Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels paid tribute to the Celtic supports incredible backing for Neil Lennon after Celtic’s 4-0 win at Rugby Park.
From behind both goals the Celtic support cheered their team to victory on the day that more details of the sinister threats to Neil Lennon emerged.
Eighteen minutes into tonight’s match the Celtic support gave a rousing two minutes of applause in support of their manager with Shiels taken aback by the backing Celtic received.
“There was so much energy emanating from the Celtic support,” he said. “If I was a neutral I would have thought the Celtic support were fantastic.
“I have never heard the Celtic support like that. Not only were the players supportive of the manager, the supporters played their part too and the quality they produced was the icing on the cake.”
“There were influential factors in the way Celtic played and the manager must be very proud tonight. They got an early goal which set the standard for the rest of the evening.”
Turning to the situation that his opposite number Lennon is living with the Kilmarnock boss was genuine in his sympathy.
Shiels said: “When I heard my reaction was disappointment and sympathy for him, he is in the same profession as I am and I don’t want anything to happen to anyone.
“I know if I was playing for someone, I would be doing my utmost to show I was supportive of him and that’s exactly what the Celtic players did tonight.
“It’s the best performance that I’ve seen from any team this season in the SPL.
“They were crisp in their passing and clinical in their finishing, it was a massive performance and we couldn’t get near them at times.”
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Good man.