Brown: Give Neil a chance

10th May 2010

Scott Brown insists Neil Lennon's inexperience should not prevent him from being appointed manager of Celtic.

The Irishman completed his tenure as interim boss on Sunday with a 2-1 final day win over Hearts at Tynecastle which extended his winning run in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to eight games.

Afterwards chairman John Reid issued a statement saying Celtic would "now turn to the formal process of considering the appointment of a new manager," with Lennon insisting he would "appreciate the process."

Hoops skipper Brown believes Lennon has done enough to be given the chance despite having no previous first-team management experience.

"Why not start at Celtic?" he said. "He already has started and we have now won eight league games in a row since Lenny came in.

"We have a great team spirit. The lads enjoy his training, they enjoy him around the dressing room and enjoy the pressure he puts us under to perform for the fans. You know there is a line you can't cross, you can have a bit of banter but when you start training, it's serious. I hope the board listen to us but at the end of the day it's their decision and we have to go along with that decision."

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