Eddie Howe out, Ange Postecoglou in? | LIVE Reaction

Hamish, John and Ryan have a chat about the latest state of play after a dramatic 24 hours at Celtic Park.

[ausroyal]

Jesus, if only you lads know what an amazing manager Ange is….

[JJ-ymbu]

You have no idea how lucky you are if you land Ange Postecoglou.

[matthewmccole]

as an australian celtic and melbourne victory fan with a massive passion for the national team, im optimistic he’ll be able to bring his own style who’ll pull no punches if allowed time to sort his own squad out, has the longest un defeated (36 games) run in any professional sport in australia as well, in salary cap league aswell which generally evens things out.

[christaylor]

Starting to look like missing Howe was the best thing to happen to Celtic... Ange is a beast of a manager! Go Hoops!

[markcroydon]

I'm re-visiting this on 21 August 2021. I'm a Melbourne Victory member and Celtic fan since the 1980's and it's fun to see how Ange has wowed the Glaswegians and the whole of Scotland.
Let's hope he gets a few trophies in this and the coming seasons.

[dmcfarlane]

Do you really want a Celtic Manager that needs his pal(s) around him to achieve ... My opinion is Ange has abundance of experience in untapped (Southern Hemisphere) inexpensive football markets and leagues... The Howe (who) needed top $ dollar for dossers in the English inflated market... exciting times... Top untapped talent...

[darrylh]

I genuinely think the fact that Peter Lawells home was bombed a few days before this announcement may have spooked a few of the coaches coming up from sleepy Bournemouth. These guys are used to being able to walk about town, go for a pint at the weekend. If I was a coach or member of one of their families looking at not just celtic, but Glasgow over the last fortnight, I'd probably have second thoughts as well.

[Bully]

Ange turned up by himself with no backroom staff or football director. He brought in a dozen or so new players that all made an impact, he then proceeded to win the premiership after the team finished 25 points behind sevco the previous year. It was also his first foray into Europe as a manager at one of the world's biggest clubs.
The man is a messiah plain and simple.

[chrislivaditis]

Hi Lads
Would be great to reflect your perspective about Ange now after the start of the season ?
Hope you are feeling blessed to have Ange on board !!!!
And this is only the beginning.
Ange is a visionary with a fearless Aussie Spirit!

[infinitreality]

You guys handled this far better than other fan podcasts, Hamish even had some real info on Ange. Cudos

[chriskaratzis]

Believe me you are getting a top coach. A winner .

[glennmaillard]

Ange has had excellent success with average players. If the Celtic players are any good, and prepared to attack and defend with equal fearlessness, want to control the ball, and win it back when they lose it, they will be a force again. Ange is grumpy and no nonsense and plays an exciting assertive style. Think Manchester City as far as style goes. He has balls and will not care about players egos, just their commitment to playing the way he wants them to play. Ange is a winner by nature. But if he decides he needs to he will turn the team inside out to begin with to get what he wants. So don’t expect it to happen his way in three or four weeks.

[davidbrisbane]

My dug had more sense than to insist Eddie Howe was on his way to Parkhead.

[joncarlson]

Pretty funny going back and watching this now hahaha. We told ya he’d be fine!

[tiorammcdonough]

Being a local fan of Melbourne Victory he's pretty cool, managing in the a-league is difficult as they have salary caps and limitations on squad lists, meaning you need to be very tactical as you can't always just add more expensive players or add to the squad to fill gaps

[alexbustamante]

Our Australian Ange, is a legend & the best thing that has happened to Celtic. Reshaped the team into a winning machine. Very excited for the season.

[thescottishbawbag]

''He's not Eddie Howe'' but he's won more titles than Gerrard and Howe put together.

[hamishbrooks]

Ex-Celtic midfielder recalls 'top-notch coach' Ange Postecoglou's playing style in Australia
Hibs, and former Celtic midfielder, Jackson Irvine has spoken of prospective Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou’s ‘hectic’ playing style in the Australian national set-up.

[philcowan]

Hamish before you think here we go another bluenose dig, I actually like listening to your pod cast and keep up the good work I'm sure all the other Celtic fans appreciate all the hard work you and John do for the club / fans, my point is after listening to your pod the new manager has a track record of Australian, Asian football again just a point to think of, a lot of the top Australian players apply their trade either in Europe or USA. I agree he will need time to access the Scottish game and most importantly the history behind Celtic and of course Rangers this has hurt Rangers also in the past with the wrong appointments. Keep up the good work and heres hoping that something gets sorted very soon.

[farrenfleiter]

You guys really need to get a bit more informed about Ange's managing career. He took over my local A-league team Brisbane Roar and implemented a beautiful style of play in a league that was absolute shite. His players believed in his playing style and had a 36 game unbeaten run and won our first two titles. He bought fans back to the stadium as we played amazing football. Ange had always achieved what he's set out to do. It's very hard for a foreign manager to manage in the J-league. He went there and took a relegation threatened team to their first title in his second season there. If you fully back him and his style and give him some time he will succeed. Something tells me your fickle supporters won't and will fight him all the way!