Jackson Irvine admits he was given a 'hard time' for touting Ange Postecoglou for the Celtic job before the Australian arrived.
The former Celtic academy prospect, who now plays for St Pauli in Germany's second tier, admits he was one of the first to weigh up Postecoglou as an excellent candidate to replace Neil Lennon before the Australian arrived in Glasgow. The former Socceroos coach was a relatively-unknown name in the scope of Scottish football but provided unbridled success in his first season at Parkhead with a domestic double.
World Cup star Irvine was one of the least shocked when Postecoglou was handed the role and says he went to bat for the 57-year-old publicly but faced some backlash over the Australian's credentials at the time.
