Former Celtic assistant manager John Collins insists he is surprised that Inverness CT boss John Hughes is not being considered for the Hoops job.

Collins and Ronny Deila’s time at Celtic came to an end following the club’s final game of the season last weekend, a thumping 7-0 win over Motherwell.




Brendan Rodgers, David Moyes, Owen Coyle, Neil Lennon and Roy Keane amongst others have been linked with succeeding Deila at Celtic Park.

But Collins feels Hughes should also be in the running for the Celtic job, especially given the success the 51-year-old has experienced at Inverness.
 


In addition to moulding youngsters such as Ryan Christie and Billy McKay, Hughes also managed to take Inverness to the final of the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, with the Scot helping the Jags to win the latter in the 2014/15 campaign.

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"Yogi has done an unbelievable job at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and it surprises me that he's not been mentioned for the Celtic job. He's not been mentioned by anybody”, he was quoted as saying by the Herald Scotland.

"Let me put a few facts on the table about Yogi. He took over a team playing long ball football and very quickly moulded them into a team that plays exciting, expansive football that is pleasing on the eye.

"He took Inverness to the League Cup Final in his first year and lost on penalties by a strong Aberdeen team. In his second season, they beat us in the Scottish Cup semi-final and won the trophy.

"He's sold players after making them better such as Graeme Shinnie, Marley Watkins and Billy McKay. He discovered Ryan Christie. He was nowhere near the first-team training pitch, but he watched him in one Under-20s game, put him in the first-team and moulded him into a player.

"He developed him and Celtic fans are going to have the pleasure of him for years to come because he is a terrific talent.

"In my opinion, Inverness will never have a better manager in their history. Nobody would achieve anything like John Hughes has achieved in the past two-and-a-half years there.

"If John Hughes moves on from Inverness, it will be a huge loss for Inverness, but he won't be out of work for long.”

Although Celtic won the Scottish Premiership title for the fifth straight time, the Bhoys fared poorly in cup competitions in all fronts in the 2015/16 campaign.