But character assassination and abuse from his own fans, and others from outwith the football-related media, is another matter. Rodgers can mull that over while addressing if his team have what it takes to overtake Rangers in the league.
At the moment this Celtic team are disjointed and going through the motions and there’s a fair argument to suggest Brendan Rodgers has been going through the motions this season.
Phil Clement is looking very unstable six days away from taking his side to Celtic Park where defeat would leave his side six points behind the hoops with two matches left in the SPFL Premiership. After watching his side beat Hearts on Saturday Brendan Rodgers was in top form as…
Aye, it’s not pretty, he’s steamin, he’s made some mistakes but you still love him and all you need to do now is help him get hame, help him get up the road, get him in the taxi.
While Rodgers exuded confidence in his post-match interviews it is understandable how edgy he was before the penalty shoot out.
The moment that you start to think of six or eight (games) or four weeks to go, or five weeks to go and then it is holiday then you become in the sh*t. That’s the worse thing you can do, sorry to you that I use that word. I’m too…
I thought the integrity of the team, how they played and how they conducted themselves in the game was absolutely fantastic. From the start of the game, we were attack-minded.
Obviously you need evidence in terms to show that, so it was just a case of an off the record football chat with some of the guys that turned up.
The summary is that Rodgers is furious at Jackson reporting in the Record about an off the record briefing- as are the other reporters who respected the status of the discussion.
There has been rumours that the audio between Beaton and Robertson has been deleted, there will be fans that believe that version until they get to hear it for themselves, the silence on the issue is telling.