The Celtic Manager

SaTan's Evil Twin said:
I don't condone Neil Lennon's behaviour any more than I would any other manager, such as Walter Smith, when he tried to attack another SPL manager.

This thread is about the reaction to Lennon's behaviour and how he's treated. It's the OTT reaction from the press and fans of other clubs that's the problem. And I'll give you an example of how it's twisted by the Scottish press.

Australia. Celtic playing a friendly game. Small aeroplane flies over carrying a banner about Rangers winning 3IAR.

Lennon's reaction?

According to the Scottish press? Neil Lennon rages at banner.

According to the local Australian press? Lennon laughs off banner.

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You're paranoid.
 
If shouting at someone and pointing at them in a football stadium is illegal then yes but i dont think it is or wee lenny would be in for a wee stint in Bar-L the way he's going

As I've said, he's like an out of control dog with bad owners. He needs disciplined
 
Trevor Santos said:
If shouting at someone and pointing at them in a football stadium is illegal then yes but i dont think it is or wee lenny would be in for a wee stint in Bar-L the way he's going

As I've said, he's like an out of control dog with bad owners. He needs disciplined
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This should sort him out

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"As I've said, he's like an out of control dog with bad owners. He needs disciplined "

it sounds disturbingly like that would turn you on.....

i cant help wonder what it is that drives opposition fans to care soooooo much about a rival manager - i dont care about mccoist particularly

does kenny shiels make you post? he has had quite a few brushes with officials this year....
 
simon_bhoy said:
"As I've said, he's like an out of control dog with bad owners. He needs disciplined "

it sounds disturbingly like that would turn you on.....

i cant help wonder what it is that drives opposition fans to care soooooo much about a rival manager - i dont care about mccoist particularly

does kenny shiels make you post? he has had quite a few brushes with officials this year....
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No - but then again I've run out of fake bomb making kit.
 
basras! youre not about to tell me you have never, unprovoked, posted anything about our ginger leader are you???
 
Trevor Santos said:
by the way ST Smith never tried to attack paatelainen. He angrily walked towards him pointing his finger. He never raised his hands at all to him or even attempted to.
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Only because the 4th official got between them.

Still, it's only cuddly old Walter eh?
 
Trevor Santos said:
If shouting at someone and pointing at them in a football stadium is illegal then yes but i dont think it is or wee lenny would be in for a wee stint in Bar-L the way he's going

As I've said, he's like an out of control dog with bad owners. He needs disciplined
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You said Lennon's behaviour was "borderline illegal" - talking about how he conducts himself at the side of the pitch (and, on Sunday, on it) - but, when it was Smith, you suggested that all he was doing was pointing fingers and shouting in his face.

On Sunday, if my lipreading skills are better than some, it appeared to me that Lennon said to the ref "Are you sure?" twice. I'm not sure what was said after that but all I could lip-read was "Are you sure?" (I might be wrong)

I'm choking to hear what aspect of Lennon's behaviour is "borderline illegal" if you think Smith being pulled back and snarling in another manager's face is "never raising his hands to him".

Celtic fans will see Smith's actions as aggressive, Rangers fans less so.

Rangers fans will see Lennon's actions as aggressive, Celtic fans less so - there's no shock there - it's the absolute hyperbole that's used when Lennon does it and the "he didn't do it very often" shrug when it was Smith that sticks out.

Smith's stupid "Well, Celtic never get penalties, do they? Or, at least, they claim they never get penalties." statement after the final Old Firm game last year was particularly snidey. If Lennon embarked on McCoist's massive whitabooting about nothing incidents involving Celtic after the Aluko thing earlier this year, it would be re-quoted and re-quoted as a sign that the guy is "always cheated etc etc".
 
Bib Fortuna's Maw said:
You said Lennon's behaviour was "borderline illegal" - talking about how he conducts himself at the side of the pitch (and, on Sunday, on it) - but, when it was Smith, you suggested that all he was doing was pointing fingers and shouting in his face.

On Sunday, if my lipreading skills are better than some, it appeared to me that Lennon said to the ref "Are you sure?" twice. I'm not sure what was said after that but all I could lip-read was "Are you sure?" (I might be wrong)

I'm choking to hear what aspect of Lennon's behaviour is "borderline illegal" if you think Smith being pulled back and snarling in another manager's face is "never raising his hands to him".

Celtic fans will see Smith's actions as aggressive, Rangers fans less so.

Rangers fans will see Lennon's actions as aggressive, Celtic fans less so - there's no shock there - it's the absolute hyperbole that's used when Lennon does it and the "he didn't do it very often" shrug when it was Smith that sticks out.

Smith's stupid "Well, Celtic never get penalties, do they? Or, at least, they claim they never get penalties." statement after the final Old Firm game last year was particularly snidey. If Lennon embarked on McCoist's massive whitabooting about nothing incidents involving Celtic after the Aluko thing earlier this year, it would be re-quoted and re-quoted as a sign that the guy is "always cheated etc etc".
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It's not just Rangers fans, in fact, it's only Celtic fans who don't see it.
 
"Did he raise his hands or attempt to raise his hands to paatelainen?"

just as well really - big mixu would destroy him.....

he was too busy grabbing the 4th official to make sure it seemed like he was being held back.....

wattie - coward or nutcase - you decide!
 
Trevor Santos said:
Did he raise his hands or attempt to raise his hands to paatelainen?

No
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Naw, he is the perfect gentleman.

He said "I say, Mixu old chap, please don't complain about one of my players doing a two-footed tackle into one of your players, there's a good chap" before turning to the referee and saying "sorry for being a tad choleric there old bean, please send me to the stands so I can cam down".

Rangers fans are funny!
 
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