![\"Neil](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Heart-of-Midlothian-v-Celtic-William-Hill-Scottish-Cup-Final-Hampden-Park.jpg\")
Neil Lennon (right) and James Forrest(Image: PA)<\/p>\nThe former manager hit Hoops hero James Forrest and left him with prawn marie rose running down his face.Neil Lennon (right) and James Forrest(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
Former Celtic boss Neil Lennon<\/a> has revealed his angriest moment as Hoops manager came when he hit James Forrest with a prawn sandwich during a rant.<\/p>\n The Northern Irishman, 54, was left furious at his players on field performance and let rip in the dressing room at full time. Celtic<\/a> clinched the game late on but a raging Lennon was in no mood to join in with any celebrations.<\/p>\n The manager booted a tray of sandwiches while blasting what had just taken place on the pitch. But one sandwich struck winger Forrest, now the most decorated player in Celtic history<\/a>.<\/p>\n It left the wide man, who has won 26 trophies, with prawn marie rose<\/a> running down his face and into his eye as he watched his manager read the team the riot act.<\/p>\n Forrest<\/a> sat frozen until Lennon, who was in his first term in charge of the club, stormed out of the dressing room and then wiped the filling off his face.<\/p>\n Lennon said<\/a>: “We played and I think we’d won the game but we were rubbish and I think we’d scored late on. You know the way you come in afterwards.<\/p>\n Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.<\/p>\n You’ll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland.<\/p>\n No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team.<\/p>\n All you have to do is click here if you’re on mobile<\/strong><\/a>, select ‘Join Community’ and you’re in!<\/p>\n If you’re on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click ‘Join Community’.<\/p>\n We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like.<\/p>\n To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘exit group’.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.<\/a><\/p>\n “They’ve got like sandwiches and pizzas<\/a> and all laid out for the players to eat more or less straight away. They all came in really happy and I’m fizzing and I just went bosh and I kicked the food everywhere.”<\/p>\n Speaking to BBC Radio Scotland’s<\/a> The Saturday Show, Lennon added: “So I’m in the middle of this rant and James Forrest had prawn marie rose running down the side and it’s in his eye and it’s twitching.<\/p>\n “But he’s that scared to make a move in case he catches my eye<\/a> and I go for him that he just sat there twitching and as soon as I walked out he was like ‘thank God for that’ and wiped it off.”<\/p>\n Former Hoops stars Charlie Mulgrew<\/a> and Adam Matthews have previously spoken about being in the dressing room during the shock incident.<\/p>\n Lennon played for Celtic between 2000 and 2007 and had two spells as manager at the club. He is currently manager of Dunfermline<\/a> in the Scottish Championship.<\/p>\n![\"Then-Celtic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_JS22720601.jpg\")
Then-Celtic manager Neil Lennon and James Forrest in 2013.(Image: SNS Group.)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758085594_118_0_WACOMMUNITYQR3.jpg\")
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