In the Line of Ire ; Mcmanus Is Overwhelmed by Critics [Eire Region]

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STEPHEN McMANUS is the home-grown Bhoy made good, the youngster who progressed through the ranks to achieve his dream of captaining Celtic. Sometimes, though, he wishes he was a foreign mercenary parachuted into the role. That way, he contends, he would be subjected to a lot less grief.

Whether it's a fellow shopper intent on giving him their tuppence's worth in the fruit and veg aisle or an opportunistic loudmouth out for a stroll in Glasgow city centre, McManus admits he is in the firing line off the field as much as he is on it. Which, at the moment, is quite a lot.

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In the Line of Ire ; Mcmanus Is Overwhelmed by Critics [Eire Region]

The merits of the 26-year-old and his central-defensive partner Gary Caldwell have been questioned since they teamed up twoand-a- half years ago. The latest hail of criticism was dispatched after last weekend'...

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