Leigh Griffiths admits he has failed in an attempt to mend his shattered relationship with Neil Lennon.
A war of words erupted between the pair during the Irishman’s ill-fated last season as Celtic boss with claims the striker snubbed the offer of lockdown training sessions.
But Griffiths revealed Lennon has still to return a good luck message he sent after his old gaffer took up a post as head coach with Cypriot side Omonia Nicosia.
And he believes any hope of mending the feud is gone.
Griff said: “From his point of view I think that’s the case.
“I sent him a text when he got his new job. I said I was delighted to see him back in football and hoped it was going to be successful for him.
“I’m still waiting on a text back. That’s on Lenny’s part, I have no bad words to say about any manager I played under and that stands for Lenny. It’s not my thing, football is a short career and you never know what’s around the corner.
“I’ve always been told not to hold grudges, don’t hold on to bad blood.
“All of the managers I played under can tell different stories about me but at one time or another they relied on me.”
Leigh Griffiths believes the double life of Scott Brown allowed him to become a serial winner with Celtic.
He's adamant his old skipper’s public persona was miles away from the imperious leader who split opinion within Scottish football.
Griffiths said: “I’ve played with a lot of players who people don’t like – Scott being one of them.
“One of the questions I get asked the most is what was Broony like as a player.
“People have a lazy perception of him. He’s tagged and tarred without anyone really knowing him.
“Broony was two different people. He had one life that was about the game and the dressing-room, then there was his life away from football.
“He was like a big kid but the minute he crossed the white line, the hard work started – and that’s when Broony changed.
“It was a standard that he set for himself. That’s why he was Celtic captain and that’s why he was successful for so long.”
