[h=2]AGM Q&A, Celtic manager Neil Lennon[/h]By: ****room Staff on 15 Nov, 2013 10:49 TODAY, Friday, November 15, tha Celtic plc Annual General Meetin takes place up in tha Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park. Shareholdaz all up in tha meetin can view exclusive rap battlez wit tha Celtic Chairman, Chief Executizzle n' manager n' these can also be peeped on Celtic TV Freeview. Here is tha rap battle wit Celtic manager, Neil Lennon Yo ass is judged by success on tha field, so how tha **** pleased was you by last season´s achievements both domestically n' up in Europe? Well first of all, up in Europe dat shiznit was a unbelievable campaign. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Gettin all up in tha qualifiers is hard as **** enough but then ta be drawn up in wit Spartak, Barcelona n' Benfica, n' ta prevail up in dat group, dat shiznit was suttin' pretty special. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack. Of course I be thinkin mah playas will remember whoopin Barcelona fo' a long, long time. Dat shiznit was a pimped out testament ta tha playas, tha way they adapted ta tha European game n' gots some dunkadelic thangs up in dis biatch fo' us. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Spartak was a real springboard, ta win over there n' git tha away win. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. Psychologically it gave our asses a big-ass lift as a crew n' then whoopin Barcelona was a big-ass bonus afta dis ****. Da two Juventus game was ultimately disappointin but we competed straight-up well n' tha playas hustled a ****load from dis ****. Domestically, tha points tally up in tha league is suttin' we´ve looked at dis year. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Dat shiznit was disappointin cuz up in between European game our phat asses didnât play as well as we should have done. But ta win tha league n' finish wit tha cup as a thugged-out double was a pimped out way ta end what tha **** was a trippy season fo' us. What do it mean ta you, personally, ta become only tha third thug afta Jock Stein n' Bizzley McNeill ta win tha double both as a Celtic playa n' a Celtic manager? Well it´s suttin' dat will live wit me fo' tha rest of mah game but I havenât talked bout it or touched on it dat much. Well shiiiit, it aint nuthin but a straight-up underground thang, they is two icons all up in tha club, two of tha top billin pimps dat hit dat shiznit n' played all up in tha club, so ta be up in dat pantheon of playas is hella, straight-up special. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack. Yo ass can´t take dat away from mah dirty ass. When I came here as a playa, obviously playin fo' Celtic meant a ****load ta me but ta be successful on tha pitch was just as blingin fo' realz. And now as tha manager it´s a pimped out privilege ta do dis thang yo, but ta be successful as a manager as well, it compoundz dat feeling. What do it feel like ta manage tha club all up in its 125th anniversary year? Well like I holla'd, managin tha club at any time be a pimped out privilege. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Some minutes you need ta take a step back cuz yo ass is so used ta it now yo, but if you take a step back you be thinkin you´re tha Celtic manager n' you need ta take it up in a lil bit mo' n' mo' n' mo'. That´s a pimped out feelin but ta do it up in a special year, our anniversary year, I remember our centenary year when Bizzley won tha double, so ta do it 25 muthafuckin years later was dunkadelic. Da club is goin from strength ta strength all up in tha minute. Yo crazy-ass crew has been competin all up in tha highest level against a ****load of tha ghetto´s top clubs n' a ****load of tha ghetto´s dopest playas. What do dat say bout tha crew of playas dat you have gots here dat they´re able ta big-ass up so well at dis level? They is talented, they have pimped out character, not a god damn thang seems ta faze them, particularly at home. Our thugged-out asses gotz a pimped out record n' we wanna preserve dat fo' as long as long as we can. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. We´ve played reasonably well away from home, albeit tha straight-up original gangsta half against Ajax was straight-up disappointin from mah point of view. But that´s just one lil criticism, over tha piece they done been straight-up dunkadelic up in tha Champions League. To have back-to-back Champions League campaigns is dunkadelic up in dis economic climate here, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho. It´s given tha hustlas a ****load of pleasure I´m shizzle n' a ****load of pride as well n' it´s certainly a big-ass source of pride fo' mah dirty ass ta take tha club tha **** into tha Champions League n' fo' tha playas ta big-ass up tha way they have done. What is tha challenges or frustrationz of tha thang here? Competin wit bigger clubs, financially it´s just impossible ta do, n' eventually you git big-ass offers fo' a ****load of yo' playas. Yo ass build a crew, you pimp these playas, they become hot yo, but then clubs wit mo' scrilla, not necessarily bigger clubs, come up in n' can offer dem mo' scrilla n' a funky-ass big-ass transfer fee. Itâs hard ta stand up in they way n' sometimes bidnizz decisions need ta be made on tha club´s behalf so dat can be a source of frustration. Da inevitable side of tha success of tha playas dat you brang here, n' tha success they have on tha pitch, is dat they will attract attention n' you almost gotta rebuild tha crew each season? We is up in transizzle all up in tha moment, there is no question of that, losin Gary, Victor n' Kelvin would hurt any crew. They was tha spine of tha crew so our crazy asses had ta rebuild again. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. There was a lil bit of pain along tha way yo, but so far, domestically we done been fine. We´ve made tha Champions League again n' again n' again n' we´re still up in wit a shout, albeit it is difficult, n' that´s probably as much as I can ask of tha playas. They´ve given me, tha club n' tha supportas every last muthafuckin thang all up in tha minute. We´ve had a big-ass volume of game goin back ta mid-July, 23 or 24 game n' tha majoritizzle of dem is away on internationistic duty as well, so a ****load of dem is almost toppin 30 game already n' we´re only up in tha second week of November n' ****. It´s been a funky-ass big-ass ask, menstrually n' physically fo' dem afta such a short close-season as well but they´ve bigged up pimped out thangs over tha last three or four muthafuckin years n' we is up in a rebuildin process all up in tha minute. Us thugs wanna be consistent over tha next couple muthafuckin years at dis ****. Da Celtic support have dis hype as tha 12th dude, particularly on European nights here at Celtic Park. What part do tha hustlas play both fo' tha crew n' yo ass? Huge. I be thinkin Celtic Park has a hype now fo' bein tha dopest dogg pound up in Europe, dopest home dogg pound, n' we is dirty ta have that, it´s suttin' dat has been pimped within tha dogg pound n' from playas up in tha club wit tha displays before tha games, tha rappin, tha atmosphere, tha build up, supportas crave tha European nights, they ludd tha big-ass game as we all do fo' realz. And it gives tha Celtic playas a extra sprang up in they step, there´s no question of dis ****. I know from mah own experience dat has been tha case as well. Even on a cold-ass lil cold night up in November or December you git tha hairs on yo' arms standin up, n' I still git dat as tha manager n' ****. I always try ta git up fo' tha start of tha game so I can experience it cuz when you´re there, at ground level up in tha dugout before tha kick off it is straight-up, straight-up special. In termz of lookin all up in tha season ahead n' beyond, what tha **** is yo' expectations fo' tha crew? Well, try n' finish as well as we can up in tha Champions League group. Can we qualify, biatch? It all rests on tha Milan game now, nahmeean, biatch? Can we win it, biatch? If we can it puts our asses possibly second up in tha crew or third. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! If we win n' Barcelona beat Ajax it guarantees our asses European football, all up in tha straight-up least, wit one game ta bounce tha **** out. That would be phat but we is always lookin fo' mo' n' mo' n' mo'. If there´s tha possibilitizzle of makin second place up in tha crew then we will endeavour ta do every last muthafuckin thang we can ta big up dis ****. We´re up in two competitions domestically n' I wanna win both. We´ve been pretty consistent up in tha league n' I want dat ta continue on, I´d like ta go on a phat consistent run. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. I know we´ll probably git dat even mo' so when tha straight-up original gangsta round of Champions League finishes up in December, so we´re just lookin fo' dat consistency n' improvement at all times.
Here is tha rap battle wit Celtic Chief Executive, Peter Lawwell What have tha positives n' negatives been of tha past financial year? Well straight-up few negatives thankfully, dat shiznit was a hugely positizzle year fo' tha club, clearly our 125th anniversary was a magnificent year. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. On tha field clearly qualifyin fo' tha Champions League was dunkadelic. Well shiiiit, it wasn’t a easy as **** route but we managed dat ****. Then there was tha magical moments within dat group, ballin up in Moscow, tha unbelievable night against Barcelona n' then qualifyin here against Spartak. Dat shiznit was a pimped out achievement, pimped out memoriez of gettin ta tha last 16. Us dudes didn’t git all up in but just tha achievement of gettin there n' bein one of tha top 16 crews was dunkadelic. Then ballin tha league n' then ultimately tha double, so a gangbangin' dunkadelic year fo' tha club. Financially we done cooked up a ****load of progress as well, we´re now up in a posizzle where our crazy asses have real stabilitizzle n' foundation, n' real optimizzle fo' goin forward. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! So straight-up few negatives, probably none dat we would relay, dat shiznit was a straight-up dope year. How tha **** blingin is Champions League crew stages ta tha club, particularly given tha different domestic landscape we´re now operatin in? It´s becomin mo' n' mo' crucial fo' tha club, not only up in termz of tha finizzle but tha flava n' exposure it gives yo thugged-out ass. Da ghetto is now so lil' small-ass n' playas is tunin up in ta footbizzle round tha ghetto n' dat gives our asses a truly global perspective. Da opportunitizzle ta play against tha ghetto´s top billin crews as well is suttin' dat is vital now, nahmeean, biatch? We peep ourselves as a top class European footbizzle club up in every last muthafuckin thang our phat asses do. We peep ourselves as a Champions League club n' our structures support that, so it is gettin mo' n' mo' crucial. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack. In termz of participation up in tha Champions League, did dat give tha club flexibilitizzle ta offer dope rewardz like ****in tha £100 discount ta season ticket holders, n' what tha **** would tha plans be fo' suttin' similar goin forward? Yo ass KNOW it did, tha fact we put ourselves up in a reasonable posizzle financially. We made profit last year n' generated chedda. Da board sat down n' felt dat we was able ta do it n' dat shiznit was appropriate ta give props ta tha fans, not only last year yo, but fo' they continued support, they magnificent support all up in tha muthafuckin years here, both up in a wack n' financial basis. Us thugs was delighted ta do dat but up in termz of tha way forward our crazy asses haven’t made our mind up. We need ta assess tha thang all up in tha start of next year goin forward, n' then we´ll let our hustlas know all up in tha appropriate time what tha **** our thoughts are. We´re back up in tha Champions League crew stages fo' a second consecutizzle season, n' ta git there dat shiznit was a thang of our Youth Academy, Jizzy Forrest, dat banged up tha vital goal. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack fo' realz. Added ta tha qualitizzle of playas we´ve been brangin in, is dat a vindication of tha club´s game over a ****in ****load of muthafuckin years on tha pitch? Yes, I be thinkin we´re beginnin ta peep tha chronic blastz of a thang of dat game fo' realz. As you know, from 2005, our phat asses pimped a game based round dis self-sustainin financial model dat we would invest every last muthafuckin penny dat came tha **** into tha club, it would be a cold-ass lil chedda-break-even thang. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. So tha club is run todizzle on dat chedda-break-even principle if you like but we is delighted dat we done been able ta serve up on tha creation of Champions League playas. That´s where we started off, by findin our own talent, our own youth, by scoutin under valued talent round tha ghetto, brangin dem here, pimpin dem n' qualifyin fo' tha Champions League fo' realz. And up in some cases, as it inevitably happens, they attract interest elsewhere n' we´ve sold dem on. I aint talkin' bout chicken n' gravy biatch. That scrilla is ghon be reinvested back tha **** into tha squad. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! Da whole philosophy is round tha creation of Champions League playas, tha creation of value n' we will invest. That is our bidnizz, a funky-ass big-ass part of our bidnizz now n' when there be opportunitizzles we will invest. There is no reason why we wouldn´t invest up in dis game by buyin payers cuz dat is what tha **** our phat asses do n' we now gotz a track record of bustin it well. What would be tha benefitz of tha freshly smoked up SPFL league structure, both fo' Celtic yo, but also tha wider Scottish game? Yo ass KNOW tha main benefit is dat it has given a thugged-out degree of stability, it´s straight-up drawn a line, n' it´s given our asses suttin' freshly smoked up fo' realz. Another major benefit was tha redistribution of finizzle from tha top league goin down ta tha lower leagues which I be thinkin was a pimped out show of solidaritizzle fo' Scottish footbizzle. Kick dat ****! Hopefully dat will give its benefits up in termz of tha qualitizzle dat is ghon be up in freshly smoked up championship. I be thinkin tha line is drawn now so we know where we is yo, but it´s not tha end yo, but it ain't no stoppin cause I be still poppin'. Everyone up in Scottish footbizzle has gots ta peep tha challenges dat grill dem n' come up wit a strategic plan dat will maximise tha potential of Scottish footbizzle goin forward. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! And dat is suttin' I know tha SPFL is addressin all up in tha moment. Is tha club still explorin other avenues up in termz of our playin environment? Yes Yes Y'all yes y'all, I be thinkin our crazy asses gotz a thugged-out duty ta do that, not just fo' Celtic but fo' Scottish footbizzle. Kick dat ****! Da way tha ghetto has gone up in termz of media joints, which is rollin tha success of major leagues round tha ghetto, up in a cold-ass lil ghetto of five mazillion playas it is straight-up hard as **** ta bridge dat gap. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. So I be thinkin we all have responsibilitizzle ta continually peep tha playin environment up in Europe n' make shizzle dat if there is chizzle, n' I be thinkin there is ghon be chizzle up in tha comin years, dat Celtic n' Scottish footbizzle play a part up in dis ****. That´s our responsibility, that´s our duty here at Celtic. My ****in main reason ta be, if you like, is ta promote Celtic n' have Celtic´s dopest interests all up in tha forefront yo, but also, as Celtic, our crazy asses gotz a responsibilitizzle ta Scottish footbizzle generally. Therefore up in anythang our phat asses do we gotta take dat tha **** into account.
Part the second: Our thugged-out asses have recently peeped tha announcement of tha freshly smoked up deal fo' SPFL game ta be shown live up in China fo' tha straight-up last time. In termz of tha club´s own game, what tha **** would dat be up in termz of explorin n' expandin wider global markets, biatch? Our thugged-out asses have gots ta find freshly smoked up markets, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Da supportas here is dunkadelic up in tha termz of tha way they finizzle n' support tha club yo, but we gotta peep freshly smoked up markets n' China is one of dem clearly. Well shiiiit, it is tha second freshest economizzle up in tha ghetto, I be thinkin it´s still tha fastest growin economy, n' when you peep economies pimp, footbizzle aint far behind. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! Da Chinese playas is fanatical bout footbizzle n' all up in tha moment it is dominated by tha Gangsta Premier League n' La Liga. Our proposizzle is probably different, our phat asses don’t have tha size n' scale of these leagues, our proposizzle has ta be round mo' of a longer term game n' maybe mo' of a legacy game. We´re lookin at possibly partnerships round academies, we´re lookin at partnerships round playa pimpment n' possibly hood projects over there so up in tha longer term tha Celtic brand, if you like, gets flava n' exposure, not only up in China but other markets, n' you can put dat on yo' toast. Commercially we should be able ta pimp from there, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho. It´s a bangin place, a straight-up vibrant place, n' Celtic has a flava there, particularly off tha back of tha Champions League n' we need ta go n' maximise dis ****. Where is tha club up in termz of applyin fo' and/or bein granted permission fo' a safe standin area within tha dogg pound? It´s suttin' dat we wanna do, we´ve made a application ta Glasgow Citizzle Council. There be a gangbangin' finger-lickin' dialogue goin on all up in tha moment between Glasgow Citizzle Council, tha safety crew n' tha Posse up in Holyrood. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! I be fly as a gangbangin' falcon, soarin all up in tha sky dawwwwg! We is pushin dat forward. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! They know it´s suttin' we is straight-up keen ta do n' we wait fo' responses. Da timin of it is ghon be dependent on dem responses n' havin enough time ta put tha systems in. Yo ass mentioned already tha straight-up dope European nights we´ve had here, tha crew n' tha dogg pound has gathered praise from all struttz of footbizzle game yo. How tha **** blingin is tha support ta tha club n' also tha crew? No matter whoz ass comes here, whether it´s Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchesta United, they say Celtic Park is da bomb fo' realz. And up in no diggity it is tha best, it´s suttin' magical, suttin' hella, straight-up special. It aint nuthin but tha nick nack patty wack, I still gots tha bigger sack. That not only gives our playas n' tha crew a thugged-out drive, it also creates dis hype dat our crazy asses have now of bein da bomb. That addz ta tha lure of Celtic, it addz ta tha intrigue bout Celtic n' helps our asses pimp a hype n' tha Celtic brand round tha ghetto. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. Y'all KNOW dat ****, muthafucka! I couldn’t praise it highly enough cause I gots dem finger-lickin' chickens wit tha siz-auce fo' realz. And dis demonstrates what tha **** we´ve known over tha years, dat our hustlas is second ta none. What is tha aims fo' tha Celtic FC Foundation now dat tha club´s charitable arm has been restructured? Well like simply we wanna tha freshest football-related foundation up in tha ghetto n' I be thinkin we can do dis ****. We´re makin pimped out progress, we´ve raised a ****load of scrilla last year, up in our 125th year n' up in fact we might raise a lil' bit mo' dis year. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Our thugged-out asses had dat magnificent occasion here fo' tha Petrov game, which was a unbelievable event n' straight-up demonstrated all dat is phat bout Celtic, its supporters, tha playas whoz ass played here n' tha playas whoz ass still play here, so peek-a-boo, clear tha way, I be comin' thru fo'sho. Right back up in yo muthafuckin ass. So without seemin too ambitious I be thinkin we can big up that, n' dat goes ta tha core of tha club, it´s part of our DNA. Us thugs was formed fo' tha dopest of reasons n' all up in our history we done been straight-up mindful of our hood responsibilitizzles fo' realz. And I´m delighted ta say dat todizzle we´re bustin mo' fo' our hood projects, all up in our charitizzle n' foundation, than we´ve eva done up in our history. Yo ass done been Chief Executizzle here fo' 10 years, you have hustled tha club all up in our 125th year, what tha **** has dat meant ta yo slick ass? To be involved up in Celtic, fo' me, be a honour n' a privilege. I´ve been raised a Celtic supporter, I´ve always been a Celtic supporter, straight-up raised on tha stories, tha history n' tha traditionz of Celtic, so ta be involved be a enormous privilege fo' realz. And ta be involved up in tha 125th year, particularly such a successful year, has been hella, straight-up humbling. I be delighted ta be part of dis magnificent club.
PL: We ain't goin be paying no livin wage to y'all broke ass bitches. Y'all can suck my fat one. It's all about the. Benjamin's fo dis mutherfucker.
