Stokes binned after hotel bust-up!

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BAD boy Anthony Stokes was booted out of the Celtic squad for their vital SPL clash with Motherwell - after a hotel bust-up with Neil Lennon.

 

Boss Lennon was furious at the striker for breaking club rules on the eve of his side's must-win Parkhead clash.

 

Stokes is now sweating on his place in the squad for the Scottish Cup Final and also his future at the club and he is facing severe disciplinary action with boss Lennon set to throw the book at him.

 

An insider told SunSport: "Neil is not a manager to be messed with in situations like these. He acted swiftly and decisively to deal with the matter with the player in a severe breach of club rules."

 

Celtic were staying in one of Glasgow's plush five-star hotels on Saturday night as they prepared for their clash with Well.

 

Hoops insiders last night refused to divulge details of the disciplinary breach.

 

After the behind-the-scenes bust-up Stokes, who has been struggling with a hamstring injury, was told he would not feature in the 18-man squad for Sunday's game.

 

This is the latest blow to hit Stokes in a roller- coaster season.

 

He was an unsued sub for the Co-op Cup Final against Rangers in March and he has been dropped for most of the Old Firm games.

 

Stokes' Dad John slammed the cup final snub with the hitman forced to distance himself from father's comments and he insisted that he wanted to stay at Celtic.

 

Although the 19-goal Irishman has scored some vital goals throughout the Hoops' ill-fated league campaign, he has not started a game since the crucial defeat to Caley Thistle two weeks ago.

 

That 3-2 loss left Rangers in pole position in the title race.

 

Now it looks as though former Hibs, Sunderland and Falkirk hitman Stokes could be on the move again in the summer.

 

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