Source: Team_Talk
Lennon happy to work with old head
eil Lennon has admitted he may need an "older head to bounce ideas off" if he is appointed Celtic boss on a permanent basis.[LNB] Lennon remains the favourite to land the job, with chief executive Peter Lawwell telling a meeting with supporters on Thursday night he hoped to make an announcement about the club's new manager within "the next week or two".[LNB]Lennon's lack of coaching experience might count against him but the 38-year-old would be more than happy to be assisted by a mentor figure at Parkhead.[LNB]He told the meeting of 500 fans convened by the Celtic Trust at Parkhead's Kerrydale Suite: "If I do get the job, maybe I would like an older head to bounce ideas off. It is a possibility if the outcome is positive."[LNB]Lawwell resisted calls for Lennon to be appointed immediately, despite his 100% SPL record since taking temporary charge in March.[LNB]"We are going through a selection process which Neil is fully involved in," he said.[LNB]"If we gave Neil Lennon the job after the Hearts game because we liked him, that would have been the wrong thing to do.[LNB]"But if he gets the job, it is because he is the best man for it.[LNB]"However, it is taking a bit longer than we thought. Bear with us. We should see something in the next week or two."[LNB]The meeting was the first in a series of roadshows which will see Lennon and Lawwell address thousands of supporters in Scotland, England and Ireland.[LNB]Leading Celtic Trust figure Eddie Toner received approval from the floor upon calling for Lennon to be appointed immediately.[LNB]He told Lawwell: "The empty seats at Parkhead are alarming. I think you will have a very hard job selling season tickets. I can't put my faith in (chairman) John Reid, (major shareholder) Dermot Desmond or you.[LNB]"But if the club was to come out and appoint Neil Lennon tomorrow, he will be cheered down London Road."[LNB]Lawwell insisted he took his "share of responsibility" for the failure of the Tony Mowbray era, saying: "We brought Tony in for exciting, expansive football. For whatever reason, it didn't work."[LNB]He added that Celtic had lost the SPL title "to a team that is financially crippled" in Rangers.[LNB]Meanwhile, Steven Reid admits he snubbed a move to Celtic because the prospect of Premier League football was too good to turn down.[LNB]The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland midfielder this week opted to make his loan spell at West Brom permanent.[LNB]He said in the Scottish Sun: "It was a massive decision.[LNB]"Everyone knows my connection with Ireland and the connection with Celtic. It has always been a club I've admired.[LNB]"It's a massive club with great facilities and it's flattering to be linked with a big move like that.[LNB]"But the bottom line is that this is Premier League football."
