It was Celtic’s surprise defeat by St Mirren in the semi-finals of the
Scottish Communities League Cup which prompted MacLeod to make the remarks
which appeared under his name in a Scottish tabloid and, although Lennon did
not name the pundit directly, there was no mistaking who the manager meant
when he said: “Supporters can have their say, but I am not overly enamoured
with columnists and their “yada yada yada” - having a go at the team.
“They seem to come out of their shell when we to lose a game, with the usual
sycophantic lines like, ‘we feel sorry for the fans who have spent their
hard-earned cash, blah blah blah’. They don’t really care about the fans who
have spent their hard-earned cash at all.
“I am not going to name names. His opening line was to ‘lose one treble is
careless, to lose two is whatever.’ It was as if winning a treble is as easy
as shelling peas.
“I am not happy with it. He is trying to drive a wedge between the players and
the fans with that comment about the hard-earned cash — I think this team
has given value for money this season for the supporters.
"And they have done for the last couple of years — they have been by far the
most entertaining team.
