In spite of that, he was awarded a one-year extension at the club as a 'reward' from boss Tony Mowbray for his professionalism.
Ellington was also still seen as an important part of the squad by manager Tony Mowbray.
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Celtic Manager Tony Mowbray decided to use the game as a warm-up for European Champions League qualifiers and brought a near full-strength squad for the fixture, including Artur Boruc, Lee Naylor, Stephen McManus, Gary Caldwell, Massimo Donati, Marc Crosas, Georgios Samaras, Andreas Hinkel, Shaun Maloney and Scott McDonald.