A passionate bluenose, Cameron is the Lead Journalist with Rangers News and the Head of Sport (Scotland) for GRV Media. Celts succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to their fierce rivals at Parkhead as the pendulum seemed to swing in the Light Blues' favour. Owen Coyle says the Hoops recovered from a 'punch in the nose' against Rangers back in December to go on and seal the Premiership title.. Celts succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to their fierce rivals at Parkhead as the pendulum seemed to swing in the Light Blues' favour.
Indian Super League (ISL) outfit Jamshedpur FC are all set to announce Owen Coyle as their manager for the 2020-21 season, Goal can confirm. The lanky striker is a diehard bluenose from Northern Ireland but that didn’t stop Coyle trying to convince him to move to Celtic prior to Rangers’ interest in the player. Owen Coyle turned down Celtic to stay with Burnley Read More Related Articles.
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Last Updated: This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. "They know how when they’ve had a bad day - as they had in that game just before New Year [against Rangers] - when you’ve had that punch in the nose, they know how to bounce back.
It’s a record which fails to inspire Celtic supporters. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)“Chance of winning trophies, Champions League, but I don’t think I would’ve been able to go back home.“It just would’ve been so hard, I was in around the Northern Ireland team and an upcoming young star.“It would’ve been hard for my family back in Northern Ireland as well, just everything that would’ve came with it.“I did speak to Gordon, he’s like, ‘Listen big man, Celtic fans hated me, but look at me now, they worship me.’“He did say all the right things but I just couldn’t have done it and thankfully, the better team in Scotland came knocking on my door.”Kyle Lafferty played 164 times for Rangers, scoring 42 goals and playing a key role in winning the Scottish Premiership three times. CELTIC’S Champions League adventure is guaranteed to remain live for at least the first leg of their last 16 tie, Owen Coyle confidently predicts. "Celtic know how to win; they know how to be champions," Coyle told What do fellow celtic fans think of this? Lv 7. GRV Media, 18 Mulberry Avenue, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0WN By The lanky striker is a diehard bluenose from Northern Ireland but that didn’t stop Coyle trying to convince him to move to Celtic prior to Rangers’ interest in the player.But it wasn’t enough to convince the player to move with Lafferty claiming he’d have refused to play had Coyle got his wish.“Mate, ridiculous [how bad Coyle wanted Lafferty to move to Celtic],” Lafferty told “I’ve left at the end of the season to go back to Northern Ireland and my agent is on the phone.“He’s telling me that Owen Coyle’s not letting you go to Rangers, he’s trying to pursue this Celtic deal.“I’m like ‘I won’t play, I’ll just sit there’, as a young 20-year-old.“I don’t want to say I pushed through a deal, because I’d have been happy to stay at Burnley, but Coylely obviously being a Celtic fan was trying to push this deal through.“He probably told Celtic offer £2m and we’ll get the deal done, but it turned out Rangers obviously made the bid and after a few conversations they accepted their offer, it was brilliant.”Lafferty opened up on the interest Celtic had in him just before The Parkhead club were determined to bring the Northern Ireland striker to Celtic Park but despite pulling out all the stops to do so, Lafferty was undeterred.Holding out for his dream move to Ibrox, Lafferty spoke about a private conversation with Gordon Strachan and how he “just couldn’t” turn out for his rivals.“Obviously, Celtic are a massive club,” Lafferty told Open Goal.Staunch bluenose Rangers fan Lafferty could not move to Celtic despite the Parkhead club and Celtic fan Owen Coyle’s best efforts. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Kyle Lafferty spent five years at Rangers across two different spells, with his first spell at the club considerably more successful than the second.Lafferty won six trophies in a memorable first spell under Walter Smith but admits he struggled with nerves during his second brief stint at Rangers. "And that’s why I thought ‘the second half season is going to be great, if Rangers can sustain it’, because Owen Coyle says the Hoops recovered from a 'punch in the nose' against It’s incredible." Answer Save. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . Celtic have reveiled that Lawell was speaking with Owen Coyle in London on Monday and its now all down to Owen Coyle to decide.
"Two defeats and two draws – that shows you in terms of the level of consistency they’ve had. Steven Gerrard's men went into the winter break just two points behind, with a game in hand.
I personally dont want him as manager because hes not experienced enough, but lets hope he proves me wrong! We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. 1 decade ago. Celtic survived 'punch in the nose' from Rangers in title race, says Owen Coyle Favourite answer. Owen Coyle was dismissed by Bolton Wanderers before lasting a mere five months at Wigan.