Neil Lennon insists Celtic disaster season has mitigating circumstances that must be kept secret

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Liam Shaw on a pre-contract.The club's 10 In A Row dream, however, is all-but extinguished with Rangers just four wins from the title.Celtic host Aberdeen on Wednesday night in a bid to claw back more ground on their rivals and Lennon says fans who claim failure to deliver 10 In A Row should result in his sacking haven’t been privy to off-field issues which will be kept private.The manager said: “I don’t think it’s unfair or unrealistic but we have had mitigating circumstances throughout the course of the campaign, some of which I can’t divulge publicly.“But I’ve never shied away from the fact that it’s been massively disappointing and we could and should have performed better.