John McGlynn has lifted the lid on his time at Celtic, explaining how he learned 'so much' from Brendan Rodgers.
The 63-year-old initially joined the club in recruitment, before going on to become an opposition scout under the current Parkhead boss.
"I learned a lot at Celtic," said McGlynn.
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"Initially, for the first 18 months, I was working in recruitment with John Park and the recruitment group.
"Ronny Deila and John Collins were the manager and assistant manager. They were good to work with. Then Brendan came in.
"There was a little bit of connection because of Hearts and Liverpool. He was managing Liverpool at the time [McGlynn played them with Hearts]. And he wanted me to look at the opposition, which was a great job, an amazing job. To learn from him, but not only to learn from him, I was domestic and European, so I’m watching Man City’s, I’m watching Barcelona’s, I’m watching PSG’s, I’m watching the whole lot. And on a daily basis, I’m watching the Celtic players training.
"I was never on the training pitch. Never ever. It was an office job. I could look and see what they were doing. I was in meetings with Brendan, I understand what he looks for. And I see the way the team can play. You would’ve been stupid not to learn. I learned so much, and I’ve managed to put that into the teams I’ve worked with since."
McGlynn led Falkirk back to the Scottish Premiership on Friday evening after a 3-1 win over Hamilton Academical confirmed their promotion.
Rodgers quickly got in touch after the victory: "I got a really nice text from him [Rodgers] on Friday evening, but I got about 300 texts over the weekend, it’s crazy, absolutely bonkers," said McGlynn.
"He’s very supportive, he’s a great guy, and I learned so much from him."
