John McGlynn details Brendan Rodgers Celtic lessons and reveals Falkirk half time talk that secured Invincible status

John McGlynn has opened up on the lessons he learned from Brendan Rodgers during his time at Celtic and THAT Falkirk half-time team talk that secured Invincible status.

The Bairns boss has had a season to remember as his side ran away with League One to book a return to the Scottish Championship. Not only that but they didn't taste a single defeat from their 36 league outings going the full campaign unbeaten. It looked like that bubble would burst on the final day with Alloa Athletic taking a two-goal lead in front of over 7,000 home fans on trophy day - but the home side rallied back with a goal before half-time through Aidan Nesbitt and a penalty five minutes from time by Brad Spencer. That sparked wild, jubilant scenes as their undefeated status was officially confirmed.

McGlynn - named PFA Scotland Manager of the Year - revealed his half-time message wasn't quite the famous Sir Alex Ferguson hair-dryer treatment - but he was louder than normal with his troops to push them on and get the reaction they needed. Speaking on BBC 5 Live Sport, he said: "It was a little bit more noisier than we have had to do throughout the season as we have had a lot of it our own way to be honest. It wasn't Sir Alex Ferguson going hair-dryer daft but it was a little bit more vocal and louder.

"Alloa have got an eye on the play-offs which start on Tuesday night and they didn't have a reserve team but kind of put other players in. It was a matter of trying to continue what we do but take our chances. It was a little bit more, as I say, pushing the guys a little bit more and they kept on going and came up with the goods."

Looking back at his time with Rodgers at Celtic and the 'great learning curve' his time at Lennoxtown on the books of the Scottish champions provided, he recalled: "I was working at Celtic when Brendan came in. I was working mainly with John Park and the recruitment side of things. When Brendan came in, he made me the opposition analyst. I think there was a little bit of a connection. I was manager of Hearts when they played Liverpool so Brendan then got me looking at the opposition and doing reports on them and working in the background.

"I learned a lot just being involved in the meetings and going over how they play and how they wanted to play and what he looked for in the opposition and how they could exploit them. He went into some great detail and it was a great learning curve for me. You learn from every manager. I have been in the game a long time. In recent times I probably learned the most from Brendan Rodgers and his staff as well.

"I was going away watching European games involving PSG, Barcelona, Manchester City Borussia Monchengladbach and Anderlecht - all the teams Celtic have had in their group in recent years. To be involved in that, if you don't learn there is something wrong with you."