Shane Duffy reveals the Celtic advice he gave Adam Idah and names the 5 key qualities that can help his pal 'smash it'

He's the new Bhoy at Parkhead.

But Shane Duffy has moved to make sure history does not repeat itself as he revealed his messages to Adam Idah. Brendan Rodgers snapped up the striker on loan from Norwich City on deadline day as he added to his attacking ranks. The hitman bagged a double in the recent Easter Road win over Hibs - with his two efforts coming from the spot - but it's a difficult period for the Hoops at present with Philippe Clement and Rangers leapfrogging them at the Premiership summit as the title race continues to twist and turn.

Back in September 2020, Neil Lennon swooped to land Duffy on a season-long loan from Brighton. His arrival came with excitement with the stopper delighted at moving to his boyhood heroes. However, his spell north of the border turned out to be a disaster with the big loan fee and sizeable contribution to his wages not paying off. He failed to earn a permanent stay and returned to his parent club after a nightmare spell.

Now, he has been on hand to offer key advice to his young Republic of Ireland and Norwich City team-mate in order to avoid the same outcome he endured. He gave himself similar advice heading to Celtic but the pressure got to him. But he is certain Idah will prove a success for Rodgers due to FIVE key components in his game as he admitted 'it is down to himself'.

Speaking exclusively to Record Sport in association with Sky Bet, he explained:“I spoke to him [Adam Idah] quite a lot about it [Celtic] because we’re from the same country and I played there. I just told him to go and enjoy it. I put too much pressure on myself when I went there because it’s a club I supported and didn’t want to let anyone down.

"It probably ended up as the opposite, where I didn’t do