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'They make it personal' - Lennon hits out at Rangers fans

Neil Lennon: "You all hear it. They are singing sectarian songs at me. It's just a little bit of 'have some of that'."
Neil Lennon: "You all hear it. They are singing sectarian songs at me. It's just a little bit of 'have some of that'."

Neil Lennon says he should escape punishment for his on-pitch celebration after seeing his side seal a 5-5 draw against Rangers after accusing the Rangers support of targeting him with sectarian.

The Northern Irishman darted onto the Leith pitch after seeing Jamie Maclaren levelled up an incredible affair in stoppage time.

He was quickly ushered down the tunnel by fourth official Bobby Madden before the final whistle blew.

The incident is likely to see Lennon - already sitting on a suspended two-match ban his bust-up with referee Kevin Clancy at Rugby Park back in February - land in fresh bother.

But the Hibs boss insists his aeroplane-style celebration was merely his response to the taunts aimed at him from the away end.

"Well they make it personal don't they?," he said. "You all hear it. They are singing sectarian songs at me. It's just a little bit of 'have some of that'.

"It was worth it. Trust me. Bobby was fine about it. I should not get a ban for that. I was just letting them know how pleased I was to get the equaliser.

"I enjoyed the moment. It was a big jumbo jet there."

The build-up to the last-day clash had been dominated by Lennon's threat to quit his job following Hibs' midweek defeat to Hearts.

But the former Celtic boss admitted he had "spat the dummy" after that derby defeat before reiterating his commitment to the Leith cause.

Speaking after seeing his side end the campaign in fourth spot, he said: "There has been speculation, but I caused the speculation. There's no issue with the board.

"I wanted to break into that bracket of Aberdeen and Rangers and we have come up short.

"Fourth is acceptable for some people, not for me."

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