Yesterday chairman Ian Bankier insisted that Celtic will not make “hasty decisions that we might regret” as he revealed the club’s review of performances is ongoing.

Frustration among Hoops fans surfaced earlier in the season when they were knocked out of Europe and the Betfred Cup with the chances of winning their 10th successive Scottish Premiership title slipping away to Rangers.

Following a 1-1 home draw with St Johnstone on December 6, which left the reigning champions 13 points behind their Old Firm rivals with two games in hand, and with just two wins in 12 games, the Parkhead board released another statement in support of boss Neil Lennon but stated that “progress will be reviewed in the new year.”

Since then Celtic have won the delayed Scottish Cup final against Hearts on penalties to clinch a fourth successive domestic treble but are now 18 points behind Rangers with a game in hand, albeit Lennon’s side have won their last four matches.

Here two of our Herald and Times Sport writers have had their say on Celtic's show of support to Neil Lennon.

Celtic are showing Lennon the respect he deserves, says Aidan Smith

Neil Lennon has delivered so much for Celtic over the years both as a player and as a manager – and that is why he deserves to see the season out.  

Respect is sometimes lost in football these days and Lennon deserves more from all quarters.  

Yes, things haven’t gone his way this campaign, but the Hoops are still comfortably in second place and on course to nail down a spot in next year’s Champions League. 

Lennon started the run of domestic domination back in 2012 when he guided Celtic to their first title in the current run, and following his return to Glasgow in February 2019, he then added the nine-in-a-row crown to his collection. 

Ronny Deila and the much-hailed Brendan Rodgers obviously played a huge part in the continued success of the club during their stints as manager, but they had no real challenge coming from across the city. 

Lennon has had to deal with a strong Rangers during both his spells in charge of the club he loves, and this season has just been a step too far. 

There was always going to be an outcry from the Parkhead faithful when their run of consecutive league championships came to an end, but fans must look at the bigger picture. 

In my opinion some top managers would be put off at the proposition of taking the reins of Celtic at this current moment. Who in their right mind would want the 10-in-a-row failure season on their CV? 

The better option for Celtic bosses is to stick with Lennon for the time being and revisit his position come the end of the current campaign. Who knows, by then the Northern Irishman might have had enough?  

A huge overhaul in football operations at Celtic is expected this summer and I wouldn’t be surprised if the management team is included in that.  

By that time new chief executive Dominic McKay will be in place and he will have his own plans in mind on how things can improve moving forward. 

For the time being, though, the board are quite right to stick rather than twist at this midway point of the season. They are rightly showing Lennon the respect he deserves after being such a great servant to the club. 

Celtic's current strategy is bold, says Mark Hendry

Celtic telling their supporters they won't make any 'hasty' decisions over Neil Lennon's future was a bold strategy, I must admit.

Clearly the board and Mr Bankier have not been paying any sort of attention to the clubs' social media feeds over the past three months. Anti-Lennon banners have replaced profile pictures on Twitter and, say what you like about it, more and more keep popping up. 'Lennon Out' is trending every weekend, and that's with the Hoops having won their last four Premiership games.

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A ridiculous 18-point swing in Rangers' favour really has turned fans off Lennon and it's extremely difficult to see any way the boss can keep his job beyond this season.

Season tickets will be up for renewal soon and the club will be sending out their letters begging fans to stump up more cash to watch their side play, presumably, on telly with the pandemic not likely to go away any time soon. It's a big ask in general with punters going through financial hardships, it's an even BIGGER ask when they feel they've been completely ignored by decision-makers at their club.

Fans have been calling for Lennon's head for a while. Celtic promised an early-year review. Another assurance that was not delivered upon. And as for 'hasty decisions'? Do me a favour. This coming from the same club who offered Lennon the job in the showers after a cup final win.

The man is a legend at Celtic and deserved an opportunity to interview for the permanent role at the time, sure, but handing him the job that day was a sign that Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond got completely swept up in the emotion of it all and pulled the trigger on the easy option. They made a 'hasty decision'.

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Of course there's the argument that, with Dominic McKay incoming this summer, Lennon should at least stay on until then. And that probably is the way to go. But he must make changes to the management team. It likely won't be Rafa and it might not be Eddie Howe. But it can't be Neil Lennon.

Either way, ten in a row is gone and the writing has been on the wall for a while. Back-to-back defeats to Rangers, losses at home to Ross County and St Mirren and seven draws along the way have absolutely not been good enough. The league has been off the table for a while.. so what is hasty about it?