Source: PA
Hooper: Lennon going nowhere
Gary Hooper believes Celtic boss Neil Lennon would never walk out on the Parkhead club.
The Irishman's future has been subject to speculation since he was given 24-hour protection in the wake of the explosive Scottish Cup replay win over Rangers on March 2, when a suspicious package addressed to him was intercepted.
Bullets had been sent in the post to Lennon earlier in the season and Hoops first-team coach Alan Thompson suggested his former Celtic team-mate could quit in the summer.
However, Hooper, one of Lennon's key signings in the summer, believes the club means too much to the 39-year-old for him to resign just a year after replacing Tony Mowbray.
Asked whether Lennon could quit Celtic at the end of the current campaign, Hooper said: "No chance. He's such a strong character who just gets on with it. He doesn't let any of this stuff affect him.
"Everyone here hates hearing about possibly quitting, no-one wants to hear it but I don't think it will happen. This club means too much to him. He's as strong a person as anyone I've met and he's got to be as manager of Celtic."
