Neil Lennon ‘got’ Celtic. He was a rookie appointment, and the early weeks were far from comfortable, a Hampden defeat to Ross County looked like an ominous early sign, but from the start of his first preseason he didn’t look back.
He was a hugely successful Celtic manager in Scotland and in Europe. The Barcelona team of the last six years, possibly the greatest team in history, were at their peak when they visited Celtic Park in November 2012. Neil came up with the game plan which brought Celtic victory and raised our profile across Europe.
What he had to endure off-field during his time at Celtic was atrocious and a blight on our society. But he overcame it. He stuck it out when you or I may have left, and now he leaves on his own terms – an undisputed winner.
More at another time on who next, but if we get a man nearly as capable we will be doing well.
Take care, Neil.
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MICK11
23:14 on
22 May, 2014
Matt McGlone ……………..knows much, much more than he’s letting on.
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Of that, you can be sure.
Re: George Galloway… an odd character, brilliant occasionally and utterly utterly wrong on other occasions.
However, every now and then he absolutely nails it. On recent issues, I think he has been bang on form..
John O’Neil…
Could Have Been Worse..
Kirsty Squawk..!
T4, like Wim the Tim?
And by that I mean from left field.
Morten Wieghorst might be that.
I know he has a Celtic history, hopefully those in charge have a greater knowledge of available managers with the sort of CV we should be looking at.
Dushanbe
To be fair to spiers he said lenny was a good going on very good manager did he no.
Bada, I don’t think he’ll take big Johann. Gparker…probably. Woods….hope no.
T4, Owens Gran is on PL’s quick dial though!
Please no.
Thunder Road..
Ye wanna Know Ma Age,pal?
Why.. Ah am THIRTY NINE…( Whit a Whopper. n Ah don’t mean A Big Hamburger !..ed)
Don’t Look it.. though..( Ye Kin Say THAT . again!..ed)
Funny that!
Ye wid swear Ah wiz Younger!( If Ye wanted a Bung!,, ed)
Nice Chatting,pally.
Kojo
Laudrup and Weighorst ,aye
Kojo,
Your not signing off in in your usual manner as mentioned earlier.
Hope your keeping well.
jude
Hell of a coincidence if he didn`t.
Lenny`s resignation comes across as a sudden decision.
Probably wasn`t.
His long-planned trip to commentate in Brazil?
If big Mjallby knew,did the Board know at that time?
If so,they must have been scouting for a new guy for weeks and Mjallby knew it wasn`t him.
Lenny says he`ll be assisting Celtic to find a replacement.
Perhaps he`s been doing this for a while.
If a new man is named soon,then Lenny`s decision must have been made quite some time ago.
Intriguing.
GM- Agree
Doc – where’s Laudrup?! No Brian….! :-)
T4
Missed STV post-mortem….did Waddell actually say that about chapels and Lawell and Lennon? If so, he has just shown himself up in public as the narrow minded bigot we thought he was…….letter to Celtic in the morning asking that he is banned forthwith.
Kirsty Wark?
Maybe I’ve had a few wines, but she’s no Eshter Rantzen.
Italiabhoy
As I said earlier, who employs people they know will be uncontrollable?
https://twitter.com/tirnaog09/status/469511453859676160/photo/1/large
mmmmmm….
HH
Gold Coast Tom, if you want me to read your tea leafs just ask Paul67 for my email ;)
Trying to keep away from the Managerial thing but…
Neil Francis Lennon…
You Came, You Saw and, You Conquered….
Same again will do me….
MON is not happy with Keano link/speculation to vacant position at CFC.
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/roy-keane-s-club-links-beginning-to-grate-with-o-neill-1.1805889?page=2
LAB hold Sunderland.
Again.
DBB,
Let’s start linking martin to the job!:-)
phyllis dietrichson 22:11
Celtic fans by and large don’t seem to like Celtic managers treating the MSM with the contempt the scmbags deserve. That was a stick with which WGS was regularly beaten “AH DON’T LIKE HOW HE’S A WEE SMART A**E WHEN HE’S IN RHE PAPER”
Coneybhoy 22.22
I have found the notion that Irish people all love, or at least have an interest in Celtic to be absolute codswallop.
I have never met a Dubliner who would not prioritise the EPL over Celtic
Worse than Huns.
T4, Michael no Brian, but both unlikely, but I wouldn’t baulk at that, MW has a very good rep as a coach.
Dearie me,
A racist women on QT talks about how ‘scary’ Russia is. Some burd called Jack compares the Russian leader to Hitler. These liberals don’t even hide their racism.
Interesting that in UK politics, the ‘saying how it is’ stance is seen as a shield for your ‘actual’ politics.
UKIP are using this tactic well. Covering classism and racism under ‘honesty’.
Been done before in the 30s. Boring
Equaly , george galloway tries this ‘telling how it is’ on the left. He is not in the labour party for a reason. Not a bad reason, but he wants to be uncontrolled. Fair enough, but be prepared to take the slings and arrows of the fascists on your own.
Still love ya though
In ireland , politics is a hoot!!
Independants everywhere, from cleaning yer bins to leaving the eu
Waste of time, all local
Main parties are right wing
Labour can’t get in rural areas
Sinn feinn taking socialist vote despite all the murders
Fine gael and finna fail are the same politicallly
Let’s all go to the pub!!
Kelvinbhoy
He most certainly did. Its in print too. Thats why I cant understand why he is still allowed into C P!!
I also see Claudio Ranieri is available ?
McBhoy
If Henke can get 60,000 exuberant Tim bums on seats? I would go for him. Think of the knock on effect, that would create. Frighteningly good. :)
italiabhoy
23:14 on 22 May, 2014
It won’t be Larsson (too risky). It won’t be Moyes (too expensive and independent-minded).
It might be MacKay. And it might be Clarke (think PL would feel he can control both).
Sadly, it might also be Houston (we have a problem), and Coyle (with his Granny as assistant).
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I would wager that there is only a very small percentage chance that Houston or Coyle will be offered the job. The last 3 appointments tell us that we need a man with a strong will to stand up to the pressure of the job and the garbage handed out by the SMSM.
At all costs we must avoid a manager / coach who wants to play Hollywood football , charge forward open at the back, a la BTM.
It’s a no-brainer , if Moyes wants back to work and the opportunity to win some trophies, although he could be waiting for a lower EPL club to come calling.
Coneybhoy,
“British jobs for British people. ”
Racist. Said by Gordon Brown.
I’m available!
John O’Niel, they represent no-one but their own view, misguided as it is.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
23:29 on 22 May, 2014
Unbelievable statement to make on national TV. Will be sending a note to Paradise tomorrow about that.
John o’neill
I think charlie boy of sachs coburg slagged putin in terms of nazis this week. Loads of angles there!
Cowie – ya wee tinker! :-)
T4
Sorry, first part of that was for CowieBhoy.
Thank you Neil and good luck to you and your family. No more looking over your shoulder.
Neil Francis Lennon
Heard shortbread guy today, John Barnes? “A lot of managers would relish the chance to come in and turn things around at Celtic”.
“Turn things around” WTF???
Comparing Putin to Hitler is OTT.
Stalin would be more appropriate. It’s obvious Putin loathes the thought that people who once lived under the oppressive boot of Mother Russia now prefer to do their own thing.
The rebuilding of the Soviet Empire is his aim. If not by military means, then by starving people of gas or bullying them into diplomatic “alliances”.
An odious wee man. Chauvinistic, nationalistic, and anti-democratic. And possibly a self-hating homosexual.
Awe awe Neil’s Backroomers wull Leave . wi Him…
Mjallby..( Whom Ah know that He Knew) Has Already Intimated thae He wull Leave..
the Ither guy…whose Name esapes Me.. simply because..He Is A Complete.. Nonentity. Ah never Considered that He wiz daeing wan Bloody Thing tae Help Us…
wull go tae..
Not Necessarily with Neil.. whetrever He Ma Go.. But..
Yes..
Ah believe it wid be safe tae Say, withoot Fear of Contradiction
that
Alll of Neil’s Little Helpers will Tak tae the aff tae the” Tall n Uncut”.. when Neil Leaves.
Kojo
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