BRENDAN RODGERS says he feels the same frustrations as Celtic fans – because he grew up with it.
As part of a bravura performance in his first press conference since the transfer window closed, the Hoops boss refused to criticise supporters who are planning to stage a late-entry protest at Rugby Park by delaying their arrival until the 12th minute.
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It’s set to provide a surreal backdrop to the match in Ayrshire on Sunday and it might not help his players too much but Rodgers for one played enquiries on the subject with a straight bat.
He said: “The club put out a statement and I’m not here to answer those questions because they are not mine.
“Over the coming weeks, it will become clear how that evolves.
“I’m not here to tell supporters how to feel.
“I know it, I feel it because I grew up with it, I know that the demands are.
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“Supporters want to see the club develop not just domestically, we have to be looking to perform better in Europe.
“The quality of your life is the quality of your communication.
“After this summer that is something the club will most definitely look at.
“My thoughts currently are purely on getting the team back playing with our identity again.”
Rodgers admits he’s glad the window is shut – even if he is stuck in the middle of criticising the club’s transfer business but still trying to convince his players that he believes in them.
He said: “I’m glad the window is shut, there’s a really good spirit in the team.
“There’s been a lot of uncertainty and instability; we accept it could have been better for us but now it’s behind us.
“My job as manager is to pull everything together and get us moving again.
“We have to accept and take responsibility that the window wasn’t what we wanted.
“I believe we have talented players in the squad. It is what it is, you cannot look back on it now.”
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