BRENDAN RODGERS is taking the heat because he was the one portraying himself as a Celtic man before the sudden exit from Paradise last week. The same can not be said for Chris Davies, the man who came in to be Brendan’s assistant at Celtic when the Irishman took over.
Davies always conducted himself well in his role as assistant and was very humble, focused and passionate on the touchline and when face to face with the media.
There will be little to no anger levelled at Davies as the coach takes up a role with Leicester which will see him earn a hell of a lot more money than he was on at Celtic.
A week on from the Celtic exit the assistant manager has broken his silence.
“It’s been an emotional week overall and it wasn’t easy to leave Celtic.” Davies told SunSport.
“I loved everything about my time there — the club itself, the players, the fans.
“I am a Celtic supporter for life now. It was a fantastic experience.
“I really did warm to the club and I had such a great time there. I am going to miss being part of the club and I will always be watching their results.
“I wish Celtic all the best for the future. It’s a fantastic club and I had a great time there, with memories that will always stay with me.
“I watched both games this week against Hearts and Hibs and I was cheering them on. I was hoping they’d win and thankfully that’s what happened.”
There’s really no need for Davies to pay lip service to the Celtic fans at this point and we don’t question what he’s saying or his motives for saying it. He was not a Celtic man who made a career decision – something we see a lot of at the club.
