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Originally Posted by Henkesghost
From the Guardian newspaper
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Nonsense. Was Lennon the first high profile Northern Irish catholic to be manager of celtic? No he wasn't. Did O'Neill get the same level of abuse as Lennon. No he didn't.
Now getting fake bombs and threats thrown at you isn't acceptable but lets not kid ourself on its purely down to poor Lennon being oppressed for his faith.
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Originally Posted by The Guardian
Most famously, he was attacked on the pitch in Edinburgh by a supporter of Heart of Midlothian. The incident was witnessed by millions watching live on Sky TV. In what must have been a world legal first an Edinburgh jury subsequently cleared his assailant.
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No Kevin, any journalist with half a brain would no that 'Not Guilty' and 'Not proven' verdicts are announced every day in Scotland. Maybe if the PF wasn't hell bent on trying to prove there was a sectarian angle to the assault then he would have got a conviction.
In fact IIRC the attacker was happy to plead guilty to assaulting Lennon purely on the fact of his hatred for him but that hatred had nothing to do with religion.
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Originally Posted by The Guardian
Indeed, on the only occasion that they did so, they hit Lennon with an extraordinary ban as punishment for reacting angrily, but not violently, to something uttered quietly by Ally McCoist
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Pushing McCoist and having to be held back from assaulting him isn't violent. Right you are Kevin.
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Originally Posted by Chad
Hearts, Hibs and Rangers in the Championship next season. Can't wait!
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Thats where the real action is. Forget the kiddie on 'premiership' nonsense with the winners already crowned. Next season in the championship is shaping up to be a cracker.
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Originally Posted by colin25
Big crowds for other teams, Hearts normally have a good away support. Not sure about rangers, and Hibs, they must still have a fan or two  |
Hibs took a dive.
They know that way they will get at least 4 sell outs next year as opposed to middling crowds in the 'booming' SPFL. The only league in the world that has to pay broadcasters to cover games.