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Lennon must hide the hurt and look ahead

Jul 30th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

You and I can get angry or annoyed or even angry at the result on Wednesday but Neil Lennon will feel hurt more than anything else.  Hurt can be a destructive force but it is an appropriate response in certain circumstances.Tony Mowbray felt hurt



Lennon targets full back weaknesses

Jul 4th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

I don’t think Cha Du-ri was on our radar before news of Celtic’s interest in the German-born South Korean international broke last week.  He is Neil Lennon’s second signing, and significantly, the second full back he signed.Left backs Lee Naylor and



Backroom team looks complete – without a mentor

Jul 2nd, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

A big Celtic welcome to our new backroom team, Garry Parker, who played with Neil Lennon at Leicester City and Johan Mjallby, who join the archetypal enforcer, Alan Thompson, as Neil’s supporting staff.I know Neil plans to appoint a mentor figure soon



Reid should look to Colchester for a plain speaking lesson

Jun 10th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

After listening to Dr John Reid’s ramble yesterday, which seemed to imply Celtic spent 74 days not even considering another candidate for the manager’s job than Neil Lennon (see what happens when you hold a press event when your PR chief and CEO are on



Lennon appointed without advisor – yet

Jun 8th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

Neil Lennon will be appointed Celtic’s 17th permanent manager tomorrow.  There remains one or two details to confirm but nothing is expected to further delay the announcement.  While Neil recognises the value in appointing an experience



Romanov shows Reid the way to state your case

Jun 8th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

Hearts Lithuanian owner, Vladimir Romanov, told the Scotsman, “If Aiden McGeady moves to Spartak Moscow, he will have to finally start playing football, not just pushing other players like in Scotland.”Also, in Russia there are only 11 players on the



Celtic decline to quell the clamour

Jun 7th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

There was three weeks between the resignation of Gordon Strachan and the appoint Tony Mowbray last year.  It seemed like a while at the time but three weeks is not long to draw up a shortlist, speak to candidates, carry out formal interviews,



Spartak deny McGeady interest

May 27th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

I hear speculation about Aiden McGeady continues unabated.  I don’t doubt there are clubs interested in Aiden, there always are, but it’s probably only fair to balance speculation that Spartak Moscow are set to make a bid for the player with what



Lennon stakes case

Apr 22nd, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

When I heard Neil Lennon was appointed interim manager on Tony Mowbray’s dismissal I didn’t consider either that the appointment would become permanent or than Neil would want the job.  Yesterday’s interview for Club TV left us in no doubt about



Hibernian 0-1 Celtic, SPL, 4 April 2010

Apr 5th, 2010 | Source: Celtic Quick News | Category: Latest News

A Robbie Keane penalty after 62 minutes gave Celtic their second 0-1 win away to Hibernian of the season.  Aiden McGeady appeared as if form nowhere to rob Anthony Stokes inside the box as the Hibs player tried to clear but kicked McGeady in the