His position at Hibs

ster and director of football George Craig on Thursday, Lennon was expected to pour water on the flames and allay those concerns yesterday. Instead his non-appearance, after apparently nursing a heavy cold and over-sleeping, only fuelled the fires.

But if he does walk away in the close season, it will come as a surprise to Parker. “No, no. That’s him all over. He does that. We’d just lost to Hearts and he’s raging.” So, Parker was asked, Lennon isn’t really considering his future? “No,” he replied. “I know he’s not”.

Neil Lennon: Skipped media duties and training yesterday.