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Brendan is an elite manager. He needs to be backed like an elite manager. If not there may be trouble ahead…

It’s been rumoured that Brendan Rodgers has asked the money men to get him the quality he desires, as he craves a quality over quantity approach at Celtic. That will mean clearing the decks of the deadwood and replacing them with quality first team ready players, in turn trimming the size of the squad.

It’s not a secret that Brendan likes to work with a smaller squad, and one that is full of quality players to call upon. He wants to structure a side who not only fit into his footballing philosophy, but a side who can meet his demands, expectations and aspirations.

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We saw on several occasions last season that too many players were not comfortable with Brendan’s instructions, and despite ending the season as double winners it’s quite obvious that we are in dire need of an injection of quality, especially if we are to improve our current standing in European football.

Brendan is an elite manager and proved that beyond reasonable doubt last season. He was probably the single most important reason we managed to turn the season around to end up as Champions and Scottish Cup winners.  In doing so he has united the Celtic support behind him as the lingering aftermath of his 2019 departure for Leicester City has now faded away.

Celtic are very fortunate indeed to have an elite Manager like Brendan and like all elite managers he requires quality players to fulfil his ambitions. It’s time for those in charge to back him in his quest if they have any sort of ambition for our club.

There is no reason to assume that this will not be the case this season. The early part of the plan appears to be playing out with players deemed surplus to requirements being shipped out or in the process of leaving Lennoxtown.  John Kennedy has been the only  inside voice and he talked on Thursday about many conversations being had to bring in the new signings, with results expected within the next few weeks.

Brendan deserves the full support of the Celtic board and the supporters deserve it too. For whatever the reason they couldn’t get their deals done in the January window and we lucky that Brendan’s one and only choice so far – Adam Idah – did so much to turn the season around in his short loan deal at the club.

If we ship out half a dozen decent players from the squad and end up with excuses again then the Celtic manager and the Celtic support will not be at all happy.

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