Neil Lennon?

[Trav Le Bleu]

Your right he isn't, but he would do a job for us no denying that, I may be the only one but I certainly see something in him, he has some qualities of management that a certain MON possessed and no doubt he would of picked up from that school of thought and hard working ethos.

That's a bit like saying Roy Keane has picked up the qualities of Alex Ferguson.

[Corky]

Your right he isn't, but he would do a job for us no denying that, I may be the only one but I certainly see something in him, he has some qualities of management that a certain MON possessed and no doubt he would of picked up from that school of thought and hard working ethos.

Paul Lambert is the closest thing I've seen to O'Neill's style.

[Guest Bilo]

I know Rangers are struggling and it's incredible really, but Celtic should be top of their division. They have European income, massive crowds and there's a huge gulf between them and the next biggest (Hearts?).

Now that Rangers have been restructured; the gulf between them and any club outside of the SPL, let alone Division 3, is absolutely enormous. They have over 30,000 season ticket holders and a 'big club draw' that is unrivalled by any club outside of its nation's top tier anywhere in Europe. Their attendances have actually held up incredibly well despite their demotion and rival Celtic's.

If anything, Rangers domination of Division 3 should be even more total than Celtic's domination of the SPL.

The European income will only make a marked difference if Celtic can make a real go of it in Europe, and that looks unlikely looking at their Champions League group. They will win their league as will Rangers, but the ease with which both will win it has been greatly exaggerated.

One bloke I met wanted a £20 bet with me that Rangers would not drop a point before Christmas, wish I'd taken that now!

I've heard others say that they will not lose a league game for three years etc etc. People are seriously underestimating how much these little clubs are going to raise their game with the Old Firm broken up, playing in leagues where you're everybody's cup final every single week will be much trickier than it sounds.

[Happy Fox]

That's insulting to Martin. I can't see a single quality he has that compares to him.

And we'll not even go to the differences in the ways they reacted to any sort of bigotry up there, one made not a single issue of it and it actually virtually disappeared, the other has wanted to stoke it up and fan the flames at every opportunity.

MON is cool and collective individual granted and Lennon may be hot headed but I was trying to say is that winning desire and the will to get the very best out of the players is something they share in common, Lennon is by no means the finished article as a manager when SAF was in Scotland he was learning his trade when Lennon makes the jump across the border in terms of management I can see him managing a prem club.

[Haydos]

I didn't miss the point, but by the time we are looking for a new manager whose to say what the circumstances will be, so it seems kind of pointless. But I guess if it keeps you entertained I've got no right to stop you debating it.

You're somehow still missing the point. It's hypothetical. Come on.

[Finnegan]

You're somehow still missing the point. It's hypothetical. Come on.

thanks, saved me the job.

Exactly what I was going to say - it's a hypothetical question, it doesn't need to be grounded in reality. I can rephrase it to "do you think Lennon is a bellend now?" if you'd rather?

[ozleicester]

Putting this deliberately in here and not in the LCFC forum because I'm curious of the answer but am not looking to excite the mouth-breathers and the Pearson In/Out brigade.

For the record, I hope we aren't looking for a new manager any time soon and I've absolutely no reason what so ever to suspect Lenny may be linked to us if we were.

But, out of curiosity, would you be happy to see Neil Lennon as manager of your football club now or has his behaviour since leaving City put you off?

I dont understand why you ask this question, i see that youve said you hope we arent looking for a manager..but why pose the question?...just odd in my opinion.

If you had asked is he a bellend now.... i can see the reasoning behind it. But asking if we would accept him as manager seems an odd question, its almost akin to "Pearson out"?

[Finnegan]

I dont understand why you ask this question, i see that youve said you hope we arent looking for a manager..but why pose the question?...just odd in my opinion.

If you had asked is he a bellend now.... i can see the reasoning behind it. But asking if we would accept him as manager seems an odd question, its almost akin to "Pearson out"?

No. It isn't.

And the fact you can't see that says volumes about you and the LCFC Chat section of this forum which is exactly why I posted it here.

Thankfully almost everybody else who's answered the topic so far has understood.

[foxfanazer]

Some people really struggle with very simple/hypothetical questions!

[Nick]

*Goes off to find pissed up manager image*

[ozleicester]

No. It isn't.

And the fact you can't see that says volumes about you and the LCFC Chat section of this forum which is exactly why I posted it here.

Thankfully almost everybody else who's answered the topic so far has understood.

So, to enlighten me.. what do you hope to gain from this innocuous question?

[Mark_w]

No. It isn't.

And the fact you can't see that says volumes about you and the LCFC Chat section of this forum which is exactly why I posted it here.

Thankfully almost everybody else who's answered the topic so far has understood.

Well then maybe it would have been better had you waited until things were going well, because when people have been going through the stream of 'Pearson Out' threads, a 'Would you have Lennon back as our manager' thread just feels like more of the same. Even if it wasn't intended that way.

[Finnegan]

So, to enlighten me.. what do you hope to gain from this innocuous question?

... a conversation...? Which everyone else is having...?

[Guest Basildon Fox]

He seems to court controversy too much. I feel that the club is already a bit like a circus with the way things have panned out over the last 10 years. I do not think that we need to add to this. He was a great player for the club, one of the best I have seen but his personality is far too abrasive. I would rather Lennon though if it was ever a straight race for the manager between him, Keane and Di Cannio. The other two are utterly mad.

[Finnegan]

He seems to court controversy too much. I feel that the club is already a bit like a circus with the way things have panned out over the last 10 years. I do not think that we need to add to this. He was a great player for the club, one of the best I have seen but his personality is far too abrasive. I would rather Lennon though if it was ever a straight race for the manager between him, Keane and Di Cannio. The other two are utterly mad.

I know people say things like this a lot and it's often hyperbole but I'd genuinely not follow the club if Di Canio were ever the manager.

[davieG]

I remember Frank McLintock brilliant midfielder for us one of the best but shocking manager, not a logical argument I know but once bitten..........

[Guest MattP]

I know people say things like this a lot and it's often hyperbole but I'd genuinely not follow the club if Di Canio were ever the manager.

Sorry bit that's ridiculous, if you could just turn your back on a football club because of a manager we had appointed's political views it doesn't really say much about your relationship with the club.

[Leicester_Loyal]

Sorry bit that's ridiculous, if you could just turn your back on a football club because of a manager we had appointed's political views it doesn't really say much about your relationship with the club.

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I'd love Di Canio as our manager, as long as he was producing good results. The bloke is a legend!

[James.]

Raises an interesting question - where do you draw the line regarding supporting the club in light of a manager's background, views, etc? At what point do people think there are more important things in life to stand up against compared to blindly following a football team?

Not saying I agree or disagree with Finnegan, just wondering how much people are willing to overlook, and that could be regarding the manager, the owners, players, etc.

[Guest MattP]

Raises an interesting question - where do you draw the line regarding supporting the club in light of a manager's background, views, etc? At what point do people think there are more important things in life to stand up against compared to blindly following a football team?

Not saying I agree or disagree with Finnegan, just wondering how much people are willing to overlook, and that could be regarding the manager, the owners, players, etc.

I'd like to think I'd be ok with anything, part of living in a free society is being free to have your own political views whatever they are and not be punished or excluded for them.

Some serious irony with people who would boycott the club over Di Canio, who is the real fascist then?

[Finnegan]

I wouldn't be able to turn off my emotional connection to the club, I'd still be gutted when we lost and happy when we won but I wouldn't go and invest in him.

I'm not a hypocrite. I love football and I love City but life and the real world come first.

[Finnegan]

I'd like to think I'd be ok with anything, part of living in a free society is being free to have your own political views whatever they are and not be punished or excluded for them.

Some serious irony with people who would boycott the club over Di Canio, who is the real fascist then?

One of your more stupid posts, Matt. I'm not suggesting Di Canio isn't free to his views I'm just personally not willing to endorse them.

Though I doubt the ethic-minority owners of a football club in the country's flagship city for multiculturalism would be stupid enough to actually appoint a fascist as manager.

[Guest Basildon Fox]

One of your more stupid posts, Matt. I'm not suggesting Di Canio isn't free to his views I'm just personally not willing to endorse them.

Though I doubt the ethic-minority owners of a football club in the country's flagship city for multiculturalism would be stupid enough to actually appoint a fascist as manager.

This exactly for me. How many would have boycotted if Wayne Brown had continued to play for us after the BNP incident. The defence has not been the same since he left. Poor player but great organiser. I for one would not have gone had he stayed. Somethings are just more important.

[Guest MattP]

One of your more stupid posts, Matt. I'm not suggesting Di Canio isn't free to his views I'm just personally not willing to endorse them.

Though I doubt the ethic-minority owners of a football club in the country's flagship city for multiculturalism would be stupid enough to actually appoint a fascist as manager.

"Flagship City for Multiculturalism" - that's a new one on me!

Didn't think it was stupid at all, you would be boycotting something you love on someones political views, I find that in a liberal society quite bizarre.

[ADK]

Why would we want Di Canio anyway? The guy has done nothing at Swindon yet.