Source: Team_Talk
TM shrugs off Robson comments
The Celtic boss has made wholesale changes to the Parkhead squad since taking over from Gordon Strachan in the summer.[LNB]However, there were some eyebrows raised in January when players who had won titles and trophies under Strachan, such as Stephen Caldwell, Scott McDonald, Barry Robson, were allowed to leave, while club captain Stephen McManus went out on loan, the latter three all moving to Middlesbrough.[LNB]Earlier in the week McDonald was reported as saying that he was puzzled at some of the decisions Mowbray had made during the short time they had worked together.[LNB]Robson has claimed that the Hoops' boss had wanted to break up Strachan's squad and that star midfielder Aiden McGeady could be next to leave.[LNB]However, Mowbray, preparing for the SPL clash with St Johnstone, said: "The bottom line is that it's not worth commenting on, is it, really?[LNB]"It is just an ex-player who thinks that something might happen.[LNB]"I am not interested in what an ex-player thinks may happen.[LNB]"With all due respect, it doesn't matter what a player thinks.[LNB]"The club and I will decide what changes are made in the summer and I would suggest that Aiden isn't going to be part of those changes."[LNB]Mowbray is adamant, though, that he has no problem with Robson who was sold to Boro for a fee thought to be around £1.2million.[LNB]"I had a very good working relationship with Barry Robson when he was here," he said.[LNB]"Barry was injured for most of the time I was here yet when he got himself fit he did very well for us.[LNB]"The offer came along both for Barry and for our football club and we thought it was the right thing to do.[LNB]"Barry has started his Middlesbrough career and I hope he continues that. I hope that they get promotion.[LNB]"I am not sure Barry totally has his eye on what his happening here.[LNB]"I am quite sure that some journalist, probably from Scotland, went down there and asked him a leading question and he answered it.[LNB]"No-one is going to put a wedge between me and a lad that I got on very well with. I wish him well in his career."[LNB]Robson told the Daily Record: "It was evident to me that Tony wanted to do his own thing. He wanted to break up Gordon's team and build one of his own.[LNB]"It was pretty obvious but that's fair enough. That's his prerogative.[LNB]"I look back on the start of this season as an end of an era. Naka (Shunsuke Nakamura) had left, Big Jan (Vennegoor of Hesselink) had gone and then the likes of Gary Caldwell and Big Mick (McManus) moved on in January. I knew myself it was time for me to move on too.[LNB]"There's a good chance that Aiden will leave in the summer as well because he wants to try something different so it will be completely Tony's team soon."[LNB][LNB]
