McKAYMEETIS NO INTERVIEW
undermined his own hopes of landing the role on a permanent basis.
But he will hold talks with McKay on Friday as the new man in charge presses ahead with plans to overhaul the club’s management structure ahead of a massive summer rebuild.
Asked if he will go into the meeting as a viable candidate to replace Neil Lennnon in the hotseat, Kennedy said: “The conversation will be a casual one. I’ve never met him before so it’s very much an introduction and general chat about things.
“It’s not an interview. It’s not a case of me trying to make a pitch for the job – that’s never been my intention anyway.
“My intention has been purely to lead the club through this period and then, when the time comes, if somebody wants to sit down and have a chat about how the squad is looking and what everyone is thinking going forward, then we’ll have that conversation.
“But I’m genuinely not stressed about what the future holds for me. I’ll deal with it if it comes long. I know in my time here I’ve been fully committed to every position I’ve ever been in and I’m content with that
“So we’ll deal with that if it comes but it’s not me trying to make a pitch. It’s very much an introduction and a general chat and we’ll take it from there.”
Eddie Howe remains the frontrunner for the job but has still not committed to the task of attempting to win back the title from Rangers – leaving Kennedy still in the mix.
But the former Celtic defender accepts his time at the club could also be coming to an end.
He said: “Yeah it might. You always have to prepare for that as it’s the same year on year if anything changes and depending what’s going on.
“But it’s not something I overly stress about. I keep saying, I focus on what I can control at the moment which is preparing the team. Then if a hurdle comes along or a new challenge, whether it’s a change or anything else, I’ll address it and commit to it then.
“I want to just get this period by with and then we’ll go from there.”
Kennedy also stepped into football’s civil war when he blasted plans for a European Super League that would see Celtic locked out of continental top-level club football.
He said: “The Super League has caught a lot of people by surprise and it’s certainly something I don’t agree with in terms of what they’re trying to do.
“It’s about greed and rich clubs trying to get richer. They’re forgetting what football’s all about.
“Football’s about the people, your community, your support. That’s why you play. You do it for them.
“What we have is a way of working which allows everyone who is successful to go and meet at the top table and challenge yourself there. Everyone loves it. It’s the beauty of football.
“If you take it away and the top teams go and look after themselves then it doesn’t help anyone.
“The kicking they’ve had from their own supporters shows it’s not the right thing to do.”