Peter Lawwell, according to Scott Brown, told the Celtic captain that it is now up to him whether he signs a new contract to play on at Celtic or instead moves into a coaching role. Meanwhile John Kennedy is the interim manager and will take the side for the next 8 games, including two against theRangers, knowing that he is going to have to achieve a very high win rate – especially in those two matches against Gerrard’s side – to have any chance of making his long awaited audition for the Celtic manager’s job a successful one.
This begs the question, are we going to have another Peter Lawwell product of a set-up going forward into the post-Lawwell era which begins on 1 July when Dominic McKay walks through the door swapping his walk-in-the-park job at Scottish Rugby for an intensity of managing a Celtic re-build while the club is in catch-up mode seeking to win our title back.
John Kennedy may prove himself to be a top manager and Scott Brown certainly deserves to be considered for a coaching role. Whether at his age he merits a new contract should surely be the call of the new manager – whoever he is – rather than Lawwell telling Brown to make the call himself?
This smacks of a pre-determined outcome that we have yet to be officially told is happening. “I am not 100 per cent sure. I just take it one game at a time and go with the flow,” Broony said yesterday as he spoke to the Mainstream media along with the new Interim boss.
“I spoke to Peter about the situation a couple of days ago. He says it is completely and utterly up to myself whether I want to stay or go into a coaching role,” Scott Brown said as reported by Scottish Sun. “As it stands right now, I am here to support John Kennedy. I’ll try to help the lads as much as I possibly can and see what happens.
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“I will see if I am still playing and take it from there at the end of the season. I’ve got a lot of time to sit down and think about it over the summer.
“A new manager might come in and see me just turning 36 and think I’m not going to be part of it. But I’m big and old enough to take that on the chin. Me and Peter will maybe work something out before that happens.”
And if that happens then does it not tie an incoming manager’s hands behind his back having a 36 year old captain with the ink of a new contract still needing time to dry? Or maybe the next Celtic manager is already well aware of the plan? Here’s Broony on the new Interim Manager…
“As a coach, John is the one I look up to. He sits and studies football, any league in the world. He watches players, shapes and styles and tries to take the positives out of any situation. He is fantastic with the kids coming through. He has nurtured them and he produced Kieran Tierney, who is probably one of the best left-backs in the world right now,” Scott Brown added.
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“He has helped every single person at this club over the years that I have known him. John’s been fantastic for this club since I’ve been here, as a player and a staff member. His training is brilliant, as is his dedication to the club. John is in here until 8pm most nights and he is working on all sorts of things.
“He has that drive to become a top-quality manager and coach. Brendan Rodgers and Neil both had a lot of faith and they had a lot of trust in him.”
Watch Scott Brown’s Media Conference below…
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Brown needs to stay at the club with the rebuild that’s coming. Whether he plays much or. It is up to the manager, but his presence is majorly important.
So sad to see Neil Lennon go. He is and always will be a Celtic legend and I am sure that he was not the man responsible for us losing out on 10IAR. Scott Brown is another legend and I am sickened by the fans that have been so vociferous in their criticism of both men and “demanding” that they both be “dropped”. United we stand, devided we fall and I think this played a big part in our downfall this season. I’m also very apprehensive about a “rugby” man coming in and what kind of manager we can attract now. Lenny and Broonie deserved to go out on a high. I’m sorry that it’s not worked out that way for both of them
Seriously Brown if he stays must move into coaching. He is too old to do anything else. No more backslapping best mates crap.we need a new young rebuild if we are to regain our title next year and those responsible for this season need to step aside also.
Peter lawwell cannot be allowed to participate in the manager selection or make plans for the team for the future. We have seen how his complacency I
And interference in transfers and selections has affected the club, the management and no condemnation has been directed his way. We cannot have him setting up situations that he
Feels would benefit the club and then leave . The new manager will see what is needed and act accordingly without any interference from Peter lawwell !! That man should be nowhere near the team. !! My fear is that with Machar not coming to July 1st Lot of decisions will already have been made for the club by Lawwell and we have seen enough his management , particularly this season!!