WHEN it comes to the Manager of the Year awards, it would be difficult to look any further than Neil Lennon for very obvious reasons.

He will win a second successive title this term but he has also proven himself in the very tough environment of the Uefa Champions League.

Taking the club into the last 16 was a real achievement, especially when you consider the teams that Celtic were up against in the group stages.

There will be others who will campaign for managers who have done relatively well this season on very limited resources – but that same argument can be applied to Celtic and the way they conducted themselves in the Champions League.

If it comes to it that Neil is lured elsewhere on the back of his achievements this season, then so be it.

What I would say is will he get a better club?

Yes, he could probably be better paid elsewhere. Yes, he could manage in a better league.

But a better club? I think Neil, like a lot of managers before him, would see his ultimate aim being to take Celtic into the Premiership.

That has been a pipedream for so long and it may never happen.

A major force in any changes will be the television companies who now hold substantial weight within the game.

It will be they who may drive through any significant changes.

The tragedy in Scottish football is that the financial revenue that television companies have ploughed into other leagues has left us lagging behind on so many fronts.

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