Kenny Dalglish qualifies for inclusion as a Manager for, although he was appointed only as a Caretaker Manager after the demise of John Barnes, he did to an extent rally the team to win the Scottish League Cup, beating Aberdeen, a team who were in an even more desperate position than Celtic were.

Kenny Dalglish & Tommy Burns Glasgow Celtic FC 11 March 2000 Photo Allstar Picture Library

It made us smile, at least for one week, but Celtic were a terrible team and the football was poor. The following week, we went to Ibrox like a man going to the dentist’s and lost 0-4.

These were grim times, but Kenny on at least two occasions made us smile. Once was when he held his Press Conference among the punters in Baird’s Bar in the Gallowgate, and the other was when he turned on a reporter who was pestering him and said “you’re getting like Chick Young”. That was quite an insult, Kenny!

Photo: imago/Colorsport – Kenny Dalglish and John Barnes, Scottish Premier League 1999/2000,

He was never interested in the job on a permanent basis. I wonder what he would have been like?

David Potter

HUGE SAVINGS IN THE CELTIC STAR’S SUMMER SALE!

The Celtic Star’s book promotion has been so successful, with hundreds of books at great prices being posted to Celtic fans all over the world, that we’ve decided to continue with the sale until the end of July. We’ve reduced all six books currently available from their usual retail price of £20 and prices are as low as £6 (see below).

All books are high quality hardback, with some signed by the author. And it’s also worth noting that you only pay postage on one book, so it’s free for the second, third and so on. ORDER HERE or click on The Celtic Star image above…this is how it feels to be Celtic!