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Reference to: Ronny Roar
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Originated: Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic, SP, 9 Nov 2014
Ronny Roar
Ronny Deila established the Ronny Roar as a method to gee up the support and get them all onside. The Ronny Roar is a routine of fist pumping at the crowd and rousing the supporters. It was actually a wonderful sight.
The Ronny Roar had some weight behind it. His start as Celtic manager was nothing less than an utter shambles, with embarrassing defeats in Europe, dysfunctioning team, poor tactics and a demoralised set of players. Taking in the failure of the the bulk of the summer transfers/loans, he had his back against the wall. If anything, Deila had lost and failed in many of the most important challenges he had faced to date.
Domestically, Celtic were haemorrhaging goals, dropping points and falling behind in the league. In fairness, certain clubs like Aberdeen and Dundee Utd were revitalised and the challenge was welcome. The old chestnut of the top tier needs a strong Rangers was dredged up by various Hun sympathisers in the media but laughed off in the face of the facts over recent seasons.
A turnaround was slow but assured, and when Celtic finally overhauled Aberdeen to go top in a 2-1 away victory on 9 Nov 14, Ronny Deila didn’t half release a lot of pent up frustration. He moved straight to the away end of Celtic fans and pumping his fists and leading chants. He had a lot to get off his shoulders, and for once truly deserved a breather and the united support from the Celtic fans. He’d had to take a lot of flak and criticism with many advocating a fast end to his tenure.
Ever since then, Deila repeated this ‘Ronny Roar’ at the end of matches as it has since been dubbed, and it became a popular encore to the match for many.
Ronny wanted to connect with the support and this little routine was no act, but genuine. He cared, albeit he liked to be a character too.
However, as the Ronny Deila reign stumbled and slid, the Ronny Roar was less often executed, but on his departure he gave a final Roar which all were appreciative of.
He may have not managed to meet the expectations for the team (e.g. in Europe), but the support did respect him as a person. In fairness, there were many good moments during his tenure too and in those times, the Ronny Roar was a great way for all to bond together.
It was a wonderful sight and helped to bring all together, and grew to be as great a part as the Huddle and the songs.