Source: PA
Hughes can turn hibs around - Lennon
Neil Lennon claims the pressure Hibernian counterpart John Hughes is under ahead of their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Parkhead is symptomatic of the demands made of modern-day managers.
Still unhappy from the poor end to last season, Hibernian fans turned on the former Celtic defender in the 3-1 Co-operative Insurance Cup defeat at Kilmarnock in midweek which left Hughes with one win in eight this season.
Lennon took over as permanent Hoops boss in the summer, following a period as interim manager in the wake of Tony Mowbray's departure in March, and he is well aware of the growing demands made on footballers and managers.
"Everything is relative in terms of everyone has their own pressure at their club," the Northern Irishman said. "Results haven't been great for Hibs recently but if anyone can turn it around it will be him.
"I would say that people are too quick to turn on managers and players because I am a manager. But it seems to be an increasingly short time before people do turn on managers.
"It is the unfortunate part of the job. I think the way the game is, the average span of a manager now is maybe only a season, a season and a half, and it is ridiculous."
