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Paul Tisdale, manager of Exeter City prior to the Emirates FA Cup Second Round Replay between Exeter City and Forest Green at St James Park on December 12, 2017. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Celtic expected to appoint former Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale who will oversee football operations at the club…

Paul Tisdale the manager of Bristol Rovers looks on during the Emirates FA Cup match between Bristol Rovers and Darlington FC at the Memorial Stadium on November 29, 2020 (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Following the departures of both Joe Dudgeon and Mark Lawwell in March, Celtic have been on the lookout for a new Head of Recruitment. Tisdale, who since his departure from EFL League 2 club Stevenage in 2022, has been working as a self-employed football consultant.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, the Englishman is being targeted for a role which will see him be at the forefront of recruitment, coaching development and data.

A self-confessed ‘football doctor’ Tisdale has previously managed in the lower leagues of English Football. He racked up more than 1000 games as a manager between 2001-2022 with Team Bath, Exeter City, MK Dons, Bristol Rovers and Stevenage.

Paul Tisdale manager of Milton Keynes Dons during the Sky Bet League One match between Milton Keynes Dons and AFC Wimbledon at Stadium mk on September 07, 2019 (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)

The Hoops have failed to get this vacancy right in recent seasons. Lee Congerton, Gordon Strachan (for a three-month period in 2021), Nick HammondMark Lawwell and Joe Dudgeon have all made little impact in organising a modern football structure off the pitch.

Tisdsle also has experience in a similar type of role with Dutch side Ado Den Haag building a sustainable model and clean up in their football operational side.

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Celtic CEO Michael Nicholson at Dingwall on Sunday . Photo Vagelis Georgariou

An exciting appointment, and one that can relieve the pressures of CEO Michael Nicholson and manager Brendan Rodgers who shared transfer responsibilities this summer. A dedicated person in a sporting director job is required and, Tisdale looks set to become that man.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Football doctor’ Tisdale set for senior role at Celtic

Former Exeter boss is being targeted by Scottish champions as they seek to improve recruitment, data, and player and coach development 

Tisdale previously advised Fulham and Crystal Palace, and gave Ollie Watkins his big break at Exeter 

The 51-year-old self-employed consultant has been described as ‘the most stylish man in football’ 

Celtic are set to bring in former Exeter City boss Paul Tisdale to revamp the club’s football operations.

Describing himself as a ‘football doctor’,  51-year-old Tisdale has been working as a self-employed consultant.

The former Southampton midfielder also coached MK Dons, Bristol Rovers and Stevenage in a managerial career which spanned over 1,000 games in the dug-out.

With head of recruitment Mark Lawwell and chief scout Joe Dudgeon having left Celtic in March, Tisdale will be charged with overseeing a review of functions such as recruitment, data and player and coach development.

‘I work as what I call a football doctor,’ he recently told a scouting podcast. ‘I go into football clubs and I try to find performance-improvement solutions using data and also my experience as a coach.

‘I can translate very well from the boardroom to the pitch, and from the pitch to the boardroom, and also deliver CPD (continuous professional development) or coach mentoring.

Described as ‘the most stylish man in football’, Tisdale looks to be on his way to  Celtic

Paul Tisdale cut quite a dash on the sidelines in his time as a manager

The Parkhead club want Tisdale to advise on key areas including recruitment

‘I’m currently into a period where I am doing a bit of a lot of things, waiting for one thing really to take off. (It’s) keeping me busy and I am self employed with my own business and really enjoying it.’

Once described as ‘the most stylish man in football’, Tisdale has previously advised Fulham and Crystal Palace. As a coach, he gave Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins his first-team break at Exeter, but missed the striker’s winning goal for England against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 because he was taking in a match between Queen’s Park and Celtic.

Consultant Tisdale has also given advice to clubs like Fulham and Crystal Palace

Tisdale was a manager at Exeter,  MK Dons, Bristol Rovers and Stevenage

Speaking to talkSPORT the morning after, he said: ‘I was delighted but I was actually at Queen’s Park last night for the pre-season game against Celtic and I was in the boardroom afterwards. When Ollie came on the pitch as a substitute I had a feeling he would score. But I didn’t want to start screaming if he did, so I ran out to the car. I actually missed it because of that.’

Celtic have gone down a similar route before, drafting in former manager Gordon Strachan on a three-month consultancy basis in 2021.

Working as Dundee technical director at the time, Strachan reviewed the club academy, women’s team and B team operations, providing recommendations to former chief executive Dom McKay.

Palma hat-trick bails out Bain as Celtic snatch victory in Sligo

Celtic staged a trademark late rally to come from behind to defeat Sligo Rovers 3-2 tonight in a friendly at The Showgrounds.

Luis Palma had opened the scoring in the ninth minute but left it late with goals in the 89th and 92nd minutes to deny the League of Ireland side a famous victory.

Palma, Yang Hyun-jun, Luke McCowan, Stephen Welsh and Maik Nawrocki provided the experience in the Celtic side but Scott Bain was the fall guy with two badly conceded goals to give Sligo a half-time lead.

90+2′ – Another Goal for Celtic!

Palma grabs his hat-trick late on! ?

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) October 9, 2024

The home side dominated the first half after going behind to Palma’s back post opener- a move that he would repeat in the closing stages.

Kailin Barlow equalised in the 13th minute with a high effort that Bain flapped at as it fell over his head into the net.

Four minutes later Simon Power tried his luck with a low 25 yard shot that Bain lost low to his right hand post.

After the break Celtic dominated the match, substitute Sean McArdle caught the eye with neat touches and vision in the centre of the park but it was Honduran internationalist Palma that snatched the win in front of a relaxed and appreciative crowd.

Sligo Rovers: McGinty, Morahan, Denham, Wiggett, Hutchinson, Henry-Francis, Malley, Barlow, Fitzgerald, Pearce, Power.

Subs: Brush, Mooney, McElroy, Mahon, Radosaljevic, Malone, Muldoon, McDonagh, Reynolds.

Celtic: Bain, Agbaire (Bonetig 61), Welsh, Nawrocki, Valle (Robertson 45), McCowan, Turley, Bonnar (McArdle 61), Yang, Palma, Dobbie (Isiguzo 61).

Subs: Morrison, Rice, Dargie, Davidson, Cannon, Haddow.

 

Aberdeen’s Celtic Park Allocation

Aberdeen fans are set to descend on Celtic Park for the crucial top-of-the-table clash on October 19. It’s now been confirmed that 1,150 Dons supporters will be in attendance, with Aberdeen selling out their full away allocation for what promises to be one of the most significant encounters between the two clubs in recent years.

The travelling fans will add extra spice to an already electric atmosphere, with Celtic also selling out their home tickets for this high-stakes fixture.

While Celtic sit at the top of the table on goal difference, Aberdeen’s resurgence has caught the eye, and their fans will no doubt believe their side can pull off an upset.

Soccer Football – Champions League – Celtic v Slovan Bratislava – Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain – September 18, 2024
General view of a corner flag inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

The packed Celtic Park crowd of nearly 60,000, including the loud Aberdeen contingent, will create an unforgettable setting for what’s shaping up to be the game of the season so far.

Given the form of both teams and their position in the league, this encounter feels bigger than your average fixture. With a healthy rivalry between the clubs, the presence of over a thousand Dons fans in the corner of Celtic Park will only add to the tension.

There could have been an argument for giving Aberdeen more briefs, but Celtic put out the last of their tickets late last week, so there’s no room to accommodate them now. Celtic will go into the game as favourites, but Aberdeen have shown so far that they never quite go away. Even when they looked like they might drop points they find the win.

Watch: Duo of Calamitous Scott Bain Errors Against Sligo

Celtic goalkeeper Scott Bain was suspect for two goals this evening as the Hoops beat Sligo Rovers 3-2.

Soccer Football – Champions League – Group E – Atletico Madrid v Celtic – Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain – November 7, 2023 Celtic’s Scott Bain reacts before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina

The Bhoys headed across the Irish Sea to take on the Rovers in a mid-season friendly at the Showgrounds tonight.

Manager Brendan Rodgers fielded a team mixed with senior fringe players and exciting academy prospects.

Although Luis Palma put the visitors ahead early doors with a back-post-tap-in, strikes from Kailin Barlow and Simon Power turned the game on its head. Palma, though, scored twice late on to give the Celts a dramatic win.

The Honduran winger will undoubtedly take acclaim for tonight, but focus will surround stopper Bain, who was at fault for two goals.

Barlow’s shot from inside the box, which looked like a simple effort for Bain to deal with, ended up in the back of the net to draw Sligo level in the first half.

The third-choice Celtic ‘keeper fumbled the ball in, much to the delight of the home fans:

Scott Bain hahahahahaha

— Barry McCann (@Bazzinho9) October 9, 2024

Soon after they drew themselves level, Sligo took the lead. Power’s strike from a distance beat Bain at his near post:

Is Scott Bain actually serious

— Barry McCann (@Bazzinho9) October 9, 2024

If the 32-year-old’s position as a fringe player wasn’t already coherent, his performance this evening only reinstated it.

Granted, Bain hasn’t played much football recently, but he should have been doing much better with the two goals he conceded tonight.

Rodgers forced to dig very deep for Sligo squad

Brendan Rodgers will need to dig very deep into the payroll for tonight’s match against Sligo Rovers.

Callum McGregor, Kyogo Furuhashi, Nicolas Kuhn, Luis Palma and Luke McCowan are available for the friendly match but beyond that there won’t be many familiar faces.

Goalkeepers Kasper Schemeichel and Viljami Sinisalo are both away with their countries, Tony Ralston and James Forrest are with Scotland, Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda with Japan with Liam Scales and Adam Idah in the Irish squad.

Stephen Welsh, Maik Nawrocki and Odin Thiago Holm can step up with the B team the next port of call even if they are smarting from losing three goals in the last 10 minutes of Saturday’s match at Bo’ness United.

Three players from the B squad- Mitchell Frame, Josh Dede and Colby Donovan are in the Scotland u-19 squad for friendlies away to Hungary today and on Sunday.

Rodgers will lead the Celtic squad which flies out this morning to face Sligo who are sitting in sixth place in the LOI table, seven points behind leaders Shelbourne but with a game in hand, Sligo drew 0-0 away to Shelbourne in their last match, on September 27.

? Team news! ??

Here is how the young Hoops line-up to face Bo’ness United this afternoon ???#BONCEL | #CelticFCpic.twitter.com/TarzoikrYU

— Celtic FC B (@CelticFCB) October 5, 2024

Celtic could blow Rangers out of the water after ‘huge’ reveal – Stefan Borson

Celtic could start to outspend Rangers by a “huge” amount if they can consistently secure their place in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

That is the view of finance expert Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider a place in the knockout rounds could be worth up to £100million to the Scottish champions.

Celtic lost 7-1 against Borussia Dortmund in their second group stage game on the back of their 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in their opening fixture.

The Glasgow giants still have to make the trips to Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb and Aston Villa in the competition, while they will face RB Leipzig, Club Brugge and Young Boys at home.

But they are already likely to make significantly more than Rangers from their European exploits due to the difference in prize money on offer in the Champions League compared to the Europa League.

Celtic will increase financial gap to Rangers with European success

Borson insisted Celtic will continue to increase the financial gap between the two Old Firm sides if they can qualify for the knockout rounds of the competition.

He told Football Insider“Their focus will be ‘Can we win our home games, become a regular in the second phase of the Champions League, start to get £100million per annum and, if we can, then we can start to spend more money on the wage bill’.

“Their key focus then can continually be Champions League, and Rangers will find it very hard to keep up if they manage to do that.

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“That’s the other side to the equation of course.

“If they are outspending Rangers by a huge amount because they have got Champions League, that clearly will give Rangers a problem.

“That won’t be Celtic’s concern, but it will be Scottish football’s concern.”

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