On the Friendlies, he's havering psh. Peru and Mexico are a good six weeks before their Champions Leagues games and they are in the exact same position as any of their champions league opponents. Most other national teams have friendlies and wtf would he have done if we had qualified for the world cup.
On Neil Lennon, I strongly agree, especially given the other contenders. Take off any club bias and Lennon is a winner who is well placed to get the most out of a squad he knows very well. Apart from accepting a poison chalice at Bolton (did well at first but don't think even Fergie could have halted the demise of such a badly run club) he has been a massive success as a player and manager.
He can be a snarly git at times but that would be ok if he was our snarly git. He also has lots of international experience, and in my mind showed some integrity and open-mindedness by playing proudly for NI despite the sectarian pressures from both sides.
I am usually guilty of anti-old firm bias myself, but I think we need to recognise that he's a stronger candidate than anyone else who has been talked about at the minute and who might realistically want the job.