NEIL LENNON is set to face Celtic fans for the first time since leaving the club in February.
1st Star have confirmed they’ve booked the former Celtic manager for a Q&A alongside his former midfielder partner Paul Lambert.
The Hoops manager has been on a ‘nothing was my fault’ media tour this summer with regards to Celtic’s incredible collapse under his watch. There were mitigating factors for sure, but the culture at the club and the professionalism cultivated by Brendan Rodgers was all but gone by the time Neil left the post.
It will be interesting to see how the night goes. The bhoys at 1st Star could be in for a colourful evening if some fans attend in order to put difficult questions to the Irishman.
However, there are a group of Celtic fans who believe Neil can do no wrong because he’s one of us – those are the most likely to attend such an event.
The personal abuse levelled at the manager was shocking at times but the measured criticism of his Celtic tenure the second time around was absolutely fair game.
Paul Lambert was outspoken about Neil Lennon last season to the extent he called up Stan Petrov to call him out for suggesting Lennon should step aside on a podcast.
Lambert believed the hysteria of Glasgow was punishing Neil Lennon and bought into the entitled fan nonsense being touted by many.
The idea Celtic fans were simply distraught because they weren’t guaranteed the title is a misleading narrative. The supporters witnessed the wheels coming off the bus very early on and implored the decision makers at the club to make difficult calls.
Celtic fans will back the manager and team if the signs are there they can turn things around – last season that was never the case.
Neil Lennon should know that more than most, for when he lost the league on the final day of his first full managerial season – the fans stayed after the game to applaud and encourage him because he was building something.
We wish the bhoys at 1st Star all the best with this event.
A nonsense article from an entitled fan
But think about this he Neil Lennon was hang out to dry no other manager would have taken the Celtic job Lennon took the job and did 9 and got the Quadruple Treble over the line he had to give the players the chance to do 10 but like other 10 attempts before failed to do so…
We may never see a Quadruple Treble ever again and that was something very very Special and that stands up there side by side with the best ever etched in the HISTORY OF CELTIC FC
Neil Lennon took the job at first ask. CELTIC 2 – 1 BARCA. We were all Neil Lennon, stood to applaud Neil (and Co) And did a parkwide Huddle vs Motherwell, whilst huns won their last league before implosion. Stood by Neil (and Co) After his ‘this is not the end its the beginning speach. Neil we loved you. But things did go wrong. You left and did Hibernian a favour (then left then destitute) and came back after St Brendan left. Things were never the same, as before Brendan came or after.
Shame, but shi7e happens. We appogise. (well a bit) and so should you.
Imagine Lenny got ill before last season and Ange came in early with that inherited squad..top players injured, or burned out or desperate to get out…Not easy..Lenny figured going for 10 should have been paramount to any true Celt..we just didn’t have many…