Neil Lennon Interview

[et vireta]

Just finished reading article in The Scotsman which is an interview with Neil Lennon.

What an open, honest and at times inspiring piece !

Neil could become one of the great Hibs managers and lead us to further glory. I also feel with him at the helm we are now thinking and acting again as a big club.

Lets all do our bit and get as much money as we can to give Neil Lennon to get in the players to take us to another level.

If more people signed up to HSL and paid even the minimum per month of £7.73 his transfer war chest would be improved.

Let Neil compete against Cathro without having one hand tied up behind his back.

Come on Hibbys lets do it for Neil and for Hibs !

[Greenworld]

Link?

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[Greenworld]

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/championship/interview-neil-lennon-on-trainspotting-and-a-cup-sequel-bid-1-4350987

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[Heisenberg]

Very good read. Interesting to note he had to change his approach which resulted in taking the players out to bring them and him closer together, also that his use of the hairdryer treatment was ineffective because the players potentially expected that from him.

I've definitely warmed to Lennon as the season has progressed.

[Just Alf]

Very good read. Interesting to note he had to change his approach which resulted in taking the players out to bring them and him closer together, also that his use of the hairdryer treatment was ineffective because the players potentially expected that from him.

I've definitely warmed to Lennon as the season has progressed.


A good read indeed :aok:

[ano hibby]

Well worth a read.
Expect some Portuguese signings :)

[SirDavidsNapper]

Good read. Seems a decent bloke and comes across well. I think he's starting to see what this club is all about and it's maybe surprised him a bit. I was a bit sceptical a few weeks ago but things seem to be clicking. Could end up being a cracking manager for us.

[Canon Hannan]

Just finished reading article in The Scotsman which is an interview with Neil Lennon.

What an open, honest and at times inspiring piece !

Neil could become one of the great Hibs managers and lead us to further glory. I also feel with him at the helm we are now thinking and acting again as a big club.

Lets all do our bit and get as much money as we can to give Neil Lennon to get in the players to take us to another level.

If more people signed up to HSL and paid even the minimum per month of £7.73 his transfer war chest would be improved.

Let Neil compete against Cathro without having one hand tied up behind his back.

Come on Hibbys lets do it for Neil and for Hibs !

Our manager is Hibs class.

[JimBHibees]

Really good read. Actually really like him, open, honest and intelligent. We are fortunate he is the manager of our great club IMO.

[Scorrie]

A great read and I really hope he stays for the long term. Confirms what we know about Darren McGregor as well!

[Canon Hannan]

Really good read. Actually really like him, open, honest and intelligent. We are fortunate he is the manager of our great club IMO.

Been saying that for months Jim and ripped to bits for it! Maybe they have changed their views or have underlying reasons themselves. Could name them but maybe they will come forward to confession 🙏😂

[tamig]

Been saying that for months Jim and ripped to bits for it! Maybe they have changed their views or have underlying reasons themselves. Could name them but maybe they will come forward to confession 🙏😂

I think there's only a pretty small number of doubters on here to be fair, albeit they can be quite vocal at times.

[mjhibby]

What Lennon has had to put up with is nothing short of scandalous but he seems to be happy at his work and is focussed on winning the league and defending the cup. Seems to be more thoughtful now hes away from the Glasgow goldfish bowl. Hopefully he sees hibs as challenging at the top end of the SPL and in later stages of the cups although Celtic seem on a different planet to everybody else. If/when we go up it could be very interesting to see what players he could bring in as he obviously had loads of contacts. A very enjoyable and interesting interview.

[Super_JMcGinn]

What Lennon has had to put up with is nothing short of scandalous but he seems to be happy at his work and is focussed on winning the league and defending the cup. Seems to be more thoughtful now hes away from the Glasgow goldfish bowl. Hopefully he sees hibs as challenging at the top end of the SPL and in later stages of the cups although Celtic seem on a different planet to everybody else. If/when we go up it could be very interesting to see what players he could bring in as he obviously had loads of contacts. A very enjoyable and interesting interview.

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

[Alfiembra]

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

Thought it was a good article, and he does finish by saying he feels very priveliged to be manager.

[sleeping giant]

Thanks for the link.

Great wee read

[H18 SFR]

Brilliant interview, I've said it all along, long before he came to us that he is a very articulate individual.

I like his point about 11 Darren McGregors - can you actually imagine the passion and drive in a team like that?

[hibbysam]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

So you don't think we, as a club, are lucky to have a manager of the calibre of Neil Lennon in charge? Strange.

[Baw187]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

I get the sense he realises that but of course, we will be lucky if this continues to develop in to the good match up between club and manager as it appears to be. I think he gets us and what it means to be at Hibs and the culture of our club. And he buys in to it which is what we've missed with a lot of previous managers.

[JimBHibees]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

Never really liked him as a player but would have loved him in our team however can't really remember his antics you talk about. If standing up to mccoist is one then good on him IMO. You don't appear to appreciate that he has had to put up with some of the worst forms of hatred in this country. Personally think he comes over well.

[Brunswickbill]

Didn't realise that it was called dog poo in muirhouse.

[Canon Hannan]

Never really liked him as a player but would have loved him in our team however can't really remember his antics you talk about. If standing up to mccoist is one then good on him IMO. You don't appear to appreciate that he has had to put up with some of the worst forms of hatred in this country. Personally think he comes over well.

Jim you are wasting your time on SirDavidofGray previously Gail but changed the name. That person has Rangers friends and comes
from Falkirk area. There is a strong anti Catholic feeling out there which is the shame of Scotland. Our manager is respected by the vast majority of Hibs fans and hopefully we can keep him as he has potential to lead the mighty Hibees onwards 👍
What he suffered in the past is scandalous and some of the Sevco orientated people will always find ways to blame the man himself instead of the hate itself. Let's not hide from the fact he was hated for being Captain of NI a Catholic and Celtic player. Respect to him for playing through the hurdles and hate until in the end his family and himself were threatened with murder! But then trying to get SirDavidofGray/Gail to admit this is harder than getting a Jambo to wish us well when we play them soon. Like most on here I am glad he is our manager and respect his battle with his depression and the wider hate in Scottish society. A hero of mine and a Hibby 👍

[Betty Boop]

Been saying that for months Jim and ripped to bits for it! Maybe they have changed their views or have underlying reasons themselves. Could name them but maybe they will come forward to confession 🙏😂

Aw dry your eyes people have different opinions get over yourself.

[chrisski33]

A good read and glad hes our manager.

[bigwheel]

Been saying that for months Jim and ripped to bits for it! Maybe they have changed their views or have underlying reasons themselves. Could name them but maybe they will come forward to confession [emoji120][emoji23]

Your support of Lennon hasn't wavered since he come in ...in fact well before we saw anything in the team performance to give a sense that he was getting there...So it always felt a bit "blind" loyalty tbh...delighted to see him starting to make some progress...look forward to seeing it continue..


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[WhileTheChief..]

Yet another fantastic interview.

He absolutely gets us. Top man.

[Canon Hannan]

Your support of Lennon hasn't wavered since he come in ...in fact well before we saw anything in the team performance to give a sense that he was getting there...So it always felt a bit "blind" loyalty tbh...delighted to see him starting to make some progress...look forward to seeing it continue..


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Having good football connections and been involved for long enough to see quality. That's my reason my friend. But will happily take blind loyalty as a compliment.

[Elephant Stone]

Not enjoying hearing "the league is the priority". Heard that a few times now. Obviously getting promoted is more important than winning the cup this season but do we need to prioritise? If we beat Hearts then (barring any quarter final replays) we'd have an extra two games at most to play in the cup before the Championship season finishes.

As far as ambition, preparation and desire go I hope we're looking at the league and the cup in the same way. I want to win it again and we're good enough to win it again.

[Nicho87]

But the league was the priority last season and we still won the cup. Managers have to keep players focused on there week to week games. Once the cup is here i cant see lennon or the players for one second if we lose, oh well. Come on now.

[bigwheel]

Having good football connections and been involved for long enough to see quality. That's my reason my friend. But will happily take blind loyalty as a compliment.

Well Father Edward Hannan...I hope your judgement turns out to be spot on...I still have a wee question mark over the quality of the whole coaching team, compared to last year...rather than any Lennon concerns....



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[heretoday]

He's a clever man and a disciplined one. He's had some horrendous things to cope with and has surmounted them.

Personally, I'm glad he's in the job rather than Stubbsy, bless him.

[SRHibs]

Being Catholic is no reason to dislike someone, and vice versa. The sooner people stop bringing up religion on this forum the better. It's only a few who do so now, to be fair.

As for Lennon, I'm in the same boat as most; disliked him then, like him now. Not necessarily just because he's the Hibs manager (although that helps) but he seems to have matured a bit and generally comes across as likeable in the media now.

[Keith_M]

Jim you are wasting your time on SirDavidofGray previously Gail but changed the name. That person has Rangers friends and comes
from Falkirk area. There is a strong anti Catholic feeling out there which is the shame of Scotland. Our manager is respected by the vast majority of Hibs fans and hopefully we can keep him as he has potential to lead the mighty Hibees onwards 👍
What he suffered in the past is scandalous and some of the Sevco orientated people will always find ways to blame the man himself instead of the hate itself. Let's not hide from the fact he was hated for being Captain of NI a Catholic and Celtic player. Respect to him for playing through the hurdles and hate until in the end his family and himself were threatened with murder! But then trying to get SirDavidofGray/Gail to admit this is harder than getting a Jambo to wish us well when we play them soon. Like most on here I am glad he is our manager and respect his battle with his depression and the wider hate in Scottish society. A hero of mine and a Hibby 👍


I'm no great fan of Gail's comments but she does have a point with some of his past actions. The Referee's strike was almost solely down to his Celtc minded paranoia, which he seemed to buy into big style when he was there.

I have no issues with him being Hibs manager and nothing against him personally but let's not sweep past events under the carpet and cry bigotry at every turn.

[monktonharp]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

.do expand, on the antics you refer to:confused: If you are talking about the nose to nose situation with Mc Coist, who knows what was said to him? that is the only "antic" I can remember other than a half wit trying to assault him at the wongadome?

[Glorious St Pat]

Jim you are wasting your time on SirDavidofGray previously Gail but changed the name. That person has Rangers friends and comes
from Falkirk area. There is a strong anti Catholic feeling out there which is the shame of Scotland. Our manager is respected by the vast majority of Hibs fans and hopefully we can keep him as he has potential to lead the mighty Hibees onwards 👍
What he suffered in the past is scandalous and some of the Sevco orientated people will always find ways to blame the man himself instead of the hate itself. Let's not hide from the fact he was hated for being Captain of NI a Catholic and Celtic player. Respect to him for playing through the hurdles and hate until in the end his family and himself were threatened with murder! But then trying to get SirDavidofGray/Gail to admit this is harder than getting a Jambo to wish us well when we play them soon. Like most on here I am glad he is our manager and respect his battle with his depression and the wider hate in Scottish society. A hero of mine and a Hibby 👍

Spot on Hannan. Ex Cardinal O'Brien was spot on IMO when he talked about bigotry in Scotland - pointing the finger of blame at those who spout anti-Catholic sentiment.

[Keith_M]

do expand, on the antics you refer to:confused: If you are talking about the nose to nose situation with Mc Coist, who knows what was said to him? that is the only "antic" I can remember other than a half wit trying to assault him at the wongadome?


See my comment above.

[givescotlandfreedom]

do expand, on the antics you refer to:confused: If you are talking about the nose to nose situation with Mc Coist, who knows what was said to him? that is the only "antic" I can remember other than a half wit trying to assault him at the wongadome?

NL as celtic player/boss could be a bawbag. I seem to recall him as a player trying to rile Sauzee and successfully shouting at the ref to send him off over nothing. Another example was him as celtic boss mouthing off into the Hibs support when Emilio Izaguirre tried to get Ivan sent off by pretending Sproule had him in the face right in front of the dugout. Sproule hadn't touched him. The Hibs fans had every right or be angry about it and NL did himself no favours by spending large sections of the game trying to noise up the Hibs support. Not a huge deal and it doesn't affect how I feel about him now, just saying he could be an arse at times and noticing that doesn't automatically make someone a bigot.

[Jack Hackett]

Neil Lennon....Hibs Manager!






Pinch me :not worth

[Lago]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.

A somewhat grudging endorsement of our manager from you, but then that has been your position from the start.

[jacomo]

A somewhat grudging endorsement of our manager from you, but then that has been your position from the start.

It doesn't matter what other people think, only what NL thinks.

And he says it's a privilege to be our manager - good enough for me.

[Rougier45]

Neil Lennon as a celtic player / manager was a guy I couldn't stand, some of his antics were nothing short of disgraceful imo and he should have known better that his actions had far reaching consequences away from the football field.

As Hibernian manager I wish him nothing short of huge success but I would suggest he is the one lucky to be managing our great club and not the other way around as some seem to think.



What antics ?

[marinello59]

What antics ?

He showed passion.

[Rougier45]

Exactly if anyone is anti Lennon can they keep it to themselves this is a site for Hibs supporters

[hfc rd]

I'm glad this guy is our manager. Don't give a crap about his Celtic connections. If he does the business at Hibs, which he's doing right now, then that will do me.

[southsider]

I'm glad this guy is our manager. Don't give a crap about his Celtic connections. If he does the business at Hibs, which he's doing right now, then that will do me.
And me. Installed a winning mentality into our team. Knows his job and am delighted he is at ER.

[Hi Heid Yin]

My respect for Lennon grows deeper with every passing win and stretching of our lead at the top of the league. If he can maintan our recent domination of the Jambos and put them out the cup (again!) I'm sure his remaining doubters will come onboard.

[pacoluna]

My respect for Lennon grows deeper with every passing win and stretching of our lead at the top of the league. If he can maintan our recent domination of the Jambos and put them out the cup (again!) I'm sure his remaining doubters will come onboard.

I find it hard to believe there are still any doubters, if so it's obviously a personal dislike.

[chrisski33]

Jim you are wasting your time on SirDavidofGray previously Gail but changed the name. That person has Rangers friends and comes
from Falkirk area. There is a strong anti Catholic feeling out there which is the shame of Scotland. Our manager is respected by the vast majority of Hibs fans and hopefully we can keep him as he has potential to lead the mighty Hibees onwards 👍
What he suffered in the past is scandalous and some of the Sevco orientated people will always find ways to blame the man himself instead of the hate itself. Let's not hide from the fact he was hated for being Captain of NI a Catholic and Celtic player. Respect to him for playing through the hurdles and hate until in the end his family and himself were threatened with murder! But then trying to get SirDavidofGray/Gail to admit this is harder than getting a Jambo to wish us well when we play them soon. Like most on here I am glad he is our manager and respect his battle with his depression and the wider hate in Scottish society. A hero of mine and a Hibby 👍

Thats tosh about there being alot of hate towards Catholics in the Falkirk area. I live there and theres no hatred

[Canon Hannan]

Thats tosh about there being alot of hate towards Catholics in the Falkirk area. I live there and theres no hatred

Obviously not one then. West Lothian and Falkirk area is Sevco Central. I lived in Bo'ness and it was shocking. 4 primary schools marching at fair day with people booing young catholic kids aged 7 and 8. Plus little girls being spat on by parents for wearing a green uniform. It is Scotlands shame and the haters are out there. But this is a Hibs forum and I would rather talk about that. It's something we need to eradicate and not ignore.

[jabis]

NL as celtic player/boss could be a bawbag. I seem to recall him as a player trying to rile Sauzee and successfully shouting at the ref to send him off over nothing. Another example was him as celtic boss mouthing off into the Hibs support when Emilio Izaguirre tried to get Ivan sent off by pretending Sproule had him in the face right in front of the dugout. Sproule hadn't touched him. The Hibs fans had every right or be angry about it and NL did himself no favours by spending large sections of the game trying to noise up the Hibs support. Not a huge deal and it doesn't affect how I feel about him now, just saying he could be an arse at times and noticing that doesn't automatically make someone a bigot.

Glad he's our manager.

[SuperAllyMcleod]

Being Catholic is no reason to dislike someone, and vice versa. The sooner people stop bringing up religion on this forum the better. It's only a few who do so now, to be fair.

As for Lennon, I'm in the same boat as most; disliked him then, like him now. Not necessarily just because he's the Hibs manager (although that helps) but he seems to have matured a bit and generally comes across as likeable in the media now.

I'm confused, disliking someone is no reason to be catholic? [emoji45]

I do agree that religion is a decision for each individual and has no place on a football forum.

I also agree with your Lennon comments - I'd actually started to warm to him in his final season with Celtic - I felt he started to show more maturity at that point - possibly the removal of The Rangers from the top division helped.

[bingo70]

There's been times I've been ciritical of him and I admit to losing my nerve when Utd caught us.

I'm completely won over now though, and not just because of this very good article.

Beat hearts in the cup and get us promoted and there won't be one doubter left imo.

[Lago]

I'm glad this guy is our manager. Don't give a crap about his Celtic connections. If he does the business at Hibs, which he's doing right now, then that will do me.
Me too, best bit of business LD did in convincing him to come to Hibs. Fully expect him to take us up as league winners, hopefully he will decide to stay with Hibs in the long term.

[SRHibs]

I'm confused, disliking someone is no reason to be catholic? [emoji45]

I do agree that religion is a decision for each individual and has no place on a football forum.

I also agree with your Lennon comments - I'd actually started to warm to him in his final season with Celtic - I felt he started to show more maturity at that point - possibly the removal of The Rangers from the top division helped.

I've just realised how badly I worded that first sentence. Oops. Basically someone's (Lennon in this case) religion should be an utter irrelevance when it comes to what they're judged on.

[wookie70]

I was uncertain about Lennon's appointment at the time. Two thirds of the way through the season I think I have maybe moved from 50/50 to 60/40 in his favour. The league is far worse than last year and I think we are pretty much the same as last year. Stubbs would have been 55/45 in my opinion at this time last year. We were 5 points behind the Rangers around now and given the relative spending power than was probably doing a decent job. I would view our league form as similar this year and the 8 point gap is maybe a bit better than par for our spending power over UTD.

Fast forward a few weeks though and I was "stick with Stubbs till the end of the year but he has to go then". After the Cup I was back to being about 50/50.

Lennon's job is to get the favourites to win the league. He is certainly doing his job and starting to perform at a higher than expected level. Hopefully, by the end of the year we have won the league comfortably and have had a good cup run in 1 of the 4 we competed in. At that point Lennon could be viewed as a success and we could start to think about a good top league season. Long way to go before that but I hope for us he is successful. I also hope he is successful as he seems a very decent guy and speaks very well about football and Hibs.

[Super_JMcGinn]

Being Catholic is no reason to dislike someone, and vice versa. The sooner people stop bringing up religion on this forum the better. It's only a few who do so now, to be fair.

As for Lennon, I'm in the same boat as most; disliked him then, like him now. Not necessarily just because he's the Hibs manager (although that helps) but he seems to have matured a bit and generally comes across as likeable in the media now.

There's only 1 poster who brings up the catholic theme regularly on here and it is out of order if you ask me. I've put it on ignore before I say something I regret.

[Super_JMcGinn]

He showed passion.

When he played at ER against us I don't think we viewed his behaviour as passion. I remember one game where he got to Broonie or Thommo when we were 2-0 up and got 1 of them sent off.

He was forever at referees and I for one wouldn't put him as a role model for any youngsters out there. You can show passion without abusing fellow pros and referees.

[CropleyWasGod]

Spot on Hannan. Ex Cardinal O'Brien was spot on IMO when he talked about bigotry in Scotland - pointing the finger of blame at those who spout anti-Catholic sentiment.

You'll forgive me if I don't use O'Brien as a moral compass.

[guthrie01]

I'll admit to being a doubter in his management skills for the period of games where we went on a stretch of winless games. Felt he needed to step up and show his worth at the Falkirk and United games which in fairness he did to a great extent. I am now confident in his ability to get us promoted to the top league and will support him 100%

Think his real strengths will show next season, and do hope he gets the boards full support in signing his targets. We can really build onto something great with the club in it's current state and I do believe he is the right man to help us in doing so.

[CropleyWasGod]

He showed passion.

He also showed his beer belly after a European game. Now THAT was an antic....:greengrin

[CropleyWasGod]

Like many on this board, I'm particularly interested in his thoughts on his depression. It's been said many times before, but for a man in his position to be so out and honest about it is admirable, and an example to so many.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Like many on this board, I'm particularly interested in his thoughts on his depression. It's been said many times before, but for a man in his position to be so out and honest about is admirable, and an example to so many.

:agree::agree: Spot on

[FitbaFolkKen]

Big fan of Lennon, hope we can keep him long enough to build a successful 4/5 years

[Baldy Foghorn]

Big fan of Lennon, hope we can keep him long enough to build a successful 4/5 years

Snap

[SouthsideHarp_Bhoy]

There's only 1 poster who brings up the catholic theme regularly on here and it is out of order if you ask me. I've put it on ignore before I say something I regret.

Im curious as to what you might say, over and above your already reasonable retort, to an overtly catholic hibs fan that you might regret, on a hibs forum?

[chrisski33]

Obviously not one then. West Lothian and Falkirk area is Sevco Central. I lived in Bo'ness and it was shocking. 4 primary schools marching at fair day with people booing young catholic kids aged 7 and 8. Plus little girls being spat on by parents for wearing a green uniform. It is Scotlands shame and the haters are out there. But this is a Hibs forum and I would rather talk about that. It's something we need to eradicate and not ignore.
You brought the catholic comment up lol

[Betty Boop]

Obviously not one then. West Lothian and Falkirk area is Sevco Central. I lived in Bo'ness and it was shocking. 4 primary schools marching at fair day with people booing young catholic kids aged 7 and 8. Plus little girls being spat on by parents for wearing a green uniform. It is Scotlands shame and the haters are out there. But this is a Hibs forum and I would rather talk about that. It's something we need to eradicate and not ignore.

What a lot of nonsense. I'm sure we would have heard about kids being spat on by parents. Were the police involved ?

[et vireta]

I started this thread commenting on what I thought was a good article.

I felt the article was about Neil Lennon the man and to a lesser degree Neil Lennon Hibs manager.
I admire the man hugely for talking about issues which are personal to him.

As Hibs manager, I asked that we try and get more money to him to compete with the likes of Cathro at Hearts. I mentioned doing this through HSL.

They points were the thrust of my post.

The thread veered way off this and ended up talking about religion !:confused:

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[HFCdeb]

Never doubted him as the right man for the job. I really hope we can keep him for a few years but I respect that he's ambitious. Really enjoyed reading that article and I'm glad he's enjoying Hibs. Would love him to ram it up the ****bos next month in their dump of a stadium 💚

[Canon Hannan]

I started this thread commenting on what I thought was a good article.

I felt the article was about Neil Lennon the man and to a lesser degree Neil Lennon Hibs manager.
I admire the man hugely for talking about issues which are personal to him.

As Hibs manager, I asked that we try and get more money to him to compete with the likes of Cathro at Hearts. I mentioned doing this through HSL.

They points were the thrust of my post.

The thread veered way off this and ended up talking about religion !:confused:

:flag:

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

[eastcoasthibby]

I'm glad this guy is our manager. Don't give a crap about his Celtic connections. If he does the business at Hibs, which he's doing right now, then that will do me.

Exactly ...everyone has a past ! not sure why some people are so keen to keep dragging it up, maybe as they are happy living on negatives all the time. NL has the right credentials to get us promoted and most of those credentials are what some people are casting up from the past ... bottom line is he is a winner, has a great knowledge of the game, has lots of good contacts ( for signings), he is every resilient and commits his all to what he is doing. If you add to that his learning from previous experience, the respect he has in football terms, his life experience and maturing as a person/manager then we are fortunate to have him managing our club at this time, at a time where it really is do or die in terms of promotion for the club. Let's not kid ourselves about the amount of pressure he is under to get us promoted and has made and will have to make some hard decisions from now til the end of the season because he needs to get it right everytime or the eagles swoop and people bay for his blood. I for one have had a pop at our style of play being not very appealing, but have to say absolutely have got my head round it that its not about attractive football its about getting 3 points every game and getting us up, nothing else matters and from a lot of comments on here now after tight wins .... that message win at all costs is accepted as the most important thing every game. NL sets out to do that every game now, with tweeks to formations and starting 11 reflecting that ... his interviews provide an insight into the person, his thinking and motivation. He is absolutely the right man for the job this season at least ...!! GGTTH

[BSEJVT]

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

I am sorry but that is IMO total bollocks and you need to stop pedalling that agenda.

Hibs in my 50 odd years of experience are a completely non sectarian club.

I have had my doubts about Lennon's performance as Hibs Manager and expressed them but he is winning me round again and seems to be adapting his style of management.

I have huge personal admiration for him for the way he has dealt with his depression issues and some of the other nonsense he has had to endure.

Religion matters not a jot to me, I have no interest in knowing of people's religious affiliations or in debating them with them, they certainly do not and would not ever colour my judgement on how I viewed them as a person and I would be prepared to bet the ranch on the fact that this applies to at an absolute minimum 95% of the Hibs support.

Btw I absolutely detested James Collins as a Hibs player and have said so often, I truly hope that doesn't mark me out as a bigot towards whatever his particular religion is.

I really wish you would give this anti catholic agenda a rest as I will repeat it is total nonsense in my experience (and for that matter those of my many catholic friends, including my best man)

It might be relevant in your particular neck of the woods, but it is boring the tits of me and we have heard it a hundred times from you on here so please give it a rest.

[Rougier45]

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

What are his religious views - I've never heard him mention anything about religion ?

[hibs0666]

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

What are these religious beliefs for which he disliked?

[Canon Hannan]

Exactly ...everyone has a past ! not sure why some people are so keen to keep dragging it up, maybe as they are happy living on negatives all the time. NL has the right credentials to get us promoted and most of those credentials are what some people are casting up from the past ... bottom line is he is a winner, has a great knowledge of the game, has lots of good contacts ( for signings), he is every resilient and commits his all to what he is doing. If you add to that his learning from previous experience, the respect he has in football terms, his life experience and maturing as a person/manager then we are fortunate to have him managing our club at this time, at a time where it really is do or die in terms of promotion for the club. Let's not kid ourselves about the amount of pressure he is under to get us promoted and has made and will have to make some hard decisions from now til the end of the season because he needs to get it right everytime or the eagles swoop and people bay for his blood. I for one have had a pop at our style of play being not very appealing, but have to say absolutely have got my head round it that its not about attractive football its about getting 3 points every game and getting us up, nothing else matters and from a lot of comments on here now after tight wins .... that message win at all costs is accepted as the most important thing every game. NL sets out to do that every game now, with tweeks to formations and starting 11 reflecting that ... his interviews provide an insight into the person, his thinking and motivation. He is absolutely the right man for the job this season at least ...!! GGTTH

Best post of the year East Coast. Positive and clear.

[WhileTheChief..]

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

Is Lennon even religious though? Does he hold any beliefs?? I've never once heard him discuss religion since he came to Hibs and I doubt you or anyone else really knows.

It's also irrelevant.

I'm delighted that he's our manager and hope he stays a long time. I don't get the folk that dislike him but if that's their view then fine ( they're just wrong! ).

My guess is that the few on here who really dont like him do so because he's ex-Celtic, not because he's Catholic.

It would be good if everyone just left religion out of the discussion altogether.

[bigwheel]

This thread has taken a turn.......popcorn open...seat adjusted...

[northstandhibby]

My respect for Lennon grows deeper with every passing win and stretching of our lead at the top of the league. If he can maintan our recent domination of the Jambos and put them out the cup (again!) I'm sure his remaining doubters will come onboard.

:top marks

Spot on. Its all about his conduct, managerial skills and results. We are on course to achieve promotion which is the be and end all this season. Beating the Yams would be a huge bonus but is not the overarching objective as last years historic cup win will very probably never be replicated in the way we won it last year, I am of course hoping we will win it again soon. It would be very nice indeed to put out the Yams again and there's no reason why we can't turn them over but its all about promotion this year.

Lenny is on course to become the manager who returns this great club back to the top league and is proving his managerial skill and class.

Glory Glory

[One Day]

Thats tosh about there being alot of hate towards Catholics in the Falkirk area. I live there and theres no hatred

I disagree, the worst anti Irish, anti Catholic bigotry, (apart from Ibrox), I ever experienced was at the old Brockville.

[Golden Bear]

I am sorry but that is IMO total bollocks and you need to stop pedalling that agenda.

Hibs in my 50 odd years of experience are a completely non sectarian club.

I have had my doubts about Lennon's performance as Hibs Manager and expressed them but he is winning me round again and seems to be adapting his style of management.

I have huge personal admiration for him for the way he has dealt with his depression issues and some of the other nonsense he has had to endure.

Religion matters not a jot to me, I have no interest in knowing of people's religious affiliations or in debating them with them, they certainly do not and would not ever colour my judgement on how I viewed them as a person and I would be prepared to bet the ranch on the fact that this applies to at an absolute minimum 95% of the Hibs support.

Btw I absolutely detested James Collins as a Hibs player and have said so often, I truly hope that doesn't mark me out as a bigot towards whatever his particular religion is.

I really wish you would give this anti catholic agenda a rest as I will repeat it is total nonsense in my experience (and for that matter those of my many catholic friends, including my best man)

It might be relevant in your particular neck of the woods, but it is boring the tits of me and we have heard it a hundred times from you on here so please give it a rest.

Well said that man.

[SunshineOnLeith]

EV unfortunately some people in Scotland dislike our manager because of his religious beliefs. This has been highlighted in this very thread. I didn't want to just sweep this under the carpet. But yes I agree he is a great manager.

You brought religion into it.

[MrSmith]

Opinions are like erseholes - everyone has one!

religion has no place in football and should be left at the turnstile. Lennon has won me over however, there were many occasions as a Celtic player and manager he infuriated me.

[FitbaFolkKen]

You brought religion into it.

Aye and then says doesn't want to talk about it, very strange.

[MWHIBBIES]

I couldn't care less about Lennons religion but some of his antics at Celtic were poor. He hounded officials and goaded opposition fans but he has calmed down a lot and I'm enjoying following his Hibs side home and away.

[oldbutdim]

I disagree, the worst anti Irish, anti Catholic bigotry, (apart from Ibrox), I ever experienced was at the old Brockville.

Always thought Airdrie fans were the worst bigots out with Ipox.

[One Day]

Always thought Airdrie fans were the worst bigots out with Ipox.

close call

[NAE NOOKIE]

A total dick as a player .... I still remember him booting a Hibs player ( think it was Barry Lavety ) with the ball miles away, it was sly and bloody nasty.

But off the pitch he hasn't had his problems to seek that's for sure. I've had that type of depression he suffers from where everything in your life seems to be going fine and yet you wake up one morning and for no reason whatsoever life just seems to be one big pointless empty black hole ....... in my case it lasted for about 4 months and its incredibly scary because you cant pinpoint an event or reason for the cause of it ..... IMO he was very brave to speak about it.

I wasn't convinced when we gave him the Job, but as the weeks go on he seems to be able to get draws from games that previously would have been losses and wins from games that would have been draws ...... that'll do for me.

[Shrekko]

Man is doing a fantastic job. Rectified problems that needed attended to and has installed a winning mentality to the team.

Also think he is a really good guy but it doesn't matter if he's not!

[Baldy Foghorn]

A total dick as a player .... I still remember him booting a Hibs player ( think it was Barry Lavety ) with the ball miles away, it was sly and bloody nasty.

But off the pitch he hasn't had his problems to seek that's for sure. I've had that type of depression he suffers from where everything in your life seems to be going fine and yet you wake up one morning and for no reason whatsoever life just seems to be one big pointless empty black hole ....... in my case it lasted for about 4 months and its incredibly scary because you cant pinpoint an event or reason for the cause of it ..... IMO he was very brave to speak about it.

I wasn't convinced when we gave him the Job, but as the weeks go on he seems to be able to get draws from games that previously would have been losses and wins from games that would have been draws ...... that'll do for me.

Has had to endure some horrendous episodes, and I concur with you about depression being a sufferer too.

He is a motivated individual and always happy to have a chat when you see him.

As for the religious context on thread, I am not even aware of Neil's religion, nor should it matter, doesn't even cross my mind (no pun intended)

[Baldy Foghorn]

Man is doing a fantastic job. Rectified problems that needed attended to and has installed a winning mentality to the team.

Also think he is a really good guy but it doesn't matter if he's not!

:top marks

[A Hi-Bee]

The guy is a winner with a winners mentality, something that has been lacking at Easter Road in the past, he is the right one and Hibs class.:flag:

[Pete]

For those who don't know, he's a Northern Irish catholic which is the worst kind in some people's minds. His ginger hair probably annoys them further as it's that little bit more Irish. His "antics" and the fact he's a Celtic man probably just top it off.

Best to do what Neil does and ignore the idiots who have small minds. Same advice goes to those who consider themselves British and are on the end of disdain or abuse from those who let their Nationalism spill over into hatred.

It's good that we are a club that has genuinely welcomed those from (almost) all political persuasions, nationalities and beliefs. Maybe Mr Trump should come to a game and he might learn something :-D

[oldbutdim]

For those who don't know, he's a Northern Irish catholic which is the worst kind in some people's minds. His ginger hair probably annoys them further as it's that little bit more Irish. His "antics" and the fact he's a Celtic man probably just top it off.

Best to do what Neil does and ignore the idiots who have small minds. Same advice goes to those who consider themselves British and are on the end of disdain or abuse from those who let their Nationalism spill over into hatred.

It's good that we are a club that has genuinely welcomed those from (almost) all political persuasions, nationalities and beliefs. Maybe Mr Trump should come to a game and he might learn something :-D

Nobody told me he has ginger hair.

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Get rid.
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