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27-08-2020 08:51 AM #61
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27-08-2020 08:53 AM #62This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-08-2020 08:54 AM #63
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27-08-2020 08:54 AM #64
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27-08-2020 08:57 AM #65This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
A fan raging about getting horsed out of Europe, or someone who can understand that frustration, is going to find themselves nodding along when a manager starts listing his players failings, calling them out and telling them the club deserves better. Indeed there is probably even an element of truth in some of the ranting. When it becomes a go to whenever the going gets tough it's harder to take seriously though. It doesn't even seem to have worked this time either as from what I have read the majority of Celtic fans have Lennon firmly in their sights now.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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27-08-2020 09:00 AM #66
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27-08-2020 09:01 AM #67This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-08-2020 09:11 AM #68This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
31Bogdan
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We also drew 1-1 at home with Livingston later in the season, team that day was:
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49AllanPM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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27-08-2020 09:13 AM #69This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Ah yes....thanks. Prob tried to blank both from the memory tbh.
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27-08-2020 09:19 AM #70This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Listen to what he actually said, do you disagree with any of it or is it because it’s Lennon saying it?
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27-08-2020 09:32 AM #71This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I'm wary when any manager starts questioning their players mentality, attitude and commitment publicly. Telling players to leave is a risky move in an age when players hold all the power. He's taking a massive gamble calling out his players like that, it may well work and he'll get a reaction. If it doesn't he'll be out the door before some of them will, as was the case for him at Hibs.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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27-08-2020 09:45 AM #72This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Surely the biggest question is: in a one off, must-win tie, why didn’t he select a single striker? If none of their 4 strikers were fit enough, why not?
That’s a question for Lennon to answer and I don’t think he has... instead he has deflected the criticism.
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27-08-2020 09:48 AM #73
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I suspect a lot of NL's comments were aimed at Griffiths. If his attitude had been right then he would have played last night and the result may well have been different. Not surprised his manager is very angry.
Re Lennon's time at ER - the usual polarised debate here. In my view Lennon was really good for us and while we weren't outstanding in the year we won the championship, we were better than previous and Lennon got a big improvement in Boyle. The following year we were ticking along nicely for our first year back up but then really came to life after Christmas. While many put this down to Kamberi, McLaren and Alan - I think the biggest factor was changing McGeouch's position from RM to the base of a midfield 3. Our midfield pretty much dominated every game thereafter. Whether that was by luck or design - Lennon deserves the credit. It's the best sustained period I've seen from Hibs in my lifetime.
Things started to go downhill quickly the next season - no surprise with the loss of McGeouch, Alan and then McGinn. No wonder the strikers started to struggle. This was a huge challenge and would have taken patience and time to overcome but Lennon seemed agitated and started to blame the players. No surprise that it ended the way it did.
Conclusion - Lennon has many good attributes and is a good manager of a good team but his weakness is probably in managing teams in a mess or in decline due to his aggressive approach with players not meeting his standards. I still think he's a good fit for Celtic but will be tested if Rangers ever get their act together and put him under a lot of pressure.
While Lennon is also a bit of a wind up merchant, at Hibs I thought he came across as a decent human being. That said, I did think the management's treatment of Kamberi (no matter how deserved) crossed a line.
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27-08-2020 09:59 AM #74
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First Lennon took responsibility for the loss last night.He also blamed the players-he was right.Don’t know how much say he has in what players are signed-it’s obviously very much a business decision.The truth is you don’t need to be a European standard defender to play in our league.This is proved regularly in the games our teams play.Griffiths let him down big time and now has his usual calves problem which he has had for years evidently from not doing enough gym work when he was young and which comes up every season.Who’d be a football manager-it’s like herding cats.
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27-08-2020 10:12 AM #75
He was the right manager for us at the time.
by the end it was clear it had run its course but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy his tenure. Some great football and some great results. Competitive against the old firm. Good atmosphere at ER.
A mixed legacy but overall I remember his time fondly. Wish him well.
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27-08-2020 10:14 AM #76
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27-08-2020 10:24 AM #77
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I certainly thought there was a big improvement in Hibs. Under Stubbs we were very narrow and struggled to break down teams and create chances. Lennon improved that from the outset with far better width and Boyle really started to improve his final product.
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27-08-2020 10:30 AM #78
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Granted Falkirk beat us in the league on goal difference as we stumbled towards the end of an exhausting season but I'm sure we all remember the circumstances in which they won the playoff tie.
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27-08-2020 10:41 AM #79
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27-08-2020 10:47 AM #80
Can't help thinking that if Celtic want to kick on to the next level in Europe, they will need to replace Lennon. Embarrassing defeats in Europe have become the norm; they need a new approach. Brendan Rodgers improved them greatly domestically, but also had some bad European results against supposedly lesser teams. If they want to be considered a big club outside Scotland once again, they will need to show some ambition, otherwise it's remain a big fish in a small pond.
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27-08-2020 10:49 AM #81This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The place was buzzing before and after most games, some of it was amazing.
Natural Order was one of my best days at ER in the last 10 years or so and the way Lennon handled Levein was superb.
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27-08-2020 10:57 AM #82
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There are no outstanding coaches,European or otherwise, in Scotland as they want to be where the best players are.Like all of them Lennon has his weaknesses but generally I enjoyed his time with Hibs.Something was always happening.
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27-08-2020 10:59 AM #83This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Someone once said to me that if whatever it was referred to something extremely difficult it should be described as being like herding ducks as that's worse than herding cats because they also **** on your shoes. This is how I imagine being a manager is.
On the positive side, its been a while since there was a .net opportunity for a Neil Lennon hate fest. I'd imagine some posters must think Christmas has come early. Whatever else is the case, he totally had Kamberi's number the useless twat.
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27-08-2020 11:38 AM #84This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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27-08-2020 01:41 PM #85This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Other than that though I’d agree generally. We weren’t great in the Championship and were rotten in our second season back up until he left.
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27-08-2020 01:41 PM #86
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27-08-2020 02:32 PM #87
https://twitter.com/jucojames/status...034232832?s=19
Interesting and damning thread about Lennon and Celtic's upper management here. Never heard of this guy before, but he's supposedly pretty well informed.
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27-08-2020 02:52 PM #88
For a while we were playing the best football in the League under Lennon. Hit a bad patch of form at the end but that can always happen to a team with our budget. I would have him back in the future in a second.
What a miserable place this is. Some seem to just dislike everyone.
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27-08-2020 02:56 PM #90
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*Bit harsh it was 2 wins in 14Last edited by Since452; 27-08-2020 at 03:00 PM.
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