Jermain Defoe marked his 800th senior appearance with the 302nd goal of his stellar career at Dingwall on Sunday. And with despair as a couple of hours later Neil Lennon was pushed ever closer to the Parkhead exit door with a draw against St Johnstone that once again saw fans demanding he be sacked.
Lomas was in the Northern Ireland side on the night Lennon made his international debut against Mexico in June 1994, just as six years later he lined up for West Ham when Defoe made the first of those 800 appearances, coming off the bench to score against Walsall in the League Cup.
The former Saints boss insists he’s not surprised that 20 years later Defoe is continuing to defy time – and he isn’t shocked Lennon is under pressure either,.
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