Late on Friday evening, Celtic released the club’s annual results for the year ending the 30th of June 2019. The Hoops are in good financial shape, having made a profit of £11.3 million in the year described.
However, what will be ven more interesting to Hoops fans are comments made by chairman Ian Bankier about Celtic manager Neil Lennon in his chairman’s statement.
He gives full backing to Lennon, who it should not be forgotten wasn’t the most popular appointment despite leading the Hoops to the treble last season.
“Understands what it takes”
“Having been the manager when the Club embarked on the present run of domestic success, Neil understands what it takes to be the manager of Celtic. He has the full support of the board, executive management team and all the staff at the club” Bankier writes in his statement on the club’s website.
That is a real vote of confidence for Lennon from the Celtic board, and the rest of the club. So far, it has to be said that the support given to him by the board has been more than fair.
The Hoops spent £7 million on Christopher Jullien, who looks like being a terrific acquisition. Celtic also recruited even after crashing out of the Champions League. The likes of Greg Taylor and Mohamed Elyounoussi joining the club towards the end of the transfer window.
Hoops boss has proved the critics wrong
With the Celts sitting proudly at the top of the league table with a 100% record, Lennon has so far mostly proved wrong the critics who didn’t want to see him in the job after some poor performances last season. The only poor result so far was the loss to Cluj, but the team have since made up for that.
The team seems to playing with far more freedom this season, and have scored 51 goals already, which is a remarkable achievement so early in the season.
Lennon looks more than capable of being the man to deliver nine in a row – it is good to see that he has the backing of all the staff at the club.
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