Communication Masterclass from Brendan Rodgers – Reaction and Everything Said

“Just the 3 hours deciding whether to put it up or not. Proud of the manager’s responses. The board on the other hand, a disgrace.”

“Lawwell, Brian Wilson, Sharon Brown, Chris McKay, Michael Nicholson, Thomas Allison, Brian Rose. Some of these guys have been on the board since 2001! We want them all out. No token gestures. No sidesteps, no reshuffling.”

“Surprised they didn’t wait until 9pm on Saturday night to upload this press conference.”

“Ridiculous trying to censor the press conference. A tone deaf board delaying putting this out. Call them out at every occasion!”

“Lawwell out now!”

“Sack the Board.  Back the Manager.”

“Back the gaffer and the team! The board has a lot to answer for.”

“Good luck for the season bhoy!  If the board want to get us back on there side give us brendan rodgers!! That man deserves players to get us back in the champions league!! Hail hail.”

“The board have fulfilled their ambition but not ours. They’ve taken us as far as they can, and thank you for that. It’s time for change, modernisation and taking the next steps.”

“Only taken several hours to post – good job Celtic admin.”

“Feel for you Boss. I’ve seen it all in my 60 years as Celtic supporter. Yet this situation where a standing board can undermine an ambitious manager, who has swallowed his pride to return to the club he supports is baffling to me. When a board blatantly scuttles its own ship without explanation. They become a hierarchy that are no longer fit for the club’s purpose.”

“The smirk and the wink tells a story. He’s as diplomatic as can be in the circumstances but he’s laying it all out for everyone to understand.”

“Celtic tv listening or any leaders in Celtic? The quality of your life is the quality of your communication. Stick that up on your walls and highlight that.”

“Where’s the full presser Celtic?”

“We all knew Lawwell was the rat but that wink confirms it. Box office Brendan is back and it’s time to ram it right up that charlatan, Lawwell. What a season this is going to be. Back the team, sack the board.”

“Back Brendan and The Bhoys.”

“The Celtic board are rotten to the core!!”

“Great professional interview as always gaffer! Back your manager board!!”

“Well-spoken, honest and professional Brendan. We will always support the team and the manager.”

“Outstanding from the Manager!!! SACK THE BOARD KEEP THE MANAGER.”

:I bet he wasn’t looking forward this one but thought he handled the questions well and answered them as best as he could.”

“Brendan is a natural diplomat & speaker. He handled this press conference brilliantly & said what needed to be said with minimum offence to the board & maximum respect for the supporters.”

“I met DD in Dublin airport on the day of Seville 2003. I asked him if MON was going to be given money for players, his answer…”He’ll have to sell first” over 20 years of dictatorship. Time for change. Dermot…Our club, not yours.”

“Class from Brendan he’s a top manager don’t know why the board haven’t offered him a deal. THE BOARD ARE CLUELESS!”

“Hail Hail well done boss Respect your honesty and love for Celtic Best wishes BR and the Bhoys.”

“The wee wink at 19:52″

“Mon Brendan and the Bhoys. The supporters are 100% behind you.”

“It is absolutely mental that the club isn’t doing everything possible to keep BR…if or when he leaves it’s a gamble who we take next..we know what we have in BR ..he’s not perfect but he’s still a top level manager who will win us trophies.&has just proved he can do good in Europe (when backed) only my opinion…HH”

“Support the players and the manager.”

:19:50 lol he knows EXACTLY who it was. This post was brought to you by Heated Driveway Productions.”

“Speaks so well Come on the Bhoys!”

“Back Brendan, sack the board.”

“Imagine waiting this long to post it and the only reason you’ve posted it is because the fans were on your back again. The board to a man are an absolute disgrace. We won’t go away and this won’t stop until they’re removed.”

“Great job BR.”

“Please give Brendan solid promises, and reward him with an extended contract. He is asking for it… don’t lose Brendan.”

“Back the manager, back the team. The Board need to have a long hard look at how they are supporting the manager, the team and the fans – without the fans the club means nothing. The board would do well to remember that.”

“26:30 he’s basically saying the team need the backing in every minute of every game. Faithful though and through Bhoys n Ghirls.”

“Brendan is just brilliant.”

“Well done Brendan, handled that press conference well. The media were desperate to look for something to stir up.”

Brilliant from Brendan. What a professional.

“Back Brendan Rodgers all the way.”

“Got a feeling we might regret not making this man happy, and making it much more obvious we wanted him to stay.”

“They finally got through to Desmond and agreed to upload the press conference.”

“Did BR come back to create this revolution to bring the board down?”

“So Rodgers knew about Maeda wanting to leave since February, and said there was options for him to go but the board couldn’t sound out a replacement for him in 6 months? Insane.

“Brendan still does deserve a bit of criticism for me with Kairat and all the other big games this year, except the Bayern showing. But he’s so very skilful at this and he’s actually diffused the situation slightly and saying all the right things. Lightyears of a difference compared to the board’s statement Hate going in two-footed to the hierarchy after all the past success, but it’s hard not to now, but Rodgers has definitely made them look very daft here, without going two-footed like Nuno at Forest. Probably be sacked before January with a couple poor results though.”

“Lawwell needs to go immediately after that. Time to unite behind Brendan and drive the rest of the changes needed at board level and get our house back in order.”

“Times up for this board, back the team, back Rodgers.”

“Surprised this hasn’t been edited by the board.”

And on it goes. Now here’s what was said by the Celtic manager at yesterday’s sensational media conference that Celtic had to think long and hard before posting. Perhaps legal advice had to be taken, who knows?

*All comments above taken from the Celtic FC YouTube page and are the opinions of the supporters who posted them on Friday, they have not been deleted or removed by the club, so it’s fair comment to use in this article.

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