Brendan Rodgers 'saddened' by Celtic interview backlash as he defends character and blames easily offended society
dailyrecord.co.ukBrendan Rodgers has defended his character after the Celtic boss became embroiled in a sexism row following a post-match interview with a female reporter at Fir Park on Sunday.Rodgers has come under fire from Feminist groups following a spiky post match exchange with BBC Scotland’s pitchside reporter Jane Lewis which he ended abruptly by saying “good girl” when refusing to elaborate on what he meant by saying that this season’s story had “already been written” following a 3-1 win over Motherwell.Lewis broke her silence on the row when she said she wasn’t offended by the remark.
That came shortly before Rodgers met the assembled media at the club’s Lennoxtown training ground ahead of the Hoops home clash with Dundee on Wednesday.
And he said: "I've been aware of it. Sadly, in society now, we're always looking to find something that is offensive to try and pin onto people. "I found (the reaction) saddening as much as anything because one, I'm not that type of person.
But also it saddened me for society now, because people are looking and trying to find ways to somehow bring you down if they can.
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