Yeah, some good thoughts there... Michael O'Neill isn't 'Hollywood', but just someone I think would do a really good job at Celtic. Just a gut feeling
We'll see in terms of the rest. Didn't know Lampard was a blue nose. Is that a fact or just something you're heard? Anyway, if he was successful that wouldn't bother me. Didn't hold back Jock Stein
Bilic is a good shout, as is the Keane/Duff/Donnelly one. Larsson? Not yet, as he doesn't have the proven track record as a manager, and the last thing he or anyone else at Celtic would want, would be to taint his 'God-like' status by becoming manager and potentially ending up as a dud. That's one for the future, *if* he proves himself at the highest level as a manager somewhere else first.
The Martinez/Maloney partnership would still be my preferred one. It wouldn't be a money thing, (doesn't need it) and he's already 'done' the EPL, so might fancy a crack at something different with an iconic club like Celtic, and doubtless Maloney would sell it to him. Rangers being good now, and with someone like Gerrard at the helm, will actually help attract some top managers to Celtic, as they'd relish the challenge, which might not have been the case before when we were so dominant.
And especially, as looks likely, with fans coming back for next season (to an eventually packed stadium), the attraction is there, as long as decent money was promised in the transfer market. Anyway, it's all exciting stuff and will certainly raise the profile of the SPL!
Bet you'd love Gers to draw Man Utd, for the round of 16... What a mouth-watering tie that would be, unfortunately though with no fans. For me, the 'Battles of Britain'/Scotland vs. England' clashes, like that, are always the most interesting, and usually also the most exciting, as the recent 3-3 draw between Celtic and Man City proved to be!
I always relish the chance to get it RIGHT UP the Englanders who slag off the SPL and don't give the old firm teams the respect/status they deserve!!
Marco.