RODGERS PROVIDES BACKING

WHAT happened to Neil Lennon is something that no coach, manager or player in thaat workplace should have to go through, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has stated. ‘The passion up here is so huge for football but there always has to be a lid kept on it. ‘You look at these grounds and it’s very intense and hostile. ‘The bigger picture is we don’t want that (coin throwing) as a representation of the Scottish Premiership and society up here. ‘The one safe environment you should have as a player or manager is on the field. It’s your job.’ A narrow escape from one flying pie aside, Rodgers hasn’t quite found himself in the firing line in quite the same way the Hibernian manager has. ‘I’ve never really had it but it doesn’t matter what the personality is or who it is, you still have to be able to work in a safe environment.’