Soccer Football - Europa League - Group E - Manchester United v Omonia - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 13, 2022 Omonia coach Neil Lennon before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble
Yogi Junior didn’t hold back in his assessment of Neil Lennon.
An Irish former Celtic player and manager that was part of two treble winning squads would normally be guaranteed legendary status. Not Lennon.
When it comes to Celtic Lennon has both eyes fixed on a possible future pay day. Employed as manager, Director of Football or whatever other title and salary is thrown his way.
RECRUITMENT WITH LENNON
In most circumstances a manager would be sympathetic to a fellow boss going through a troubled time. Not Lennon.
He will barely provide air time to the suggestion that current results are a consequence of horrific recruitment.
This from the manager that had Albian Ajeti, Vasilas Barkas, Patryk Klimala, Ismaila Soro and Boli Bolingoli presented to him. Bolingoli spoke to Celtic TV before speaking to Lennon.
First time around Mo Bangura and Amido Balde were two of the strikers thrust on Lennon.
He knows the issues of the club. He also knows the wages at Dunfermline and how quickly Rapid Bucharest binned him. After just six matches.
Alongside media appearances there is only one decent income option for Lennon. He never wastes a single media appearance to audition for that role.
Mentioned last week that NL was clearly still hoping for another gig at Celtic.
Certainly has his acolytes in the support. I ended up having to block 2 fellas.
Whether you’re a fan or not, this conversation highlights just how far removed he is from normal fans. Board lackey? https://t.co/SKDmYTH9Kc— John Hughes (@yogijunior3) October 26, 2025
The backlash against Lennon on Twitter was fierce. Many folk struggled to avoid swearing.
When your views align with Kris Boyd it really is time to take stock. Lennon’s blind faith in the Chairman that twice made him Celtic manager is badly misplaced.
RODGERS ROLE REVERSAL?
Today he is back at the day job, the salaried one. On Saturday Dunfermline lost 3-2 away to Ross County. They are sixth in the ten team Championship, closes to the bottom than top.
On Friday they are away to Ayr United on BBC Scotland. The following week they host leaders St Johnstone at East End Park.
Imagine of Rodgers was called in by the BBC on Friday to slaughter every aspect of Lennon’s management of Dunfermline. The angry wee guy in the dug-out would go off his nut.
Self awareness Neil.
Yogi Junior is a regular on ACSOM every Wednesday at 12.30.
John your spot on mate . He’s changed his tune from first two seasons on Brendan . He was a disgrace yesterday glad Sutton called him out . Brendan not the enemy it’s the board
— Hugh lynch ????????????? (@Hughbhoy) October 27, 2025
This doesn’t surprise me. My old man always used to say you can judge a person on how he treats his friends. Lenny cast Alan Thompson aside when Thommo needed him most. Always told me a lot about him after that.
— Sam “Ace” Rothstein ?? (@Conor1971) October 26, 2025
Should Celtic fans boycott the SPFL home match v Falkirk?
No- the board need backed 'world class ambitions'
YES- Time for serious action before it is too late
The quote “Lenny cast Alan Thompson aside when Thommo needed him most” indeed tells us everything about this wee snide. I wouldn’t trust Lennon with anything. However, he is just the kind of arse licker the board likes. Imagine being appointed in the shower! I don’t think Lawwell realised how pathetic and unprofessional that was.
Sums Celtic up just now. Highly unprofessional.
Keep up the good work Joe.
Lennon is a sideshow, but an irritating one at that?
It shows his serious lack of judgement when he chooses to be a TV pundit whilst he is
currently an SPFL manager: it’s inevitable he’ll have to criticise a fellow manager?
And when BR does leave, can anyone see NL getting back into the club in some
capacity – under the current regime?
Absolutely!
Yet another reason why this Board has to be exited… 🙁
If Celtic drop two or even three points to Falkirk and lose to Sevco in The League Cup Semi Final – Will Lennon be in the chair a week today…
Surely ‘Daddy’ ‘Lucan’ and ‘Sly’ wouldn’t be that bloody daft…
Or could they !
It’s easy to see Lennon is angling for a job at Celtic, If he gets one, nobody will need to call for a boycott, the place will be empty in a couple of weeks. He’s a greedy sleekit wee snake of a man, taking money and sookin up to the very people in the media that slaughtered him on many occasions and playing to an audience that hates him to the point they sent him bullets in the post.
Be better off with John Lennon in charge of first team matters than the belligerent bell-end this once-respected player has now become.
We gritted our teeth through much of both his managerial tenures during which he displayed either a lack of spine by acquiescing to “board signings” or a lack of judgment by owning some of those calamitous recruitment episodes. Bangura looked like he’d won a ‘Be A Footballer For A Day’ competition and Barkas looked like he wanted to be anywhere else but here – the sort of thing you’d pick up on in even a brief conversation with somebody you were going to employ, and the stories widely circulating about his behaviour in the run up to his last departure were staggering.
If our glorious leaders employ this person again – in any capacity – they will deserve all that comes their way, and it won’t be pretty.
I would never turn on Neil Lennon what he was put through when managing CELTIC was so wrong, in our hour of need he answered the call. He should never have been offered the job permanently second time round, the board should have known better, with his mental health and that. Please don’t go to the level of the msm and start your Lennon this and that. It’s Neil and he done a lot for us
Editor: So the Dunfermline manager is allowed to slaughter the current Celtic boss, stick up for his pals on the board in the hope of another job and fans just sit back and say ‘ah, Lenny, top lad, one of our own’?
Neil Lennon got paid well by Celtic, he never done us favours for nothing