NEIL LENNON has opened up on how he was left overwhelmed by the amount of messages he received in the wake of his father’s death.
Gerry Lennon passed away earlier this month, with son Neil missing Dunfermline‘s game against Queen‘s Park as he mourned his loss.
The Celtic hero has now spoken for the first time since the funeral about how messages of support from the football family helped him through a tough time.
Speaking to Dunfermline’s club media, he said: “I would just like to thank everyone at the club here and the Scottish and Irish media.
“They’ve treated me and my family with the utmost respect. And obviously lots of people across the spectrum of football who were getting in touch, people I hadn’t spoken to or seen for a while.
“The messages that were coming in were quite overwhelming. I can’t thank everyone enough for that.”
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Lennon has now also served a four-game dugout ban.
He picked it up due to critical comments about referee Duncan Nicolson during a game against Ross County.
Lennon called Nicolson’s performance an “abomination of a performance” and added “I don’t want him refereeing any of our games again,” suggesting that he cost his team a point too.
He will now return to trackside for the trip to Kirkcaldy to face Fife rivals Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park.
The Pars boss revealed how the ban impacted his matchday schedule.
He said: “It’s awful.
“You leave an hour and 15 minutes before kick off. You can’t be anywhere near the players. You can’t go down at half time, then you have to wait after the game before you address the players again.
“You’re very much hamstrung. For what? For criticising a refereeing performance when we were told all our points were valid.”
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