It’s an exclusive club, and as John McGlynn has just found out, not an easy one to gain access to. His Falkirk team have just ended their League One title-winning season as ‘Invincibles’, but they did it the hard way. Even in their final fixture of the season, they trailed by two at home to Alloa before salvaging their perfect record from the penalty spot in the dying minutes of the game and the campaign.
The efforts of McGlynn, his staff and players were recognised on Sunday night as he was voted the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year, and his status as an ‘Invincible’ is also likely to be recognised by one of the last managers to achieve the feat in Scottish football. READ MORE: Plastic pitch ban would make be 'impossible' for Falkirk That will be down to a mutual respect that he has already spoken of in recent weeks, and the fact that the two go back a fair bit. McGlynn understands though that his old friend, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, has one or two other things on his plate this week.
McGlynn was working at Celtic when Rodgers arrived in Glasgow the first time around, helping out John Park in the recruitment department, and he is looking forward to touching base with his old boss just as soon as he has taken care of his own pressing business . In the meantime, he is simply basking in the realisation that he has carved out his own place in Scottish football history alongside Rodgers and former Rangers manager Steven Gerrard, who also achieved an unbeaten leag.
