A line has hopefully been drawn under the stress Neil Lennon has lived under during the last two years with the conviction of two men found guilty of sending bombs in the post. In a statement, Neil said: This has been a very stressful and difficult time for myself and my family and clearly I am glad that it is over”, before adding, “I will forever be thankful to the Police for the way in which they have handled this matter.”
Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell, added: “No one could imagine the pressure [Neil Lennon] has been under during the past two years. He has coped with this particular episode, last year’s assault and the, at times, seemingly unrelenting attacks from many quarters.
“In my opinion, no-one in Scottish footballing history has had to contend with this level of pressure whilst trying to do their job. Neil Lennon is someone who has shown tremendous character and resilience, and we will continue to support Neil in any way we can.”
This month has been made all the more difficult for Neil Lennon by the sudden death of Paul McBride, also a target of the bombing campaign. Neil Lennon said, “Finally, I would like to mention my good friend Paul McBride. His sad passing remains very raw to those close to him, we continue to miss him dearly and my thoughts remain very much with Paul’s family.”
The SFA have written to Neil Lennon three times since the start of the trial earlier this month to capitalise on perceived transgressions by the Celtic manager while yesterday a former referee used his newspaper column to undermine Neil’s position at Celtic.
These people really do need to get a grip.
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Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork,
They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York,
From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way,
To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
There’s Fallon, Young and Gemmel who proudly wear the green,
There’s Clark, McNeill and Kennedy, the best there’s ever been,
Jim Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, John Divers and John Hughes,
And sixty thousand Celtic fans who proudly shout the news.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
Summa of Sammi/001 @ 9.50 Thanks for your response. I will be in touch in the near future. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Just hearing Provan had a go at Lenny and “class”.
When I was but 14 years old I spent a lot of time drawing a selection of Celtic players. I took my collection up to paradise early one day and got myself a seat at the tunnel as soon as the ground opened.
As the players came off the pitch after their pre-match warm up I got them to sign my drawings. Bonner, McAdam, McLeod and a young Maestro obliged and chatted.
Next in was Provan, I held out the sheet for his autograph.
F**k Off was his reply……..Aye Davie pure class!
Me and my bhoys leaving for Celtic Park. It’s a beautiful day. Ain’t we all lucky? HH.
Team news ……………. Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras
celtic *o* lennon on 1 April, 2012 at 11:11 said:
thats the problem with scottish football, all these clubs only think about today and are only concerned with self interest and money.
football leagues need clubs, not one or two but 10,12,14,16, football leagues need to work together to improve the quality of the league, not just one or two clubs
in scotland, for example, celtic and rangers have dominated the league for 25 years and as a result other clubs, big clubs like hearts, hibs and aberdeen have died a death and that needs to change or the decline witnessed will continue, now i want celtic to win everything, but even i recognise that it would not be good in the long term
i think the spl should start again with a shared understanding and appreciation of each other and let the league grow from there, in 3 years newco ranger will be ready to come back in and will never again be allowed to gamble on the back of european participation
newco and again is an error on my part
I didn’t include him in my team earlier but i’ve a feeling we’ll see Paddy McCourt get some game time today.
Summa of Sammi…. on 1 April, 2012 at 11:24 said:
It’s a measure of the huns idea of success in a season is to delay our title celebrations and also the reason why their club is dying, their hatred of us is more important than putting their grubby little hands in their pockets to do something for their doomed team.
Stupid Stupid huns…
C’mon Celts Let’s do this today with a performance in front of a full and rocking Paradise..
Starry
Hey Mr Brown (St J chairman) stop being so negative.
If TFOD are gone, you have a much better opportunity of winning trophies and you should, if you were any good, be able to attract more fans to your games.
See it as an opportunity.
I see this week as a great opportunity to redefine the acronymn “IA”.
In gets a bit tiresome quoting IA as “In Administration”.
Let’s all enjoy it when it becomes “In Absentia”.
.
bournesouprecipe on 1 April, 2012 at 11:31 said:
Team news ……………. Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras Samaras
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Has Sammi been Dropped..??
Summa
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby:
Mate, I can’t, and wouldn’t, speak for Estadio, but on behalf of all the musical illiterates the world round… cheers, it was obvious really. :-)
Just back from the local shop where I saw the front page of the Sun covered in a story about top SPL referees fiddling tax and expenses. An April fools wind-up or a genuine story, anybody know?
Would like to see this team start, Although i know it wont.
Forster
Matthews
Rogne
Mulgrew
Izzaguirre
Brown
Ledley
McGeouch
Commons
Samaras
Hooper
#Celtic XI: Forster; Lustig, Rogne, Loovens, Mulgrew; Commons, Brown, Ledley, Samaras; Stokes & Hooper (TH)
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#Celtic XI: Forster; Lustig, Rogne, Loovens, Mulgrew; Commons, Brown, Ledley, Samaras; Stokes & Hooper (TH)
Loovens???
No Brozek???
#Celtic subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Izaguirre, K Wilson, Ki, Blackman & McGeouch. (Cha & Wanyama are suspended) (TH)
Why the hell does Glenn Loovens still get a game?
He is out of contract in a few weeks and has been a bit of a chancer since he arrived.
Other than that, good team.
Nope. Thought about it for a few minutes. Still don’t get it. Loovens???
Kit
If I’m useful for something that’ll do me bud!
Brozek??
Never heard of him!!
Does he play for us?
Don’t you mean Llungberg?
Yeah, Ljungberg. That’s who I meant.
My wee mate, who has a good source, called about an hour ago. He told me the huns had won tax case and I must admit I fell for it, until he called back to put me out of my misery, April Fool. Anyway the thing is, I’d texted a few hun pals of mine to tell them the news. It’ll be all over Glasgow by now…….Oh Dear.
hh
Ljungberg. The Polish guy.
Pantaloon duck
The two invisible men!
I wonder what Brozek has done to upset Neil?
Otherwise why sign him?
HH..Sunday times page 5 today details Tory minister settling 4.7 million bill with HMRC..he used an EBT….
Rankers mentioned…HMRC calls EBT s ” disguised income”.. And they will pursue all who used them..
Pass the liquidiser please!!!
Mon the hoops
Loovens from the Broomloan Stand to the Back Four………..Hmmmmm.
Looks like Kelvin Wilson isn’t impressing NL, – Matthews not fit, Lustig time to step up
There’s a buzz about the place.
They Do-do walking away.
WTF??
If Izzy is fit then why is he not starting??
Loovens???
Hail hail
Two things.. ah wanna mak clear.
Ah don’t fancy Loovens..and Commons, is NO USE . oan the Right!
How come Ah hiv noticed that,flaw in Commons Toolkit..and
Lenny Hisnae?
We might be in fur anither Struggle this Afternoon..
and anither Dull Performance, fae oor Players, is no whit
we need.
Kojo
Still , Laughin’ though
why are players playing out of position again.
Anywho still fancy a 3-0 win for the hoops
OK. It’s after 12 now. No more April Fools. You can put the real team up now, Neil. The one without Loovens.
So…
John Mckendrick INITIATED contact with tax advisors and HMRC.
And now there a host of MIB are being investigated by our good friend Hector.
But claims that none of these honest chaps are guilty of anything untoward…no.no. If anything…They are OWED.
And then there’s Mc Oist …..
Dear Lord….Id love to wipe that sleakit sneer off that puss.
Anyway….Lets show em all today.
GBSP
GBNFL
GBGCFC
My carriage is still 5 minutes away ffs!
My mates funeral tomorrow! He had just turned 50 and so i’ll be doing a wee minutes silence today on 50 minutes. You’re welcome to join in.
His name was Peter Carrick. RIP
HH
Ps. he would have wanted a cracking game of football in the sun today so no sad faces!
Kojo on 1 April, 2012 at 11:59
Agree i don’t like Commons on the right but if Forrest is injured and Brown is alongside Ledley in a central role, imo we don’t have anyone else for wide right. I wouldn’t play McGeogh there before an internationalist.
We’ll see
HH
I’m off to the game now but, before I go, I wonder why so many decry the team ahead of the match to be played. We have no idea of the state of fitness of the players, of discipline issues at training, or of who has been impressing at training, so why do we express surprise when one member of our squad gets a game ahead of another?
The only surprise should be if the same team that lost the last two matches was picked again. Lenny’s decried team selections went on a long winning streak. A wee bit more humility in front of his judgement might be no a bad thing.
And before any judgementalist claims they are being censored, you have every right and more to discuss and dissect team line ups; we all do it. It’s the tone of incredulity at Lenny’s stupidness that I cannot stand.
I’d love to see Celtic stuff St. J and prove the detractors wrong but they’re a stuffy side on a good run and I will be delighted with any victory.
Mon the Hoops