Fans showed their affection for Lennon at Celtic’s training session
Celtic’s Neil Lennon believes that becoming the target for parcel bombs would not have happened had he been manager of any other football club.
Strathclyde Police are investigating after parcels were sent to Lennon and two others connected with Celtic.
“It leaves a bad taste in the mouth, but I’m totally committed to the club, the fans and the players,” he said ahead of Sunday’s Old Firm derby.
“It’s my most difficult week in the job. We all know why it’s happening.”
Lennon gained a reputation as a feisty character while playing for Celtic before becoming manager but believes that the abuse now goes beyond the normal dislike for rivals.
The Northern Irish Catholic stopped playing international football for his country in 2002 after a death threat, said to be from loyalist paramilitaries.
Bullets were sent to the former Celtic captain earlier in the season, while a
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