Neil Lennon

We disagree on lots of the things you say there, but as I say, not going to open up debate on something that's been done to death.

Anyway, just back in from the game today, pished and delighted. Mon the hoops.

 

If we compare 38-game seasons, their team that season got the second highest points total in the past 2 decades after Rodgers' invincible team. They got more points than both of Ange's teams, all of Lenny's, Ronny's and Strachan's. Apart from Rodgers' invincible season, you have to go all the way back to Martin O'Neil and Larsson to find a Scottish team that got more points than they did in the Covid season.

So Lenny wasn't making excuses in saying they had an exceptional season. He was stating a fact.

 

They went unbeaten because of how we were managed that season. It's no more complex than that.

We were exceptionally poorly managed.

 

Mate, they went unbeaten against every other team in the league that season. Regardless of how you think we were managed, that's still pretty exceptional.

 

That isn't really true, though. We still only played them 4 times in the league. It doesn't explain their points total.

 

You think they'd have been unbeaten if we'd actually competed against them? And I don't just mean by us. Lennon for all I love him, completely * that season and handed them pretty much an open net. That was the exceptional bit.

 

Mon give it a rest noo about the covid season

 

He may just have taken another job but Neil Lennon has refused to rule out a return to Celtic in the future.

The Hoops legend is in Romania now after accepting an offer to be the new manager of Rapid Bucharest, charged with restoring them to the top of the pile after a disappointing season. It's his first return to football after leaving Cypriots Omonia Nicosia in 2022 and prior to that it was his most recent spell in charge of his beloved Celts.


The Northern Irishman admits it annoys him that people use that campaign as a blot on his record when he feels the struggles were more down to extenuating circumstances outwith his control.


Asked out potentially returning one day, Lenny told BBC Scotland: "Maybe, but you don't know if people would want you back, that's the thing. I'm ploughing my own furrow now. I had 14 years at Celtic, 10 titles out of 14. It wasn't bad. I lost three on the last day of the season as a player and a manager. The one I lost heavily was Covid.

"My annoyance was could people not really see that? That it wasn't all down to coaching, it wasn't all down to team tactics or selection. It was down to a million other things that were going on that caused it, it wasn't just football reasons.

 

* bless ye Lenny bhoy

 

Just accept you * it Lenny. You won't be back here as manager.times a great healer and you'll be forgiven by most eventually, but at least take some * blame instead of blaming every one/thing else!!!
When he was a player he was bad for blaming other players and shouting at them on the pitch when he made mistakes.
He was the same as a manager, throwing players under the bus. Just take some of the blame ffs!!

 

Love Lenny but he's literally no self-awareness or even worse professional-awareness of his obvious failings.

Bit mind-bongling but he's utterly blind to the most obvious of failings.

 

'It wasn't all down to coaching, it wasn't all down to team tactics team selection it was down to a million other things that were going on'.

Pathetic how * are determined to willfully ignore this stuff in favour of keeping the foot on this guys neck. * rat bags.

 

I do believe him that it was no football/coaching reasons, but it was his responsibility (and board) to walk away. Let it go

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'It wasn't all down to' those things. You fancy rewording that?

 

Mate you are banging a drum that no one else will even touch. Lennon had a great managerial spell first time round.

Even when Rodgers abandoned ship I'd say Lennon actually turned things round and we won because of Lennon.

Final season he was a car crash and pretty much all on him. What he faced every other person in football faced that year, to a greater or lesser extent. In all honesty I find it embarrassing he keeps on bringing it up.

Still love him but honestly if I met him I'd be rinsing him about his whinging given what he gave out in his day to others.

Others trying to excuse it just makes it more embarrassing.

 

I'd pay so many hundreds of pounds to watch you try and 'rinse' him mate. A Man like him, who has suffered and conquered so much * for our club, the guy would crush you bud. Sorry but he would.

 

Think you should take a break from here mate if that's the * you are coming out with.

You do know rinsing means slagging/kidding on?

I'm well aware of what Lennon has experienced given I have family who grew up with him and experienced exactly the same. He actually came from the posh area if you talk to my cousins. He's far from the only person to have had to live through that and you should apologise for even suggesting that it's just him. Not OK.

Met him and others many a time when he played with us. We never got near crushing each other. Although Ginty's was quite busy on many an occasion.

 

Am sure me 'taking a break from here' would please 99% of the posters on the site mate, but I'll decide on my own terms whether or not to contribute. Unless it's taken out my hands obviously. Thanks for your heartfelt advice though.

Did any of your folk growing up with him..play for, captain and manage Celtic for two decades on and off? And deal with the extreme pressure that comes with it? Fair do's mate.

End of the day.......guy was clipped mid-interview with someone who obviously was pressing him for an answer to a specific question, and he is getting the usual * off clueless * on his case at the first opportunity.

He's done no bad for someone with 'no self awareness' tbf, admit that at least.