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    It must be heartening for Neil Lennon to hear the fans chanting his name.

    It doesn't happen that often but how he deserves it.

    What a difference a bit of steel makes!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hughio View Post
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    It must be heartening for Neil Lennon to hear the fans chanting his name.

    It doesn't happen that often but how he deserves it.

    What a difference a bit of steel makes!

    Doubters GTF
    What he’s installed at Hibs is nothing short of a miricle in the way we now approach games. It’s a winning mentality for every game. The players are believing in themselves as well. We won’t win them all granted but Neil has brought that bit of steel we needed.

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    What he’s installed at Hibs is nothing short of a miricle in the way we now approach games. It’s a winning mentality for every game. The players are believing in themselves as well. We won’t win them all granted but Neil has brought that bit of steel we needed.

    Exactly

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thecat23 View Post
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    What he’s installed at Hibs is nothing short of a miricle in the way we now approach games. It’s a winning mentality for every game. The players are believing in themselves as well. We won’t win them all granted but Neil has brought that bit of steel we needed.
    This is it for me, a winner who knows how to communicate and gets the best from individual players. Lucky to have him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thecat23 View Post
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    What he’s installed at Hibs is nothing short of a miricle in the way we now approach games. It’s a winning mentality for every game. The players are believing in themselves as well. We won’t win them all granted but Neil has brought that bit of steel we needed.

    He’s done well and I’m glad he’s our manager.

    Describing his work as a ‘miracle’ though is somewhat disrespectful to his predecessor.

    Memories may be short, but I can clearly remember the dark days of summer 2014 and the dispirited squad that Stubbs inherited.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacomo View Post
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    He’s done well and I’m glad he’s our manager.

    Describing his work as a ‘miracle’ though is somewhat disrespectful to his predecessor.

    Memories may be short, but I can clearly remember the dark days of summer 2014 and the dispirited squad that Stubbs inherited.
    Don't go there. Just don't.

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    He’s done well and I’m glad he’s our manager.

    Describing his work as a ‘miracle’ though is somewhat disrespectful to his predecessor.

    Memories may be short, but I can clearly remember the dark days of summer 2014 and the dispirited squad that Stubbs inherited.
    I remember the shock that Butcher got when LD invited him in for a "chat". The arrogant pr#ck probably thought it was a rebuilding discussion and he was certainly correct, it was just that he wasn't part of the future. That one action stamped her authority as a genuine Chief Executive and let it be known that such a standard would not be tolerated. Alan Stubbs and now NL have taken that performance expectation on board and moved the club massively forward in terms of what is demanded / expected of players. And I think it's brilliant!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Is It On.... View Post
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    I remember the shock that Butcher got when LD invited him in for a "chat". The arrogant pr#ck probably thought it was a rebuilding discussion and he was certainly correct, it was just that he wasn't part of the future. That one action stamped her authority as a genuine Chief Executive and let it be known that such a standard would not be tolerated. Alan Stubbs and now NL have taken that performance expectation on board and moved the club massively forward in terms of what is demanded / expected of players. And I think it's brilliant!!
    Not going to lie, I'd fallen into the fatalistic "we'll never sack Butcher" mindset because to do so would've been - in my mind at the time - too much of an ego dent for Petrie to stomach.

    Boy, was it a delight to read the headlines that LD had told that dinosaur to get to ****.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacomo View Post
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    He’s done well and I’m glad he’s our manager.

    Describing his work as a ‘miracle’ though is somewhat disrespectful to his predecessor.

    Memories may be short, but I can clearly remember the dark days of summer 2014 and the dispirited squad that Stubbs inherited.
    I’m taking nothing away from Stubbs I was one of Stubbs biggest fans. If it wasn’t for him our club wouldn’t be where it is now. What I’m saying is under Lennon Hibs are harder to beat than under Stubbs while still playing some very good football. Lennon is tougher and I think it shows on the park as well.

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    I’m taking nothing away from Stubbs I was one of Stubbs biggest fans. If it wasn’t for him our club wouldn’t be where it is now. What I’m saying is under Lennon Hibs are harder to beat than under Stubbs while still playing some very good football. Lennon is tougher and I think it shows on the park as well.
    He has brought a hard edge and has shown by his treatment of Stokes in particular that he will not tolerate anyone who does not show the same professionalism as he does. But Alan Stubbs inherited an utter shambles and had to start from scratch, NL picked up a fairly settled team and took it forward. I believe they deserve equal credit and thanks.

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    I'm sure Neil got a big boost from the majority of the stadium singing his name last Friday night. Very well deserved. He's changed the mentality of the Club and we are so much more resilient now in games.

    The way our defenders played on Friday was immense. Lennon has instilled self-belief in the likes of Hanlon and Louie in particular. McGregor was a tower of strength and Efe was very impressive.

    We go into derbies now with an expectation of winning. Stubbs restored our pride but Lennon has given us strength and self-belief.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hughio View Post
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    It must be heartening for Neil Lennon to hear the fans chanting his name.

    It doesn't happen that often but how he deserves it.

    What a difference a bit of steel makes!

    Doubters GTF
    Spot on mate. 👍

    He is a brilliant manager and tactician. A true gent.

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    His decision to totally rebuild our strike force in January showed he knows where we were failing but was also ruthless enough to act.


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    His decision to totally rebuild our strike force in January showed he knows where we were failing but was also ruthless enough to act.


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    In a way it was forced on him by Stokes but to be fair he identified Murray WS not quite good enough.

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    At the time I was actually willing to give Butcher the year to get rid of the imposters in the team and build his own one.

    I don't want to contemplate even for a nano second where we would be if that masterplan had went ahead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IGRIGI View Post
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    At the time I was actually willing to give Butcher the year to get rid of the imposters in the team and build his own one.

    I don't want to contemplate even for a nano second where we would be if that masterplan had went ahead.

    Well I’m looking forward to next season. It’s been a rough few years but I’m confident that we will win promotion back into the Championship.

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    Well I’m looking forward to next season. It’s been a rough few years but I’m confident that we will win promotion back into the Championship.
    😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by jacomo View Post
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    Well I’m looking forward to next season. It’s been a rough few years but I’m confident that we will win promotion back into the Championship.
    We managed to stay in League 1?

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    Its a win win. We're lucky to have him and he's lucky to be managing Hibs one of the 4 biggest clubs in the country. His hands were tied at Bolton but i think he's an excellent manager.

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    The difference with Lennon is that no matter who were playing, I'm confident we can get a win. We might not always get the wins, but there's that belief in our ability we can

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    Quote Originally Posted by Souter96Mac View Post
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    The difference with Lennon is that no matter who were playing, I'm confident we can get a win. We might not always get the wins, but there's that belief in our ability we can

    You’re just copying Big Marv here!


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    You’re just copying Big Marv here!

    You caught me.. But it's the same with the fans too. Before we got relegated, there were games we were beat before a ball was even kicked

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    I wish we had a proper song for him that we sing at every game.

    United we stand here....

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    I wish we had a proper song for him that we sing at every game.
    What about this one?

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    He's now surpassed Mowbray in my eyes. When he wins the title (or the 18/19 Europa league) I'll be able to compare him properly to the short-lived Tommy Craig regime.

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    I think this will be a very important summer for Lennon, as he’s mostly been fairly fortunate to have inherited some great players from Stubbs. I’m not criticising him, as he’s got us in a great position and is a fantastic motivator and tactician, but it would be good if we could get some permanent players who will make an impact and approach the summer with a bit more long term planning. Especially if any of McGinn/McGeough/Allan/McLaren/Barker/Kamberi are away.

    Ambrose and Marciano aside, his permanent signings have been either temporary stop gaps, average or poor, and the other successes are currently on loan.

    Chris Humphrey
    Brian Graham
    Grant Holt
    Chris Commons
    Scott Gallacher
    Andrew Shinnie
    Brian McLean
    Ross Laidlaw
    Neal Eardley
    Vykintas Slivka
    Deivydas Matulevicius
    Steven Whittaker
    Danny Swanson
    Cammy Bell
    Simon Murray
    Anthony Stokes
    Faycal Rherras

    The above have all either left under a season or made a limited first team impact. A bit more forward planning would be nice, as when Lennon finally does leave, it would be nice to have more continuety.

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