Lennon: Some really good players might not be here for much longer
Since Jock Stein stepped down in 1979 no one has remained as Celtic boss for more than five years.
Martin O’Neill and Billy McNeill both had five year stints with Lennon coming up for his third anniversary from taking over from Tony Mowbray.
The Celtic team that faces Dundee today will be unrecognisable from the side that Lennon inherited and overhauled to return the club to the Champions League after a four year break.
Despite the turnaround the Celtic boss doesn’t have to look far for detractors- an aspect that he admits he takes to heart.
While managers have a time-span so to do players with the bulk of Lennon’s side in their third season at the club.
As soon as the summer transfer window opens speculation will be rife over the future’s of Gary Hooper, Victor Wanyama and others with Lennon preparing for some high profile departures.
“I do get irked at negativity,” he stated. “It really overwhelms me at times, where people are always looking for an excuse to pick on something, taking the goodness out of everything you are trying to do in the game. Sometimes the minority gets heard more than the majority.
“I think that’s a shame because we’ve got some really good players here and they might not be here for much longer. So we should enjoy them while we can.
“But the job’s been brilliant. Some people wait a lifetime to do what I’ve done in three years.
“Again, it’s been a great experience, a great life experience, never mind anything else. I take immense pride in being Celtic manager. It’s a privilege.
“I would be worried about going if I do move on or get sacked eventually and not having the same kind of kick about the job as I do here.
“There is, I think, a life expectancy in the job. I don’t know how long that is. Gordon said maybe four, five years.”
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