BlueMazza 0 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Raman Bhardwaj @STVRaman Neil Lennon asked by SFA to explain post match comments (league cup final). Said decision not to award penalty was 'criminal'. And also by Raman 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Belatedly, Lunny has written to Celtic to ask these comments to be explained. So tweeted by our favourite bear, Chris McLaughlin. he says he looks forward to giving his explanation. Along with the rest of Scottish football lemon. We all want to hear you talk your way round this one. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 NEIL LENNON will fight the SFA to clear his name and stop his Celtic players from being branded cheats. The manager will demand a personal appearance before the judicial panel after compliance officer Vincent Lunny’s decision to charge him with openly criticising ref Willie Collum following the League Cup Final defeat by Kilmarnock. Yesterday Lennon put thoughts of tomorrow’s crucial Old Firm derby to one side and said: “I look forward to stating my case before the panel. “Anthony Stokes was booked for diving and my players don’t cheat. I can’t tolerate them being accused of cheating when we have the best disciplinary record in the division. “I still say it was a penalty when Anthony went down and we have photographic evidence to prove that was the case.” Lennon was unrepentant, swearing he “absolutely” stood by his comments. He said: “I am looking forward to giving him my response and I’ve got until March 30 to do that. “I will submit my response next week. I don’t think I need to explain but they do and I will state my case.” Record Sport understands Lennon hasn’t been charged over his comment that Collum had made a “criminal decision” by refusing Celtic a last-minute penalty when Stokes was booked for diving. The SFA consider that to be the use of “coloquial language”. But the manager’s remark that the match official made an “awful, awful decision” has put him in danger of receiving a touchline ban. However, Lennon remains unrepentant and has already spoken with the compliance officer by telephone to tell him how much he’s looking forward to their meeting on a date still to be fixed. He said: “I’ll defend my case vigorously. I don’t think I need to be there in the first place but I’m told some of my quotes after the Final infringed the rules. “They need to be examined in the context of the post-match interview as a whole.” Lennon now needs to put disciplinary matters to the back of his mind and focus on what to do if, as seems certain, James Forrest and Gary Hooper miss tomorrow’s derby due to injury. The manager said: “James is a major doubt with ankle bruising and Gary has a dead leg. Both of them will be assessed in the morning but neither was able to train today.” http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2012/03/24/neil-lennon-fights-to-clear-his-and-anthony-stokes-name-saying-celtic-players-don-t-cheat-86908-23799958/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Already spoken to the compliane officer on the telephone??? Maybe they were working out where to go for a pint after the meeting? I was at my mothers the other day and said the OF game was on this weekend. Even at the thought of the wee shit, she started cursing, and she's approaching 80 and doesn't curse. She also knows nothing about footballl, but she knows when someones a cont!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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