Neil Lennon

'someone within the club is doing us in'

I think I know who that is Neil

 

Team leak didn’t make our players incapable of stringing 3 positive passes together the entire game, nor did the team leak chose a formation and system that isn’t our style. He likes to moan, yet never take responsibility for his failings.

 

Been a long hard day, we seen us at our worst today in a long time. But we have had worse days in our long and storied history! Like before we will rise up again, it hurts tonight and it will hurt tomorrow but the hare doesn't always win the race! HH

 

Tbh I don’t think his comments are really him shifting blame on to the leak, but he’s still way off the mark if he things we were anything other than terrible today.

What was a massive few weeks has just gotten that much more pressurised. We absolutely need to start turning in some convincing performances domestically.

 

The constant coming out after we scrape wins or lose games saying we played well etc when we clearly didn’t is worrying. Does he actually think that? Nope so why does he insist on saying it every week just about.

 

We were literally light years ahead of the huns just a couple of seasons ago and the 10 should have never even been close to being in doubt. Yet here we are on the cusp of it in a proper scrap with them, in a fairly short space of time they've all but bridged the gap and we've only got ourselves to blame.

The players look like they've chucked it under lennon, and he looks tactically clueless. It'll never happen but his time is up imo and as much as people can say it would be a risk parting ways with him at this point in the season, it is also a risk continuing with something that's clearly not working. Our better players have downed tools and that's usually the point of no return for any manager.

At this point in time I don't think it's in doubt we've got the more talented squad of players, however there's also no doubt that the huns, be it Gerrard, or more likely beale has got them set up far better than us, they look organised and at least have some sort of game plan.

 

Beale is in slippys ear constantly like davies used to be with rodgers

 

We let the rat a much better coach leave mid season, that shouldnt be a reason to stall on getting a replacement in

 

Can’t complain he hasn’t been backed this time after what he’s spent and the board also not selling players. Best overall squad we’ve had in years on paper and he’s tactically set them back 10 years. Atrocious manager if plan A doesn’t work. Never seen anything like it

 

Who is Beale? Is he a new recruit this season? Thought McAllister was right hand man.

 

Are you suggesting he has a plan A ?!

 

Haha I live in hope! I think it goes something like “WE ARE CELTIC, DO YOU KNOW WHAT CLUB THIS IS I PLAYED FOR THEM.” pre match team talk* 3-5-1-1 so it looks like I’m playing 2 strikers....oh it’s not working? Random sub.
“I thought we played well, boys aren’t fit, we can do better”

 

I'm a huge fan of Neil Lennon. Until this season I've rated his judgement of players, signings and tactics. One of our best ever managers for me and has lost nothing yet domestically since his return.

His signings during the summer haven't impressed me at all however sadly. A lot of money has been wasted. We do still have enough quality in the squad to turn this around though, so I'm still confident. Sevco have improved. No doubts about that but they're not unbeatable. We have the better players everywhere bar at full back and goal keeping options.

The Pandemic will play a massive part too this season even more than it has already. Sure of that.

 

Nah been there since start lots of people say he is the brains and the tactically astute member of their staff

 

We’ve actually spent really well, just Lenny doesn’t know how to deploy them now that teams gaffe worked out how to play us

 

Think there’s potential that he can’t deal with the egos in the dressing room in the same way that Rodgers did.

I also get the impression he is in awe of Gerrard the way he was smiling and laughing while shaking hands with him before the game. Gerrard didn’t give a *.

 

At end of day if we win game in hand they are one point ahead. So it's not the end of the world.

 

He's not the same guy he was in his first run. He had passion, he galvanised the team with how much it all meant to him. He adapted tactics to play a higher level of opposition, like against Barca in the CL. It's not just the bizarre teamsheets - itting in the touchline today he looked utterly defeated from the get go. He looks physically * up, like the weight of the world is on his shoulders. And he's not taking responsibility, remember he was almost for resigning after that 3-3 draw with Killie. What happened to that guy?

 

Doubt that. Beaten him as a player and as a manager. We've seen the guy slip on his * to cost titles and we've seen his team slip up in cups and the league. It's hardly like Guardiola has walked in the door or Alex Ferguson

 

No one can deny he's a legend. An absolute legend.. But the time for sentiment is over.

He's just not good enough anymore. Its really as simple as that. From 2010-2012 it was great, he brought the thunder back, we won the league, got to the last 16 of the CL.. But you're talking 8-10 YEARS AGO. That's a long time in football, things have changed and moved on, Lenny hasn't..

Another manager would not have lasted this long. He NEEDED to win this game after the abysmal start to the season, he didn't.. He must go.