When I first read the news about the news that Celtic would be setting up camp in Leicestershire like many, I nearly choked on my tea at what seemed on the face of it a very strange decision. Now that I have had a chance to see the facts and having read Niall J’s article yesterday my mind has been put at rest.
The more I think about this decision and having read up a bit more on Loughborough University the more excited I get about Celtic’s choice of location.
😍 How good is it to see the Bhoys back playing football?!
A glimpse of the Celts in action on Day 1⃣ at @LboroSport 🍀 pic.twitter.com/Vf4XiCZRjz
— Celtic Football Club (from 🏡) (@CelticFC) July 8, 2020
It may well be that this is just purely a one off where the club have sourced a venue with world class facilities but I would like to think that this is also a fact finding mission for Neil Lennon and his backroom staff to look at ways that the club can take Lennoxtown and the Tommy Burns legacy to the next level.
Loughborough University’s sports marketing is impressive as the saying goes the numbers speak for themselves and boy do they have some outstanding results. Twelve of Team GB’s Rio Olympic medals were delivered by Loughborough athletes. This statistic alone had me sold. Academically they are top of the class globally being able to boast that they are number one for sports subjects.
⚽️ L̶e̶n̶n̶o̶x̶t̶o̶w̶n̶ 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵
More coverage from day one in England available on our Instagram story! 🟩⬜️ pic.twitter.com/EEwJrBw5un
— Celtic Football Club (from 🏡) (@CelticFC) July 7, 2020
My thinking here might be pie in the sky but surely this is the sort of institute that the club should be considering partnering with? Commercial agreements with JD Sports are all very well and good but this is the sort of partnership that gets me genuinely excited about the future of the club.
Personally speaking, I have always been a fan of cycling, the whole story behind “marginal gains” implemented by Sir David Brailsford and his team within Team GB Cycling and Team SKY was one that fascinated me.
Leaving no stone unturned when it came to looking for improvements everything from sports psychology and nutrition to the bedding in the hotel room after a long day on the road he would make sure that the team behind cyclist had done everything within their powers that has led to British Cycling dominating the world in the velodrome and on the road.
How about both? 😃😃 https://t.co/s4rbKFHNBw pic.twitter.com/2t2l7oBnq1
— Celtic Football Club (from 🏡) (@CelticFC) July 7, 2020
COVID-19 is a wakeup call and the club are going to have to look at as many different innovative ways of delivering success on the pitch in the future that do not involve brandishing the chequebook.
Lennoxtown has already delivered us some amazing success stories since its opening in October 2007. You only have to look at the strides Kieran Tierney is making in the English Premiership. This trip to Leicestershire could be one road for the future success of the club.
Paul Carroll
How about both? 😃😃 https://t.co/s4rbKFHNBw pic.twitter.com/2t2l7oBnq1
— Celtic Football Club (from 🏡) (@CelticFC) July 7, 2020
