Neil Lennon sounded dejected, bereft of ideas and like a man that knows his time is almost up. I think it sounded like a man ready to go.
In his interview after the 2-1 defeat at the hands of St Mirren, the manager laid into his team and the performance. Lennon said, “It’s a poor performance.
“We started the game well, conceded a poor goal from our point of view and then it took us a while to get our balance and our quality right.
“We get the equaliser and you’re thinking that should settle us for the rest of the game but, again, we concede an awful goal.
“Then second half we dominated the game but we lacked any genuine quality in the final pass or the finishing.
“We expect over the years for us to get a crescendo of pressure and wear teams down, that’s been missing this season for whatever reason.
“They just look… it can’t be confidence.
“Because there’s no real pressure on them and there are no fans here.
“There’s a lack of belief or a lack of quality, and they’ve got the quality they’ve proved that over the years.
“For whatever reason – and it’s not just individuals it’s collective – really poor goals defensively and offensively really not good enough.
When asked if he felt the players were letting him down, Lennon said, “Honest answer? Yes”