Ange Postecoglou and the common Celtic confusion around his rolling contract as new deal looms

There are some common confusions about the old one-year rolling contracts typically dished out to Celtic managers.

A lot of folk think they last 12 months and a new one automatically kicks in. But the reality is the deal rolls on every single day.

In brutal business terms it means at any given time a gaffer can be jottered for no more than a year’s pay, rather than the old manager’s trick of landing a five-year package that usually ends up with him walking out with about four-and-a -half year’s dosh.

But the rolling deals make sense to clubs, especially when there is a hint of a punt over the appointment.

Mind you, aren’t they all? Gaffers are happy to sign them as there are usually a ton of incentives built in and, hey, managers last about 11 months on average anyway.

But at some point the one-year rollers don’t make much sense – and that’s where Ange Postecoglou is right now.

There should be a pen and paper stuck under the Aussie’s nose sharpish.

It’s the same situation as Brendan Rodgers a few years ago. He strolled into Celtic on a rolling deal, cleaned up in his first season and was promptly handed a new four-year contract.

It was a wee nod to 10 in a Row but that went along with Rodgers.

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