Source: Team_Talk
Mowbray wants Parkhead happiness
Souness, who has been out of management since departing Newcastle three years ago, claims he has lost interest in resuming his managerial career due to the power footballers wield nowadays.
Mowbray has had to contend with Gary Caldwell criticising the Parkhead board this week for failing to meet his demands during talks with the club over extending his contract, which ends next summer.
However, the former Hibernian and West Brom manager, whose side face Hearts at Parkhead in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League on Sunday, does not believe that is evidence to support Souness' theory.
He said: "Graeme is probably talking about the higher echelons of the English Premier League where multi-millionaire, superstar players can earn £100,000 a week plus.
"I haven't felt that at any football club I've been at.
"I try to keep them on board but you can't keep them all happy all the time.
"Every time you leave someone out and they are unhappy then you have to deal with it.
"But my philosophy has been not for me to keep them happy, but for them to keep me happy.
"I believe that's the way it should be but at the same time you must treat them with respect.
"It can give you problems if one your 'superstar footballers' steps out of line and becomes a conflict between a coach who wants to discipline and an owner or board who sees (the player as) potentially a huge asset.
"Thankfully I haven't had to deal with that sort of scenario.
"Gary is in a situation where he wants one thing, but after conversations with advisors there has been no agreement reached.
"It's a process that football clubs go through and we have to accept that."
Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo is looking forward to his first meeting with Mowbray, applauding the flair he has tried to add to Celtic's game.
"I saw a lot of games from West Bromwich," Laszlo said of his opposite number, who left West Brom to take up the reins at Parkhead.
"I know his style of football and also Celtic in pre-season had some good games. He played a little bit differently.
"Also, he's sold some players. I know he tries to play more football, not only the long balls up front.
"This style is good to see in Scottish football."
Laszlo could soon be seeing the back of Laryea Kingston after Hearts confirmed the midfielder had been fined the maximum four weeks' wages following a breach of club discipline.
The Jambos said the player had been punished for "unacceptable conduct" in the period following last month's Clydesdale Bank Premier League game at St Johnstone.
Hearts revealed the fine was not related to Kingston's decision to play twice for Ghana during the recent international break despite being declared injured by the club.
But they would not elaborate further on the reasons behind the punishment.
