“The original plan was” – Brendan Rodgers opens up on Leicester move

No matter what he says, a lot of Celtic fans still feel a lot of hurt after Brendan Rodgers left Celtic.

Many felt he abandoned the team at a crucial time in our season, others understood why he left.

Me? I was probably too much in shock to make a snap judgement at the time.

But now? Now I guess it’s worked out for the best. For Celtic at least.

But it wasn’t always going to be that way. It seems the exit that famous February wasn’t the way he was supposed to leave the club.

Speaking to the Belfast Telegraph [via Daily Record], Rodgers said the plan was always to leave at the end of the season,“The original plan was to stay until the end of the season but then it changes and I made the decision to leave Celtic in what I felt was a really strong position.

“Obviously there was a lot said within Celtic, outside of Celtic and media but I’ll never let that ever diminish the amazing time I had there because for me it is all about the feeling.

“I understand Celtic people and supporters when I left. I totally get that because a loss of anything there is always sadness and anger and I totally get that and how I left it was the probably the shock element of it.

“I look back and think more of the amazing time I had not just on the pitch but off the pitch and the support I had and the friends we made.

“Living in Glasgow was an amazing experience. We travel up when we can and the experience will never be tainted by anything else.”

I think now, not many Celtic fans will be too bothered about how he left.

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