When was attacked in Glasgow’s Ashton Lane some years ago, the media seemed almost determined to pin the blame on Lennon himself, with more than one saying it happened because Lennon refused to “tone it down” and lower his profile. There was a perception that, by going out drinking, he had put himself in a position where these things could happen, an idea which is ludicrous, and suggests he ought to have made himself a prisoner in his own home because of his job. It didn’t matter that Lennon, himself, has always behaved in impeccable fashion when not standing on the touchline, where he lets his emotions move him, as the best and brightest managers in the game often do.