Falkirk manager John McGlynn was ‘a million miles away’ from top flight

“It’s always in you, as a football coach and manager that I was previously before going into that, it’s always in you.

“Whether I could have got back in, it was up in the air really. Brendan Rodgers, who I’ve got a really good relationship with and respect him so much, he’s taught me so much.

“He’s actually helped the teams that I’ve worked with since then, since I left Celtic. I was in a scout role, an opposition analyst role, I learned so much there.”

McGlynn says those learnings have been hugely beneficial since his return to management with Raith Rovers in 2018.

“I had a connection with Raith Rovers, the job became available,” he said.

“I got an opportunity to go back and then managed to fulfil that ambition to play in that way, to play in that style, which was successful and then to take it to Falkirk.

“There’s no way I could have dreamt that could have happened but I’m delighted that it did. I’m sure a lot of Falkirk fans are happier that it happened as well.”