| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? 16:28 - Oct 28 with 4621 views | IP1Blue |
Too clarify - I want him to stay and would be gutted if he left!
But I also think at this stage it makes so much sense! He’s got nothing left to prove here at all in anyway and will go down as a legend! We’ve had a poor start to the season and I almost get the sense that he wasn’t the most happy with what happened in the summer considering he made it clear he wanted signings in early. People would also view it as a failure if we didn’t go up and can escape all of that talk.
On top of that for the club -on very high wages so for Ashton and the ownership group would be tempting to get off of the books on top of significant compensation (I’m sure they would agree a deal of some sort and not the £10m reported in his contract).Also saves them money in the future if they did want to get rid for any sort of reason.
And for Celtic - A young new manager who would be perfect for a rebuild which is what they need right now! Almost has no pressure on him as there 8 points adrift so has a free hit until the end of the season.
If he does well there, ange showed that he can get a big job off the back of it!
To me a lot of it makes sense which is why I’m worried this could actually happen! |  | | |  |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 16:34 - Oct 28 with 3948 views | Swansea_Blue |
Their board seem desperate to placate the fans, so I can’t see them risking a repeat of what Rangers did with Russell Martin. I reckon they’ll try and get Ange back. They don’t seem very inventive and the Celtic fans would probably prefer that. [Post edited 28 Oct 16:34]
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 16:35 - Oct 28 with 3935 views | JakeITFC |
Celtic are a mess, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere near it (and if it is a rebuild required a new manager definitely isn’t going to get patience). Wouldn’t want to be the guy in charge of the club when the first non-Old Firm side wins a title in however many years and if he goes and wins a domestic treble it’s just an ordinary season for them.
I think the rest of the post is just reactive overkill - McKenna is one of the best young coaches in the world and we are incredibly fortunate to have him. Would be madness if the club were in anyway considering how they could save a few quid on his contract. |  | | |
| I doubt it makes sense for Mckenna. on 16:37 - Oct 28 with 3896 views | BlueBadger |
He wants to manage at the highest level. Going to Scotland would be a severely retrograde step. |  |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 16:51 - Oct 28 with 3761 views | GavTWTD |
I think he's got a lot to prove. He needs to get us up and stay up imo. Currently he's a top end Championship manager who were very lucky to have but has a much higher ceiling, hopefully with us. |  |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:02 - Oct 28 with 3662 views | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
For KM, his stock is for sure a lot lower than it was summer of 2024 and for fairly good reason after the last 18 months, including a poor start to this season. I very much doubt Town would be looking to get him off the books from a contract perspective though. I am assuming he has just signed off another incredibly expensive summer of transfer targets, which they will be hoping will get us back up. |  |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:04 - Oct 28 with 3635 views | IP1Blue |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 16:51 - Oct 28 by GavTWTD |
I think he's got a lot to prove. He needs to get us up and stay up imo. Currently he's a top end Championship manager who were very lucky to have but has a much higher ceiling, hopefully with us. |
Taking us from a mid table league one side to the prem in 2 and a half years, I’m not sure there is from his perspective. Don’t get me wrong, getting us up again and keeping us up would be the dream but he’s giving us everything, a double promotion, the experience of the premier league and bringing that feel good feeling back to the club!
Celtic are a bigger club than us and maybe the experience of a managing a big club appeals to him, we do not know! The league on the other hand is rubbish and is the main thing to why I think he will most likely stay but I also think it does make a lot of sense if he decided to leave for Celtic. | | | |
| I think it's far more likely.... on 17:04 - Oct 28 with 3638 views | Bloots |
....to interest him than most ITFC fans realise (or are prepared to admit).
I suspect that the board here aren't as wed to him at the moment as they were 6 months ago and it's a potential short cut to European football and as you say a Premier League job. They may see any potential move as a chance to cash in and start the next phase.
Whether Celtic try for him and he has the balls to accept it is of course a different matter, but managers can't keep turning down jobs, it's not a decent tactic in the long run. |  |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:05 - Oct 28 with 3624 views | DublinBlue84 |
I'm worried about this one, few people from around Dublin I know have heard it even before the leak came out today. | |
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| Even money with most bookies now. Here we go! (n/t) on 17:16 - Oct 28 with 3459 views | Bloots |
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| "I saw him at the match last week, what a legend. I was slightly overcome to be honest” - TWTD User (Nov 2025) |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:21 - Oct 28 with 3409 views | vilanovablue |
No, Celtic need a rebuild and aren't exactly flush to fund it. Scottish league football is in freefall right now and Celtic can't get to the league stage of the Champions League I think it's an awful place to go right now. |  | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:24 - Oct 28 with 3349 views | Exiled2Surrey |
BBC now putting Frank Lampard in the mix - I really like that idea | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:29 - Oct 28 with 3297 views | WestSussexBlue |
As I see it, The owners and Ashton letting KMc go at this point of a project is like building a house, laying good foundations, building the lower levels then removing half of the foundations overnight.
Personally I only ever see Kmc leaving when he’s taken this club as far as He feels he can.
I also think he’s very respectful and measured with his decision making so wouldn’t be leaving mid season. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:29 - Oct 28 with 3290 views | Blue_Heath |
Yes, a chance for him to win silverware, something he didn't achieve in his two promotions. Experience of european football and a huge club to put on his CV.
Not saying I want him gone but given how things have been over the last 15 months a move may benefit everyone but who the hell would get in his place?
That said Celtic don't like spending money so compensation would be an issue. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:32 - Oct 28 with 3246 views | Dubtractor |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 16:35 - Oct 28 by JakeITFC |
Celtic are a mess, I wouldn’t want to go anywhere near it (and if it is a rebuild required a new manager definitely isn’t going to get patience). Wouldn’t want to be the guy in charge of the club when the first non-Old Firm side wins a title in however many years and if he goes and wins a domestic treble it’s just an ordinary season for them.
I think the rest of the post is just reactive overkill - McKenna is one of the best young coaches in the world and we are incredibly fortunate to have him. Would be madness if the club were in anyway considering how they could save a few quid on his contract. |
All of this.
I can't see that McKenna will be interested at all, and Ange aside their managers over the last 20 years or so haven't exactly gone on to better things.
It feels a bit of a poison chalice at this point in time tbh, and whilst I have no doubt that McKenna won't say no to a better opportunity a 3rd time (assuming the Brighton and Palace rumours were true), this definitely isn't that opportunity. |  |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:37 - Oct 28 with 3160 views | blue_curacao |
I feel that what KM has at Ipswich will be very hard to replicate elsewhere. Here he has the possibility to mould & build a club not just a team. He has owners who support him and whose stated ambition is to grow the club into a successful and sustainable PL club and who seemingly have the financial clout to back it up.
He has massive input into all football related matters - the training ground re-development, the academy, the scouting set up, player development etc. And he is in an environment where he is being given the time to learn and develop himself at the same time. I believe this is a big part of what motivates him and that he sees himself building something special and leaving an enduring legacy along the lines of Sir Bobby or Sir Alex.
Of course he is ambitious and wants to manage at the very top and I'm sure he will move on when he feels the time is right but, as I say, I'm not sure there are many clubs that can offer him the influence and autonomy that he gets here.
I don't know the guy personally and so don't know for sure what motivates him but I'd like to think that he will be here for a few more years yet. Wishful thinking? Perhaps. But I don't see Celtic as the next step on his journey. | | | |
| I think it's far more likely.... on 17:47 - Oct 28 with 3052 views | Dubtractor |
| I think it's far more likely.... on 17:04 - Oct 28 by Bloots |
....to interest him than most ITFC fans realise (or are prepared to admit).
I suspect that the board here aren't as wed to him at the moment as they were 6 months ago and it's a potential short cut to European football and as you say a Premier League job. They may see any potential move as a chance to cash in and start the next phase.
Whether Celtic try for him and he has the balls to accept it is of course a different matter, but managers can't keep turning down jobs, it's not a decent tactic in the long run. |
I'm sure that he won't say no to a big opportunity a third time, but I don't think this is one that he'll see as attractive. The potential downside is too big. | |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 18:13 - Oct 28 with 2781 views | franz_tyson |
This is where Paul Lambert needs to throw his hat in the ring, ace his interview and give back, to ITFC by faking into the Celtic job. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 18:41 - Oct 28 with 2546 views | ottovonbismark |
Celtic will go for the cheap option, there's no way whatsoever they would pay compensation of £ millions for a manager. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:08 - Oct 28 with 2289 views | Everydayblue |
I guess he could sound them out, just to see what he'd be letting himself in for....
I'd prefer if he just came out publicly and committed himself to Ipswich, though.
Last thing we need is unsettling interest in KM.
Imo, managers of Celtic have little to gain and everything to lose.
Win the SPL and its all a bit meh.. Anything less and you're taking pelters. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:25 - Oct 28 with 2120 views | Smoresy |
"I think the two names, I think, that Celtic are looking at, one is Ange and one I think is Kieran McKenna at Ipswich. I think they're the two names that the Celtic board will be looking at."
Frequent thinker Graham Spiers of The (Scottish) Times on R5 Live this morning. | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:33 - Oct 28 with 2006 views | JohnTy |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:25 - Oct 28 by Smoresy |
"I think the two names, I think, that Celtic are looking at, one is Ange and one I think is Kieran McKenna at Ipswich. I think they're the two names that the Celtic board will be looking at."
Frequent thinker Graham Spiers of The (Scottish) Times on R5 Live this morning. |
One or two bookies now make him odds on favourite.
https://mybettingsites.co.uk/news/next-celtic-manager-odds-mckenna-overtakes-for [Post edited 28 Oct 19:36]
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:48 - Oct 28 with 1860 views | Clutch |
Im not sure why he would go there, but if he does, good luck to him.
Plenty of other managers out there. |  | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 19:56 - Oct 28 with 1776 views | Nutkins_Return |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 17:24 - Oct 28 by Exiled2Surrey |
BBC now putting Frank Lampard in the mix - I really like that idea |
Zero chance of that in my opinion. He has built something special at Cov and will want to see that through and massively odds on to have Prem football next season. | |
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| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 20:00 - Oct 28 with 1709 views | football |
makes zero sense. The Scottish PL is not as good as Championship so will do nothing for his career prospects. They are also a basket case of a club | | | |
| Anyone else think that McKenna to Celtic makes sense? on 20:55 - Oct 28 with 1376 views | GlasgowBlue |
One thing is certain. McKenna will be facing Rangers this weekend. |  |
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