Furious Neil Lennon wants clear-out Scotland

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Neil Lennon will discuss it the Celtic house that indiscriminate changes are compulsory if the bar are to redeem their station in Scottish football, in any case of possibly the 38-year-old Northern Irishman lands the managers pursuit in the summer.

After Saturdays degrading 2-0 better by Ross County in the Active Nation Scottish Cup semi-finals at Hampden, Lennons chances of being finished a permanent inheritor to Tony Mowbray have severely diminished. But the former Celtic midfield player and captain still intends to discuss it Peter Lawwell, the clubs arch executive, where he believes the group have left wrong over the past ten months.

Lennon, if handed the role, would rught away try to boat out Georgios Samaras and Marc-Antoine Fortun from Celtic Park, and would additionally be peaceful to sell Aiden McGeady. In all, Lennon believes that Celtic need to buy and sell at slightest ten players in sequence to begin afresh.

Despite Saturdays disaster, Celtic plan to keep Lennon in place until the finish of the season, when a preference will be reached about Mowbrays long-term successor. Lennon reliable again yesterday that, notwithstanding Saturdays defeat, he wants the pursuit some-more than ever.

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Scott Brown, the Celtic captain, apologised yesterday for his teams contemptible fall at Hampden, and pleaded for the 2-0 better not to affect Lennons chances of being handed the purpose during the summer.

It was zero to do with the physical education instructor or the coaches they had finished their pursuit well, Brown said. Lenny showed us sufficient prior to the diversion about Ross County and told us what they would do. And he was mark on.

Its about the eleven men on the play ground and the split-second decisions that are being poorly finished at times. Its not the managers fault. He picks the eleven he thinks is his strongest group for the game. We let him down, to be ideally honest.

I goal it doesnt affect Neils chances of removing the job. Lenny organized us perfectly. He showed us the videos and we couldnt have asked for any more.

Lennon, however, was mad with the Celtic players, so most so that, in his post-match frankness, a little hold that he might have left as well far in condemning his players display. Lennon still needs to work with these players for an additional 6 games in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League, starting tomorrow night opposite Motherwell.

I think we need a clear-out thats what Ill be revelation the board, Lennon said. The bottom line is, they werent great enough. These players are sorely not in in craving and desire. This group is unequivocally wanting in those departments. They have left out of each foe this deteriorate with a whimper.

You can see because Tony Mowbray lost his job. Some of them dont merit to be here. If Im not here subsequent season, Im flattering certain a little of them wouldnt be here, either.

Major surgery is indispensable at Celtic. You cant lift the nap over peoples eyes, generally not the fans. We will have to sell a couple of players. Saturday was humiliating, but I still wish the pursuit I wish it some-more than ever, actually.

Ross County, meanwhile, are formulation to take each first propagandize kid in Ross-shire around 1,300 of them to Hampden for free subsequent month to watch them in the Scottish Cup last on May 15. Countys prerogative for violence Celtic is a last opposite Dundee United, who kick Raith Rovers 2-0 in the alternative semi-final yesterday.