Jim Spence kicks off epic Celtic debate with Angeball better than Brodge!
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Motherwell - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - May 14, 2022 Celtic fans Action Images via Reuters/Molly Darlington
For years Celtic fans debated online whether Martin O’Neill or Gordon Strachan was the more successful manager.
Statistically it is Strachan every time, three SPL titles out of four and leading the club into the last 16 of the Champions League twice. O’Neill won three titles out of five and took the club to the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
It is an argument that will never be decided, O’Neill’s time probably felt better, the support was galvanised and motivated in a way no-one could have imagined, Strachan’s time in charge was colder and less emotional.
Yesterday Jim Spence fired off a tweet that is bound to run and run. There will be strong emotional calls to be made against, again, statistics.
Are this @CelticFC side better than Brendan Rodgers team? I’d say yes.
— Jim Spence (@JimSpenceDundee) August 28, 2022
Ange or Brendan- Whose team was the better?
Rodgers- his record probably won't ever be matched
Postecoglou- no one could match the job he has done
Rodgers won eight trophies on the bounce then sneaked off in the night leaving Celtic supporters angry, some very angry. All of those statements of devotion and dedication were just soundbites, he chucked it all away for Leicester.
Ange Postecoglou has only been Celtic manager for 15 months, less than half Rodgers time at the club but there are some very certain signs.
By mid-November a more measured assessment can be made once the Australian has taken Celtic into the Champions League.
Postecoglou won’t win his first eight trophies, hopefully when he leaves it is in a more respectful manner but if he makes Celtic competitive in the Champions League, perhaps with seven or more points this season and bags a treble he’ll be right in there to be compared with Rodgers.