Neil Lennon of Dunfermline: Former Celtic and Hibs manager is excited about the challenge to survive with facing the New Club | Football news
Neil Lennon says he was forced to take the job of Dunfermline after a long conversation with the owner and president of the Championship Club.
Former Celtic and Hibernian boss, who was recently excavated last year on the Romanian side of Rapid Bucuresti, took over the East End Park until the end of the season.
The third is a permanent manager Dunfermline this term, with James McPake discharged in December, and Michael Tidser was fired last week after only two months.
Pars are the second bottom of the table-six points that are clear from the automatic outburst, but one point behind Hamilton as they try to move out of a seven-game play-off place.
While the 53-year-old knows that he is facing a real challenge to keep them in the second level of Scottish football, he insists that it was an opportunity he couldn’t refuse.
“Last week, we had a lot of conversations between ourselves, the president and the owner. They performed a very convincing argument to take over the job,” he said.
“There is an old proverb from Sir Alexa [Ferguson] Where you sometimes choose the owners and do not choose the club.
“So, I think we had a good one here. Further down the line, he has a really good pursuit of the club’s future.
“I wanted to reconcile with that.
“We have a lot of work to do, which will not happen immediately, but I had a good player response in the last two days. I am delighted with their attitude and application.
“It’s great to get back to football. I know how competitive and attractive championship is.
“I know we’re not in the best of a minute, so it’s a challenge for myself to turn the club’s psychology and locker rooms.”
Asked if another manager was compared to previous stays in Scottish football, he added: “Yes. No doubt.
“It’s four or five years ago, and the last time I was in the championship he was with Hibs.
“Learn from all experiences as you go together.
“I really enjoyed my time with the media, believe it or not.
“But you know, training is always what I want to do. I don’t know how long this will take. We’ll look at it as we go together, but I’m very excited about trying to try, trying to move Dunfermline forward.”
Lennon’s first match in charge of Dunfermline will be against the promotion of Ayr United, managed by his former Celtic Captain Scott Brown on Saturday.
Lennon’s managerial history
After his initial stay as the head of the Celtic Caretaker, Lennon first handed over his job at Parkhead in June 2010. He continued to win Scottish Cup in the first season, before the three consecutive titles of the top flight and another Scottish Cup came.
He left the club after four years and continued to join Bolton, but the team fought, while financial issues outside the field influenced the side – while Lennon left after two years.
Lennon then joined Hibernian as the main coach and led the team to promotion to the Scottish Premiership at the first moment of searching and qualifying for the Europa League, as well as in the fourth place in the top flight. However, three years later he left the Easter path.
Another temporary magic in Celtics followed, while Lennon replaced Brendan Rodgers, who joined Leicester City, and once again he was handed a job on a permanent basis after helping to seal the third domestic tonka before winning all three trophies next season. He came out, however, in 2021 after Rangers returned first after 10 years.
Lennon enjoyed a relative success in Cyprus – winning the Cypriot Cup with a wrapper, but was discharged after less than a year in business, while his time at Rapid Bucuresti in Romania lasted only three months after the hard start of the season.
The Last League of Dunfermline’s Farming
- 29. March: Ayr United (a)
- 2. April: Livingston (h)
- 5th. April: Hamilton Academic (H)
- April 12: Queen’s Park (s)
- April 19: Partick Thistle (H)
- 26. April: Aidrieonians (h)
- 2. May: Morton (a)
