Former Celtic coach Peter Grant has responded to criticism from Scott Brown over his personality. Grant served as Tony Mowbray's number two in 2009/10 and ultimately left the club with Mowbray when he was sacked.
As you can read here, Brown spoke this week about how Grant had 'zero personality', and that he almost left Celtic, and would have had Grant and Mowbray still been in place.
It was a rather personal attack from Brown, but it's not uncommon to see players having bad experiences with coaches, and the opinions on the same coach can vary from player to player, such is the nature of relationships in any walk of life.
Grant responds with class message
Speaking on the Go Radio Football Show, Grant responded to Brown saying: "Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I've absolutely no problem whatsoever. It doesn't concern me in the least.
"I've had a lot of criticism through my career, so I've got to have a big backbone. I've got a hell of a lot of friends who would say the opposite, but that's life. We move on from it."
Trying to recall any specifics, he added: "I'm trying to think when it was, it was when I was at Celtic, so 10/15 years ago or something? I've not got that memory, obviously he does. It doesn't concern me in the least. If it was Roy Aitken, Danny McGrain, Paul McStay or the great Tommy Burns, it would maybe concern me.
"I've never, ever been critical of somebody who's criticised me. That's life, I've had plenty of criticism.
One thing is, I will sleep well in my bed tonight. That's for sure."
Respecting the views of both men, who are entitled to their opinions on each other, it's credit to Grant for not biting or getting involved in any real argument.
In reality, it is a shame that there is now so much content around players criticising old coaches and vice versa. Back in the day, those relationship details seemed to stay within the walls of the clubs unless there was an incident that crossed the line.
In this case, it seems Brown just didn't like Grant, rather than any particular thing he did, which does make the criticism a little harsher. But we don't know what went on behind closed doors, and the situation is best left as a matter of opinion rather than being blown up into something more.
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