Mowbray unconcerned by negativity

Tony Mowbray has revealed his family have been concerned about the negativity which has surrounded him since taking over the Celtic job in the summer.

Ahead of the game against Aberdeen on Saturday, Mowbray claimed his honesty and openness has been used against him by the Scottish media.

Asked if it was getting him down, he said: "No, I don't see it."

Mowbray continued: "It affects the people around you who read the papers, the people you love and care about, family members.

"It's not particularly nice that they got concerned about me.

"My message to them has always been that you don't need to concern yourself about me, I'm fine.

"I laugh it off, it genuinely is not an issue for me.

"I am a very focused guy in what I believe is right and I will keep doing that. I'm a pretty open guy and I like to talk about football but if it keeps getting used against you every week, then why keep falling in the same trap?

"I love to talk about football, I'm an honest guy but it doesn't seem to be a positive, it seems to be a negative."