I am not so sure Lennon will be desperate to go back to Celtic - he had a torrid time in terms of the whole bullets in the post, Hearts fan attacking him etc, which he does not get with us. He also guided them to famous victories again Barcelona, got them into the Champions League last 16, won titles etc...he doesn't have much more he could achieve there but would risk his rebuilt reputation as a manager if he went back.
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09-10-2018 02:15 PM #91
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09-10-2018 05:38 PM #92This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-10-2018 08:27 PM #93This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
When was Rod getting abuse with Mowbray in charge about bringing the ground up to date. The East Stand rebuild - and the announcement of it - was way after Mowbray’s time. Mowbray initiated East Mains though.
Stokesie had been nowhere near Hibs during Mowbray’s tenure.
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09-10-2018 08:37 PM #94
Mowbrays team was great to watch. So entertaining but really inconsistent. Still have the entertainment and inconsistency with Lennon but he has definitely got rid of the 'boy band' image that plagued Mowbrays time.
Injected far more steel into us and a winners mentality so gotta be Lenny. But I liked Mogga and think we could have achieved great things if he stuck around for a couple more years and kept that team together.
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09-10-2018 08:45 PM #95This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It was never going to be possible though.
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09-10-2018 10:12 PM #96This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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09-10-2018 10:14 PM #97hfc rdLeft by mutual consent!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Mowbray had Stokes at Blackburn which didn’t last that long, like his 3rd stint at Hibs, is what he was referring too.
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09-10-2018 10:15 PM #98This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit - just seen the latest reply re Blackburn.
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09-10-2018 10:16 PM #99hfc rdLeft by mutual consent!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
No I think that was Deila or Rodgers
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09-10-2018 11:21 PM #102
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10-10-2018 07:05 PM #103
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I don't like comparing current managers to those from a different era, so i'll just say that when Stubbs left us we undoubtedly got the best manager realistically available, and that under Lennon / Dempster the club is in good hands the best possible and this makes supporting the team a joy at this moment in time.
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10-10-2018 07:46 PM #104This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Lennon is making a great team.
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10-10-2018 08:33 PM #105This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This was our squad of players as he arrived at the club in the summer of 2004;
Jonathan Baillie (19)
Gary Caldwell (22)
Jay Shields (19)
Gary Smith (33)
Steven Whittaker (20)
Scott Brown (19)
Stephen Glass (28)
Jamie McCluskey (17)
Kevin McDonald (19)
Ian Murray (23)
Kevin Nicol (22)
Alen Orman (26)
Kevin Thomson (20)
Stephen Dobbie (22)
Steven Fletcher (17)
Garry O'Connor (21)
Derek Riordan (21)
Colin Murdock (29)
Grant Brebner (27)
Alan Reid (24)
Tam McManus (23)
Alistair Brown (19)
With the exception of a few individuals, he inherited a very young squad, full of talented players who had yet to reach their potential. He inherited a squad which had just finished 8th in the SPL and then after a few shrewd buys like Murphy and Beuzelin, managed to blend the new guys in with the existing players and got us up to 3rd in his first season in charge. It's a position we haven't managed to finish in since.
We also only had one player over the age of 30 when he took over, which is quite incredible. If you compare that to our present squad, we now have David Gray, Steven Whittaker, Mark Milligan, Marvin Bartley, Lewis Stevenson and Darren McGregor all 30 and above and Efe Ambrose is turning 30 next week. There's a lot of experienced pros around the place for our young talented players of today like Ryan Porteous and Oli Shaw to look up to.
I love Neil Lennon and what he's doing for us right now but I honestly don't see that the gap between him and Mowbray is so big.
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11-10-2018 07:37 AM #106This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Both managers advanced our club on the pitch tenfold. As did Stubbsy.
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11-10-2018 07:44 AM #107This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Lennon inherited a very strong squad of Scottish Cup winners, high value players and experienced pro's. Mowbray inherited a squad of generally unproven teenagers and turned them into one of the best and most exciting teams we've seen.
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11-10-2018 08:25 AM #108
Important to remember the huge management experience Lennon had by the time he came to Hibs compared to Mowbray who was just starting out.
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