Neil Lennon's disappointment at SPL Hearts verdict
The Australian presenters had the Celtic boss at ease and after discussing the pre-season tour found their guest openly discussing the shameful attack that he suffered at Tynecastle last season- and the SPL’s reaction.
“It was a big embarassment for Hearts, it was shown worldwide and we’re here in Australia talking about it,” Lennon said. “According to the SPL Hearts did everything that they could from a security point of view.
“I’m a little bit disappointed with that outcome but hopefully it’s the tipping point from the things that happened last season.
“We really hope that the new legislation being brought in by the Scottish Government will deter anyone else from doing it again.”
Lennon added: “It was over in an instant but there was shock and anger. There was a lot of things going on last season but that’s the one area that you’d think you’d be quite safe, in your own technical area where you can concentrate on your job.
“We played very well that night, we’d just scored a second goal and this guy jumps out of the crowd and decides to have a pop. It was a wee bit unsettling to say the least but I didn’t want it to deflect away from the team.
“I was lucky in a way that my assistant Alan Thompson just got the guy before he could get a good go at me then the security guys were on top of things pretty quickly.
“Again it’s things that we’re talking about that have no reflection on football. It’s something that shouldn’t happen in football grounds anywhere.
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