Thousands Pack into Celtic Park to Welcome Brendan Rodgers to Club

Thousands of Celtic fans packed into Parkhead this evening to welcome Brendan Rodgers to the club.

The new Hoops manager signed a 12-month rolling contract in Glasgow on Friday, much to the delight of the supporters.

They demanded the right man to replace Ronny Deila following a disappointing two-year reign for the Norwegian manager.

And in Rodgers, that’s exactly what they’ve got.

It’s fair to say his appointment has captured the imagination of the Hoops faithful, with an estimated 14,000 turning up to see him paraded at the stadium.

The main stand was initially opened by the club, but they then had to open another stand to accomodate the thousands of supporters who wanted inside to see their new man:

Welcome to Paradise Brendan Rodgers #WelcomeBrendan pic.twitter.com/1Ix6I15zlO — Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) May 23, 2016

The turnout has even surprised staff at the club, with one of Celtic’s Twitter accounts admitting their disbelief at the reception:

We've NEVER seen a reception like this for a new manager at Celtic. This is absolutely unbelievable. — CelticLIVE (@Celtic_LIVE) May 23, 2016

He got a great response as he walked out to the supporters before facing the media:

And Leigh Griffiths was also in attendance at Rodgers’ unveiling, bringing out the Scottish Premiership trophy as the fans chanted his name:

Top Bhoy @Leighgriff09 brings out the SPFL trophy to rapturous applause! (NM) pic.twitter.com/svfPY3Dmjq — Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) May 23, 2016

Rodgers will have less than a month to prepare himself for getting down to work as Celtic return for pre-season in mid-June ahead of the Champions League qualifiers kicking off.

He spoke at his press conference about being backed by the club’s board and working with a tight squad so you can expect him to get right down to deciding who has a part to play in existing squad.

Rodgers will be expected to bring success to the club and that starts with the Champions League. If he can make it through to the group stages then he’ll go some way to repaying the support he’s received on his first day in Glasgow.

Celtic fans – how impressed are you with your new manager?

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