ian1964 10,870 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 CELTIC boss Neil Lennon will hold showdown talks today with his No2 Alan Thompson over the head coach's boozing session with Rangers rival Allan McGregor. Lennon flipped when he discovered Thommo, 38, had been out for drinks with the 30-year-old Ibrox goalie on Wednesday. Sources claim word got back to Parkhead that the pair hit their local in Glasgow's west end for a bevvy. Now Thompson, who had a training session with Celts yesterday morning, faces a grilling from furious Lennon. Parkhead chief executive Peter Lawwell is also expected to speak to the manager and coaching staff about the incident. Last night an insider said: "Lennon's not a happy man. "Thompson goes out for a fairly substantial drink the night before a training session â?? and with someone from the opposite side of the Old Firm. "It's not clever on a couple of levels." Neighbour ... McGregor Neighbour ... McGregor Kenneth Ramsay Another senior source added: "The club know of stories surrounding some of the coaching staff's lifestyles away from Celtic Park. "They have been spoken to about this before, but the club felt at that point it was not affecting the jobs they were doing. "This may change now." Neighbours Thompson and McGregor popped into the nearby Drake bar for drinks. The insider added: "Two blokes going out for a booze-up together shouldn't really matter. "But these are very well known faces in the Old Firm. "They have to be particularly careful with their behaviour, both with members of the public and keeping in mind the kind of jobs they have to do." It's not the first time that Thompson's drinking has landed him in trouble. In February last year, the star â?? who played for Celtic under Martin O'Neill â?? was banned for 16 months and got a £600 fine after he admitted drink-driving. He was stopped by cops in his Range Rover near Celtic's training ground in Lennoxtown, Dunbartonshire, on October 25, 2009. Glasgow Justice of the Peace Court heard he'd been boozing the previous night after Celtic lost 3-1 to Rangers at Parkhead. The coach â?? who split from wife Jo last year â?? also landed a drink-driving conviction in 1996. The latest bust-up comes three years after McGregor's infamous 'Boozegate' scandal â?? revealed by The Scottish Sun â?? with then team-mate Barry Ferguson. The pair were dropped by Scotland for a crucial World Cup qualifier over an all-night drinking session at the team's Loch Lomond base, following a 3-0 hammering by Holland. As they watched the next tie against Iceland from the bench, they were snapped as they appeared to make V-signs to photographers. They were banned for life from playing for Scotland and also disciplined by Rangers. McGregor was later recalled by new Scotland boss Craig Levein. Last night Thompson and McGregor were unavailable for comment. A YOB was last night facing jail for posting a picture on Facebook of Neil Lennon covered in bullet wounds. David Craig, 24, wrote under the snap, "Dead man walking". Yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court Craig, of Paisley, admitted posting abusive and sectarian comments last March. Sentence was deferred. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4106341/Bitter-rivals-in-the-game-big-buddies-in-the-boozer.html#ixzz1lJKA4hnt 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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