Neil Lennon Blasts Fans For Hanging apos;shoot The Board apos; Banner
Under-fire boss Neil Lennon has accused sections of the Parkhead support of engaging in 'dangerous rhetoric' after a 'Shoot the Board' banner was hung outside [/sport/teampages/celtic.html Celtic] Park.
The Northern Irishman said: 'From some sections of the support it is dangerous rhetoric.
'What I will say is we all want the same thing.
Those fans want success, the majority of our fans want success. The players and everybody here want the same thing.
Neil Lennon has accused Celtic supporters of using 'dangerous rhetoric' in their protests
A banner with the slogan 'shoot the board' appeared outside Parkhead after their latest match
'We don't want any divisions.
I understand the frustrations and the players are feeling that as well.
'But we don't like that kind of language or expression anywhere near the football stadium. It serves no purpose really.'
The Celtic board released a statement on Monday night giving Lennon their backing after a run of just two wins in 12 games.
They said the situation would be reviewed in the new year and Lennon has urged fans who have protested outside the ground after the team failed to win their last two home games to get behind his squad.
'I can't speak on behalf of the supporters but it's a cultural thing at the moment.
It's a societal, modern-day thing,' he said.
'It's not what we want. It doesn't serve any purpose. It certainly doesn't inspire anyone at the club to achieve great things.
The under-fire Celtic boss is being targeted, along with the club's board, for hoa tam giác mạch recent poor form
'We all want unity.
We have got that certainly from the football side of things and we just want the supporters to get behind the team, especially when they need it.
'That's what the Celtic fans do. They've done that for as long as I've been here. When things have got tough they've got right behind the team and that's what we're looking for.'
On the board's vote of confidence, du lịch hà giang Lennon added: 'I think it sort of settles everyone down. I know it settles the players down for kynghidongduong.vn sure.
'They are really happy about that, thankfully from my point of view.
'It's full steam ahead.
We just need to try to get some consistency and wins now.'
Celtic have endured a torrid run of form on the pitch, winning just twice in their last 12 games
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