Music Maestro

Celtic manager chooses some of his top tunes.

- Paul Cuddihy

THERE can be few better feelings for a player or manager than when a packed stadium gathers its collective voice and sings a song in tribute to them. When it is the supporters of the team that you’ve always supported, then that feeling is all the more special.

Celtic fans have been singing in praise of Brendan Rodgers since the day he arrived at Paradise back in May 2016, and the unprecedented success he has delivered to the club since then has only served to amplify those voices.

It’s something that the manager appreciates and his satisfaction in so far winning seven trophies in a row is in the knowledge of the happiness that it brings to the players and to his fellow Celtic supporters.

In taking up the Celtic View music challenge for the Christmas issue of the magazine, the manager’s song selection brings him happiness in that the tunes evoke cherished memories of the most important people in his life.

“The songs I remember are attached to people, and music is a wonderful way of communicating,” he told the View. “I always say that, if I could do two things in the world, it would be to be able to play every musical instrument and speak every language – because it’s a way of communicating and connecting. “I love music – I wouldn’t say it would be any particular type – I just love music in general.”

And in amongst the managers’s top tracks, you’ll also find his festive favourite and his No.1 Celtic song… with no real surprises as to what that is…

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