Soccer:Mark Hughes would not price himself out of the Celtic job, according to his regular assistant Mark Bowen. The former Manchester City manager has been linked with the Parkhead vacancy following the departure of Tony Mowbray last week.
And Bowen — Hughes’ number two at both Blackburn and City — insists he has the credentials for the hotseat at the Hoops.
“We’re not in the business of just going in and getting a fat cheque and thinking, ‘Well, if things go wrong we’ll be out in a year’s time and we’ll go somewhere else’”, said Bowen.
“Mark has always said it has to be the right vehicle, the right situation. He’s always been a manager or coach who wants to go in and build a place and make a difference long term.
“His talents are widely recognised and since City we’ve been waiting for the right opportunity. In that sense, I suppose we were expecting this speculation and it’s a pleasant expectation to see that he’s been linked with the Celtic post. Mark’s credentials are there for all to see.”
Meanwhile, Aiden McGeady has admitted the 4-0 defeat to St Mirren which ultimately spelled the end of Mowbray’s short tenure was even worse than Celtic’s infamous 5-0 thrashing against Artmedia Bratislava.
“The St Mirren result was up there with Bratislava, maybe worse,” admitted the Republic of Ireland international. “It’s unheard of for a Celtic team. I was embarrassed to be part of it. It was shocking. It’s too big a result not to be remembered. It’ll go down in history like the Caley Thistle game in the John Barnes era.”