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Celtic: Charlie Mulgrew unfazed by Neil Lennon boo boys
Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew has described manager Neil Lennon's weekend spat with some supporters as "heat of the moment".
Lennon was involved in a verbal exchange with home fans during Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Inverness CT.
The manager said he "would go" if the supporters were unhappy with his record.
But Mulgrew said: "It shows passion and what passion for the club the fans have."
Celtic are within one game of reaching the last-16 of the Champions League but the loss to Inverness means they have taken just one point from their last three league games at home.
Despite the slips, the defending Scottish Premier League champions are top of the table with a game in hand.
Mulgrew said the players were determined to halt their domestic slump but also defended the supporters' right to vent their frustration.
Charlie Mulgrew“(Fans) pay their money to come and watch the match and they have their views”
"It's passion and wanting us to win and the manager also wanting us to win," said the Scotland international.
"The fans obviously care and it shows with the way they supported us in Barcelona and different games this year.
"It's just heat of the moment and I don't think there's anything to be taken from it to be honest.
"(Fans) pay their money to come and watch the match and they have their views. Nobody says they can't have a view on what's happening.
"It shows passion and what passion for the club the fans have. There's a lot of expectation, especially at home in the league; we have to live up to that and take whatever stick the fans give us."
Mulgrew said Celtic aimed to get back to winning ways against Hearts at Tynecastle on Wednesday.
"We were very disappointed but need to pick ourselves up very quickly," he added.
"It's a good thing we've got a game coming up so quickly."
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Comment number 40.
Silver Shamrock27th November 2012 - 22:59
@jimbo 1467
Says the Sevco fan trawling about Celtic articles. Pretty dumb sure you are petal?
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OneForTheFallen27th November 2012 - 22:13
6 points between 1st and 8th and you say it was a more exciting league with Rangers in it when there was about 20points between 2nd and 3rd? Also the SPL's current european coefficient was achieved WITH Rangers in the league. So after dismissing the nonsense of those two points let me do away with your third. Rangers were not punished. They didn't pay PAYE or NI for a year and got liquidated!
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tomslaford27th November 2012 - 21:21
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tomslaford27th November 2012 - 20:59
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celticterrier27th November 2012 - 16:01
Whatever the scores tonight are, there will be a team either above Celtic or joint top with Celtic. That makes the league more interesting and competative. That normally means better quality in sport and might start to happen in the Spl. Celtic NL and the players included.
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