Owen Coyle will join Celtic for tonight’s Lengend’s match against Manchester United.
The Bolton boss was linked with a move to Celtic at various times throughout his playing career and was strongly tipped to replace Gordon Strachan as Celtic manager.
A host of greats from the world of football and showbiz will turn out in the match with the Gorbals born Irish internationalist looking forward to the occasion.
He told TalkSport: “I’ve been asked up to the legends match and can’t wait to get involved.
“It’s fantastic of Celtic and John Kennedy to put this game on for the East Africa Famine Appeal and I’m sure there will be a big crowd at the match.”
Coyle will join the Celtic legends side made up of many of the 2003 UEFA Cup final side plus celebrities such as Nicky Byrne from Westlife and boxers Nigel Benn and Steve ‘Celtic Warrior’ Collins.
Celtic will be managed by Martin O’Neill with Strachan taking charge of the United team which will include Roy Keane, Teddy Sherringham and Dwight Yorke.
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Thought he was now too good for Celtic?
Agree with you there paulmc67,
The word legend should never be used in the same sentence as the name Owen Coyle.
There will only be a few ‘legends’ on show tonight- hard to get 16 or 20 legends together!
Coyle is a Celtic supporter, in light of what Lenny went through last season it’s hard to blame anyone for declining the managers job.
He could have sat at home preparing for the start of the Premiership but will travel to Glasgow to pull on a Celtic shirt and play in front of 50,000 plus.
Who wouldn’t?
Fair point Joe,
But he wasn’t willing to put on the tracksuit and manage Celtic in front of 50,000 plus..
Sorry Joe but I just felt the language he used at the time was disrespectful to Celtic and unnecessarily so. A simple no thanks would have sufficed.
Or even better keep stum.
Owen owes Celtic nothing. For me it sums up the standing of Scottish football now