I’ve made my bed- David Martindale rules out future Celtic move

David Martindale has ruled out a future move to take charge of Celtic.

The Livingston boss has been basking in the news that he is the SPFL Manager of the Month for November which was announced two days after the sacking of Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Putting two and two together creates easy speculation but there are a few obstacles in Martindale’s path to taking on a major job in football.

Livingston’s plastic pitch and basic style of football seems to be the perfect platform for Martindale to operate at plus the much more serious issue of his criminal past.

There are few issues more serious that drug dealing and money laundering with the Livingston boss spending three and a half years in jail after being convicted.

After becoming caretaker manager of Livingston two years ago Martindale faced an SFA hearing before his job was confirmed on a permanent basis.

Discussing on Open Goal a possible move to Ibrox, The Sun reports the Livingston boss saying:

Everybody thinks David Martindale, what a great story, but do they want an ex-convict (at their club)?

Rangers and Celtic are global institutions. Aberdeen, Hibs and Hearts are big clubs in Scottish football, but Celtic and Rangers are global.

I’m happy with that. I’ve made my bed and I’ll lie in it and I can understand (Why they wouldn’t want me).

Martindale claimed that he held talks with Fleetwood Town before the League One side appointed Scott Brown as their new manager.