Neil Lennon responds to Tam McManus' Patryk Klimala transfer claim as Celtic boss dismisses team selection criticism
Celtic side to exit the Champions League in the
second qualifying round 15 years ago.And the midweek defeat to
Ferencvaros was a mere bump in the road in comparison to that seismic shock against Artmedia Bratislava.The stage they were dumped from European football’s top tournament and the fact Motherwell followed domestically – a dramatic 4-4 Fir
Park draw in 2005 – are about the
only similarities.Celtic weren’t reigning league
champions as they are now – nine times on the trot.And the club were in transition after a summer of change when Gordon
Strachan replaced Martin O’Neill.But where Lennon can draw another parallel, despite the hammer blow of an early exit, is the feeling of hope amid the crushing disappointment.Celtic lost 5-0 in