Poor the Tony

[Rosco]

Celtic will not be appointing Tony Adams as their new manager, according to a source at the club.

The former Portsmouth manager had claimed on Talksport earlier today that he is in the running to replace Gordon Strachan if Wim Jansen, a former Celtic manager, is installed as technical director. The pair worked together at Feyenoord four years ago.

"My good friend Wim Jansen is probably in at Celtic," said Adams, who has been out of work since being sacked by Portsmouth in February. "It would be him as technical director and me as manager. By saying manager, it is kind of a head coach's position really because once you have a technical director like you have in Europe, they help you with recruitment. They do the 'nuts and bolts', the travel arrangements, the hotels, and all that kind of stuff.

"As long as you have the final say of who comes in and out, these people are your help in the boardroom. I never had that at Portsmouth. It works for me and Celtic is an unbelievable club, you have a 50 per cent chance of winning something up there."

The former Arsenal captain subsequently admitted he has had no contact from Celtic, who have targeted Owen Coyle, Tony Mowbray and Roberto Martínez to succeed Strachan.

"I've not applied for the role," added Adams. "I know Wim Jansen who has put me in there. I think they approached him and I know Wim from my Feyenoord days and he's actually said that he would only do the role if I were to be made manager. That's Wim's opinion, not Celtic's."

The Scottish's club's view, in fact, is that the chance of Adams taking up office is at best remote. A role for Jansen has marginally more credence although Dermot Desmond, Celtic's majority shareholder, was also a leading figure at the time the Dutchman had a falling-out with Fergus McCann, then the chairman. Jansen subsequently left after just one season in charge, that of 1997-98, in which he won a league and League Cup double.

Jansen, though, said at the weekend: "I want to do something in football but I am not interested in the Celtic job, whether as an assistant or head coach."

 

[Rafiagra]

With Adams in charge, there would be 0% chance of Celtic winning anything, nevermind 50% (and that includes a match)

 

[Judge Jules]

Either he's had no offers and is starting to get desperate, or he's back on the sauce, or both.

 

[The Nomad]

Unfortunately Adams is done as a football manager... He's an ok number 2 though.

Though his pride of being a captain in his playing days is preventing him from admitting defeat.

 

[SaintGeorge67]

Maybe Roy Keane should have waited a bit longer.

 

[keniget]

I'd love to see a management team of him and Mick McCarthy.

 

[peekay]

Keane, Adams and Ince should learn from Rafa. Coach the junior teams, then learn with a couple of lower league teams. Then maybe travel and try to observe famous managers at work. The if they are talented enough manage PL teams.

 

[manwithnoname]

Quality thread, well done Ross

Teehee

 

[The Nomad]

🙂

 

[irishred]

[quote author=peekay link=topic=33935.msg880796#msg880796 date=1243972293]
Keane, Adams and Ince should learn from Rafa. Coach the junior teams, then learn with a couple of lower league teams. Then maybe travel and try to observe famous managers at work. The if they are talented enough manage PL teams.
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Keane and Ince must be at the third stage of observing and analysing famous managers at work because they've already managed to get lower league teams promoted. I'm not sure where that puts Adams on your theory.

 

[MaschedUp]

Tony needs to lay off the coke.