He sold Aiden McGeady for a then Scottish record £9.5 million[1] along with captain Stephen McManus[2] and fan favourite Artur Boruc.

[4] This paid off with players such as Gary Hooper,[5][6] Beram Kayal[7][8] and Emilio Izaguirre[9][10] all having excellent seasons and earning many plaudits.

In addition to these Lennon also signed five other players, including Fraser Forster[18][19] on loan from Newcastle who became first choice goalkeeper and helped set a new SPL record for most clean sheets.

[20] In July Celtic were drawn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Portuguese side Braga.

[23] Celtic were knocked out of European football altogether in August, after they lost their Europa League qualifying match against FC Utrecht 4–2 on aggregate.

[26] They then lost to Hearts[27] and drew at home against Dundee United[28] and Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[29] with a victory over St Mirren the only consolation.