What is it about this man that causes them to vault the barriers at football grounds and attack him?
Never before has this happened at a football ground anywhere in the world so in that respect Lennon is unique. The incident at Tynecastle begs the question: does he bring it on himself?
To answer this we simply must bring up the name of Martin O’Neill, simply because he is another Irish Catholic who was involved with Celtic, and didn’t receive bombs, bullets or indeed death threats.
So it simply must be down to Lennon. Is it the snarling face, which reminds you of great Protestant achievers of the past paradoxically, which causes normally sane people to lose their minds for a second?
Or was it his disgraceful behaviour at Parkhead on March 2nd, when he had to be restrained after brutally flooring Ally McCoist with a vicious head butt?
One can also think back to Tynecastle in November when he became the first manager to shout at a referee. One can only wonder what was said but the abuse was so bad that he was sent to the stand. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that Wednesday’s attacker was kicked and punched by the Celtic boss as he made his way to his seat.
And, let’s not forget, on the day that an attempt was made on his life in the shape of an explosive package, he put his hands to his ears in what can only be described as an act of war and one which should have seen him in the dock – or the stocks.
Lennon can point to the fact he is an Irish Catholic. That, despite my best efforts, cannot be disputed or denied. But he doesn’t help himself when he wears a tracksuit on the touchline and openly shouts instructions to players in that Irish drawl that really grates, like fingers down a blackboard.
Really, you would come to the conclusion that any manager called Neil Lennon, a situation like this, should pack up and go.
Go home.
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