Hibs? Didn't do too shabby there... And with respect, the very same could be said of Walter Smith, with Rangers!
Actually, in that respect, I think the comparisons between them are uncanny, especially in terms of both being DIEHARD Celtic or Rangers men. IMO, Lennon is for Celtic what Smith was for Rangers. And when he's been in charge of Celtic for long enough, will go onto prove it.
In terms of the first bit, I can sort of see where you're coming from, but of course all I care about is how successful he is at Celtic. Anything else is immaterial. Among other things, Cluj game at Parkhead aside, I think he's a more astute tactician than Rodgers, who for me was too rigid with his system, subsequently often making Celtic too predictable.He isnt a bad manager, but perhaps a bit old styled. Rogers is a better coach imo, or at least a better coach for better players...
Book is still out on him this time around. I might add the book is still out on SG as well. He has done fairly well for a newbie, but its not the going gets tougher, so again time will tell... He does attract good players tho being who he is.
SG will go onto become an excellent manager, of that I have no doubt, but he's still learning, and today Lennon's greater guile and experience in these fixtures paid dividends. Your last point I think is spot on, because based on this evidence, especially when Celtic have all of their players fit and newbies properly bedded in, Rangers have still got a bit to go, to close the gap.
More later on our (heavily slated) 'dodgy defence'!
Marco.