bring him in as no 1 this time next year when invariably there is no other candidate to take over from MON
In one sense it’s very much kicking the can down the road for a year & the questions remain about long term club strategy. Desmond could go back to Keane next summer but the extra 12 months might even give him the time to add another name or two to the shortlist - it’s seemingly very hard to get on it. Who knows? Maybe Berthel Askou might do well at Toulouse & come into the reckoning, Martinez could be floating about, Bellamy may have added to his reputation etc etc.
I’m not that pushed overall about a one year deal. You won’t get too many managers sticking around in Scotland for more than 2-3 years these days, if they’ve got something about themselves. We saw that with Postecoglou & Rodgers - these lads want to move to the EPL or a bigger league…&/or for more money. It’s probably as important for Celtic to get those football department roles filled with qualified people - director of football, head of recruitment & other roles feeding into them. So at least there would be competent people looking after squad building, pathway from youth to first team, contract renewals, player trading, loans in/out etc irrespective of the identity of the first team manager.
Another example of the thugs have taken over the club . Now deciding Keane shouldn’t be manager . Desmond should get out of there , only one way club is going .