Celtic fans plan 18th minute show of support for Neil Lennon
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Hibernian v Celtic - Easter Road, Edinburgh, Britain - April 21, 2018 Hibernian manager Neil Lennon reacts REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
After another week of attacks on and off the pitch Celtic fans are planning a display of support for Neil Lennon today.
In the 18th minute of the match against Hearts, whose support may include the thug that threw a coin at the Irishman, Celtic supporters are planning to sing in support of their former manager.
Lennon suffered anti-Catholic and anti-Irish absuse throughout his side’s 0-0 draw with Hearts at Tynecastle.
we should have a minutes applause in the 18th minute of the game tomorrow in support of Neil Lennon and to support the calling out of anti Catholic/Irish bigotry in Scotland.
Enough is enough!! #CallItOut— ????????????????????????????????C3lticghirl???????????????????????????????? (@C3lticghirl) November 2, 2018
You call it sectarianism here in Scotland, I call it racism. If a black man is abused, you are not just abusing the colour of his skin, you are abusing his culture, his heritage, his background.
When he celebrated a late ‘goal’ for the homeside being disallowed he was felled by a coin.
Gary Caldwell, Jim White and former Police Federation chief Les Gray are among those that have been given air-time to promote the ‘he brings it on himself’ line used to justify the attacks on the former Celtic boss.
Yesterday Lennon hit back, telling a few home truths about the attitude of the best wee country in the world to Irish who won’t sit quietly at the back of the bus.