Neil Lennon and bashful. Three words that appear together in print about as often as Big Brother and entertaining. And yet here was the Northern Irishman modestly waving away credit for his role in Celtic's unlikely success in snatching the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title from Rangers.

Lennon arrived back at Parkhead in April with Gordon Strachan's side in turmoil. They trailed their rivals by six points and their confidence appeared shot. Few gave them a chance of a third successive title. Gradually, Lennon's influence was felt. His input was perhaps no more than barking and bawling in the dressing room, cajoling players to greater effort. It may have been primitive but it was undoubtedly effective. As Rangers faded, Celtic won seven consecutive games to land the league trophy.

But Lennon insisted: "It's about the players at the end of the day - and the foundations were already in place before I came in. Garry Pendrey, Celtic assistant manager and the gaffer did most of the donkey work anyway. I was just there as an extra voice, just passing on my experiences, especially to the two midfield boys as I knew that role. I just tried to keep all the players motivated and tried to make sure no complacency set in. I took a wee bit of coaching which was great and which I really enjoyed. But let's get it right: he Strachan is the boss and they are his players. All I did was give him a hand."

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