MK Dons manager Paul Tisdale during the first half of the Sky Bet League One match between MK Dons and Tranmere Rovers at Stadium MK, Milton Keynes on Saturday 2nd November 2019. (Photo by John Cripps/ MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Paul Tisdale has finally spoken out, giving a glimpse into his role as Head of Football Operations at Celtic.
There was a mix of excitement and curiosity last October when the former Exeter City boss, and self styled Football Doctor joined Celtic with a very broad remit from working with the club Academy through to scouting first team players.
Without a Director of Football or Sporting Director it seemed that Tisdale had been given a very important brief within the club but barely a word has been heard from him since he took up his job.
A gentle interview with Celtic TV could have shone some light on his job, after an underwhelming transfer window in January fans have questioned exactly what his role has been.
Since Tisdale was appointed Celtic have signed Kieran Tierney, Jota, Ross Doohan and Isaac English with the first three all returning for a second spell with the club.
This afternoon Celtic announced the appointment of Shaun Maloney as Professional Player Pathway Manager, prompting a rare comment from Tisdale:
I am delighted that we have been able to bring Shaun back to the club in this role.
Shaun will be tasked with developing the internal and external processes necessary to ensure we optimise the talents of our young players.
Through his experience and knowledge, we believe Shaun will add significant value to the role.
Maloney replaces Darren O’Dea who has left the job to become assistant manager at Swansea City.
Having managed Hibs and Wigan and assisted Roberto Martinez with the Belgian national squad Maloney seems over qualified for his new role.
Announcing Tisdale’s appointment Michael Nicholson said:
We are delighted to appoint Paul as Head of Football Operations, and we are sure he will bring a new dimension to our work.
Talent identification and talent development, from our Academy through to our first team, is of fundamental importance to the club’s strategy, and Paul has tremendous expertise in these areas.’
We are certain that he will bring great experience, energy and innovation to what we do, working alongside Brendan, our football manager, Chris McCart Head of Academy and our excellent wider football staff, to bring further development and success to the club.
He was present at the last Fans Forum and enlightened everyone present about his job
Editor: Wonderful- so what is the big secret?
Everyone who was invited you mean.
Michael Nicholson speaks!
So he’s no deid then?
Not convinced by Tisdale. Do we actually need him?
His Job.
get us 6 walk ins
No more Duds.
Rodger’s As manager, is his responsibility
To approve his players..
That’s so simple.. Well it should be.@ £3. Million. A Year.
I see Lovenkranks bragging about cheating 20 years ago to Alan Thomson sent off in a game because Thomson was getting better of him.
He went down holding his head as if Thomson stuck the napper on him,he has admitted he never made contact but feigned it for the ref to send him off.
CHEATING THEN AND STILL CHEATING NOW SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.
Stuart Dougal – The Cheats with the whistle on the day if I remember will now have carte blanch to boast about at Sevco after dinner speech events !
Celtic fans forum is on a par with the huns EGM, you could tell the sycophants anything and they would believe it. I hear they actually heard Nicholson speak.
Not convinced by Tisdale. Do we actually need him?
Nah don’t believe it.
The glue sniffers out again tonight with sevco bloggers bragging about a player leaving Leicester to go yo them,even though the player is on £75,000 bang bangs a week those wages apparently won’t put the ibrox klub off.
Pretty much the nail in brendan coffin. 3 yrs and done.
Celtic really are at the basement now. Messing about as usual.
Whilst Lawwell and Desmond call the shots, nothing will change.
An organised support could remove them but it’s almost never the case.
Celtic FC is a sleeping giant, many supporters dozed with sleeping tablets by the PLC, just because Desmond and Lawwell cling to the deceased Old Firm lie and hope to profit unbelievably from a joint move to the EPL. Greedy, self-centred bastards the pair of them and no-one to call them out.
Paul Tisdale scouted David Pleat, who for 14 years scouted for Tottenham.
He was given a twelve months contract to find talent from down South.
The recent perfarmances of Tottenham U21s, have been almost “bottom of the ladder”.
Aston Villa got the wooden spoon last season?
I would not put down that short term appointment.
As pleased as I am to see Shaun Maloney back in some capacity at the club,I agree eith Joe,he does seem rather over qualified gor this role.Then again Shaun never seems to stay too long in the one place this last decade.Could be viewing it as a stop gap until he is offered a management position somewhere again.
We are getting worse than Sevco at bringing people ‘back’ !