In the aftermath, after the last whistle sounded on Celtic's dreary 0-0 draw with Kairat Almaty in the first leg of their Champions League play-off and when the strains of "sack the board" had died away, Brendan Rodgers sat down to talk. There are times ...

Brendan Rodgers heard the Celtic board come under fire from fans after his fears were founded with a goalless draw against Kairat Almaty in the first leg of the Champions League play-off.

Celtic let rip at chief exec Michael Nicolson and chairman Peter Lawwell and chanted 'Sack the Board' after failure to land quality replacements for Kyogo, Nicolas Kuhn and injured Jota over the summer.

Dave: Rodgers has the perfect excuse to leave after this season. Lack of urgency and quality about this team. The board have rolled the dice and failed, this is on them. Ivor: Brendan working his ticket again? Fans going to hound out Lawwell again? We're just lucky Rangers haven't got their act together. Sack the board.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has tempered expectations for any last-minute additions to his squad ahead of the crucial Champions League play-offs, while pointedly refusing to address speculation linking veteran striker Jamie Vardy with a move to Parkhead.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers refused to be drawn on transfer rumours linking Jamie Vardy with a move to Parkhead in the summer window. Recent reports claim that the 38-year-old striker has his

Brendan Rodgers has told Celtic fans he has no idea if club directors will pay any attention to their chants of ‘Sack The Board’ or his continued demands for new players. And he made a point of stating that it’s managers such as himself who get the ...

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "We're disappointed with the result and first-half performance. We didn't start with the intent and mentality we wanted to. We were quite passive. "We weren't moving as a team as we would like. The second half was better, we started well, but couldn't find the breakthrough in the final third of the pitch.

Quizzed on Johnston's condition and whether he had the knowledge of a timeline for the injury layoff after the match on TNT Sports, Rodgers said: "I don't, but it looks like a hamstring, which is a shame because he started the season so well."