Lennon not in seventh heaven

19 February 2011 14:30
Celtic manager Neil Lennon admits he is finding it difficult to approach a total of seven Old Firm games in the one season with the usual relish. Celtic and Rangers meet for the fourth time in 2010-11 when they come face to face at Parkhead on Sunday in a crucial Clydesdale Bank Premier League contest. The Glasgow rivals are battling it out for domestic honours on three fronts, with a Scottish Cup fifth-round replay and a Co-operative Insurance Cup final to come next month. Lennon said: "It's probably too many but that's just the way the fixtures have thrown it up with four in the league, the cup draw and the cup final. "The supporters might like it every week but for the managers, four would be plenty. I think it takes a lot out of both sets of players as well at times. And again there is a lot of hype that fills papers for days beforehand and days after. "It's a game. It's an important game obviously, but I think if there were less games you would probably look forward to them more."

Source: PA