Neil Lennon praises magnificent Celtic support
Following a week in which every critic of the club had had a field day, putting the boot into the Green Brigade in particular, the fans were in great voice from the first whistle at the Tulloch Caldeonian Stadium.
The makeshift Celtic defence were greeted straight away with the Victor Wanyama chant closely followed by In the Heat of Lisbon before traditional favourites such as Let the People Sing and the Fields of Athenry lit up the dour highland skies.
“The fans were magnificent and I can’t speak highly enough of them,” Lennon said in quotes unlikely to dominate the headlines. “They gave us great backing. They have come a long way and I am delighted their team have given them a good performance.”
By changing one phrase in The Celtic Symphany critics of the support were left with little to complain about although the very existence of Celtic is clearly a difficult issue for many people to grasp.
On the park Celtic kept a rare clean sheet with the fans enjoying the novelty of not conceding a goal in the opening minutes from a corner kick.
Anthony Stokes took his tally to eight goals in seven matches with his resurgence traced back to the 3-3 draw away to Kilmarnock where the Irishman’s second half double helped salvage an unlikely draw after Celtic found themselves 3-0 down.
“He is playing very well and what pleases me more is his all-round game is improving,” Lennon said about Stokes.
“He has been a huge player in the last couple of months. He keeps going and on another day he could have had a hat-trick. It is never easy here but I was happy with their attitude.”
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