‘They’ want to get rid of him. Not all of them, by any measure, I’ve seen Neil Lennon welcomed as an old friend by some whose allegiances lie a long way from Celtic Park, but to some he represents an opportunity to indulge in the kind of prejudice which was once widely accepted in Scotland.
In this instance I’m not talking about the idiot football fans, there are lots of idiot football fans, just waiting for an opportunity to present their credentials. You can meet them wearing any colours. The people who showed their true colours today were in charge of stewarding guests at Tynecastle – and Neil Lennon was a guest.
It’s a horrible place. The day the flats are built cannot come soon enough. I expect a robust response from Aberdeen, as well as life bans. I expect nothing from Hearts.
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At least Aberdeen have issued a pretty firm statement. The silence from Hearts and SFA is deafening.
The vitriol to graham spiers surprises me. I thought his condemnation was fairly unequivocal. In my opinion there are far worse out there.
ACGR
Only Aberden have commented
Goodnight and GOD bless the Celtic family.
fourgreenfields
23:12 on 1 February, 2014
We certainly WILL never be defeated……..in fact we won our latest MAJOR victory last year, so bring it on…..
ACGR
Aberdeen have made a statement, scroll back a page or so.
Pedro….
I think ideally a joint statement by the clubs before the game is played would be best.
Spier’s was asked what did Neil do to “attract” abuse.
His response was. He’s Irish (didn’t know you could do that), he’s catholic (can you do that?), he’s feisty, he’s controversial.
Still don’t see much doing.
Spiers picked the wrong word tonight. It was perhaps laziness. Perhaps not. Just force of habit. Afterall the rest of Scotland knows Neil brings it on himself. Easy for Spiers to go with the flow. Neil does something (what?) and others respond. “Bleedin’ obvious”.
Speirs …all shit smells ..some worse than others
Talking up Speirs is turd polishing
lisbon lions upper
23:17 on 1 February, 2014
Fully agree with you on Graham Spiers….!!!!!!!!
Justafan
Hahaha!
Just testin
B-)
Speirs shat himself- doesn’t have the balls to identify the ” elephant in the room” – on shortbread tonight said he didn’t have the facts about today’s incident but hinted about how Neil brings it on himself!!!!- complete and utter shitebag!! Sorry -hh
ACGR
save you done some scrolling :))
just lifted from aberdeen fc website
Following the allegations of spitting and missiles being directed at Celtic manager Neil Lennon at Tynecastle this afternoon, an AFC spokesperson commented.
“The support we enjoyed at Tynecastle was absolutely fantastic and helped to create an incredible atmosphere that the manager and players acknowledged played a major part in what was wonderful day and occasion for Aberdeen Football Club.
“However, it would appear that a tiny minority within the Main Stand behaved in a manner that is completely unacceptable and has absolutely no place in football and we would urge anyone who has any information as to the identity of those responsible to get in touch with the Club in order that appropriate action can be taken.”
Spiers just confirming that anti-Irish/ Catholic mentality isn’t the reserve of the sash wearing knuckle draggers.
Even posh boy, mental masturbators can be conditioned.
Assaults, bombs, bullets, coins, death threats, extremists, fanatics Gorgie huns injury jealously kkk LENNON madness nutcases orangies propaganda quintessential rangers ia sevconians , thesfa uda venom wicked xray yell zombies..
One love One Neil Unrepentantly CELTIC
Just watched the final scintillating , depressing episodes of The Bridge on Beeb 4 . Miles better than the first series and the final series of The Killing.
And then I read Paul’s article on this thread. Not always agreed with what you write Paul but that was magnificent. I’ve been to Tyney’s main stand. Enough of this filth.
Was feeling happy this morning. Sapphire anniversary of my first trip to Paradise, some good craic on the blog at the end of a window which keeps thing interesting and some contact with some old friends.
And then suddenly it’s 3 years ago. Nothing now will surprise me about how disgusting people in this country can be.
And I’m a happy go lucky , jazz and punk loving Dylan worshipping old Tim
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
67heaven … i am neil lennon, supporting wee oscar..!!.. ibrox belongs to the creditors
I LOVE MY CLUB AND I LOVE MY PEOPLE ( AND I AM NEIL LENNON )
Good night all
Remember in the midst of all this shit.
To pray and keep the thoughts of Tom, his brother and his family.
HH PC67
Pity about speirs…
He could, he can…he equivocates.
Not good enough, not nearly good enough
Johann Murdoch
Dead right ….the guys a Sherman Tank …why CFC fans are trying to justify him …I’ve no idea
I personally took Speir’s comments as a comment on the prejudices held by others . Not that they were his own views.
Any Statement from the club with Neils Approval should be read out when the SKY cameras are there feckin walk onto the centre circle with a microphone and read it out and shame the lot of them.
rantovercsc
leftclick we are all neil lennon
Spot on mate .
HH
Neil Lennon – Something Inside So Strong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-g1ePpGBYM
PFayr
” Talking up Speirs is turd polishing ”
Kwality ma mhan >}
HH
Has anyone got winning captains e mail addy ?
HH
Spiers’ trouble us he likes to troll on Twitter, throwing something vague out there so he can stimulate a reaction and reel them in.
Unfortunately for him tonight was a night for unambiguous condemnation without any mitigation but he misjudged this and is now kopping the flak.
C’mon Celtic PLC, protect your employees and attack and sink the bigots and racists.
“It is not those who can inflict the most but those who can endure the most who will conquer.” God bless Neil Francis Lennon.
Read back as advised and see that Aberdeen have put out as minimal a statement as it possible, was it sent by a text or twitter. Pathetic and nowhere near enough.
It’s times like this that the GB will be missed. They would have been up through the night making an appropriate banner for display at tomorrows game.
It’s about time Celtic grew some balls and went for the jugular of the press, the SFA and all these fannies on the radio.
fourgreenfields
23:21 on 1 February, 2014
Chuckie …….AND MY SONS HAVE SONS, AS BRAVE AS WERE THEIR FATHERS…
“NegAnon2
23:10 on
1 February, 2014
Italiabhoy to be fair to spiers he is calling it bigotry without saying those words…..”
A very charitable attitude to some one who is no great friend of Celtic, funnily enough your charitable attitude does not extend to Celtic
“NegAnon2
22:08 on
1 February, 2014
Goldstar10 I am disgusted by today’s events. In fact I feel totally deflated by them. It’s confirmation of our isolation. I really feel for Neil too.
That’s why I am equally disgusted by those who run our club. Neil is famous and has people to defend him. But our club and many of our supporters have allowed young and vulnerable supporters to be criminalised and victimised. Sadly they don’t have the resources of Neil to defend themselves.”
TET
I think david@cqnmagazine.co.uk ?
hail Hail
Funny thing is I’ve read that Aberdeen statement a few times now and haven’t came across the words ‘ sorry Mr Lennon ‘ yet.
Funny that
leftclick we are all neil lennon
23:25 on 1 February, 2014
Thanks for posting that , brilliant mate , absolutely brilliant.
HH
ET
I’d say bt will I’ll ask ✊
As someone remarked earlier. Speirs is a more feminine soundalike to Mr Ruth the tory king in Scotland.
“Journalism is “a low trade and a habit worse than heroin, a strange seedy world of misfits and drunkards and failures.”
― Hunter S. Thompson.
Sports journalists doubly so.
It’s a sad day when a football manager can’t watch a game due to being spat on. Imagine the outrage if this happened to anyone but Neil. Yet somehow a man quietly doing his job scouting future opposition is “bringing it upon himself”.
And to think that the guys who did this to Lenny today are probably the same sanctimonious, self righteous a-holes who claim to be so much better than us west coast types. Aye right.
Celtic should be kicking up an absolute sh1t storm with hearts and the police about this, that’s twice now he’s been attacked at that midden.