Celtic fans on Twitter have been responding to the latest injury update from Hoops manager Neil Lennon.
This comes after the official Celtic Twitter account shared a post on their page relaying quotes made by Lennon during a recent press conference ahead of Celtic’s UEFA Champions League qualifier against KR Reykjavik on Wednesday.
Lennon revealed that Leigh Griffiths is “still out” through injury and that Mikey Johnston has “had surgery”, while they are “looking at a timeframe for him of maybe 3-5 weeks” with regards to Johnston’s return to action.
This post then gathered a lot of replies from Celtic fans, who were quick to share their thoughts on this fitness update from Lennon on the Hoops duo.
Here’s a sample of Celtic fans responding to the post:
? NL: on squad – “Griffiths is still out and Mikey Johnston has had surgery so we’re looking at a time frame for him of maybe 3-5 weeks.” #CELKRR
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) August 17, 2020
Some farcical answers again
— kate dunbar (@katedunbar61) August 17, 2020
Back in July, Griffiths suffered a calf strain that he has still not recovered from, while he has had fitness issues which saw him left out of the club’s pre-season programme in France – with one fan suggesting his injury may not be telling the entire story.
Still in the doghouse you mean Neil?
— Kev Murray (@KevinMurrayOff1) August 17, 2020
Also in July, Lennon revealed that Johnston “has been having problems with his calves and he needs to see a specialist” to help him with the issue.
Is Rogic dead???
— ?????? ? ?????.???????????? (@KieranJLynch1) August 17, 2020
“Out” ???
— Jozo (@Jozo_67) August 17, 2020
Now that the official Celtic Twitter account has shared these comments from Lennon on their page, this paved the way for lots of Hoops fans to share their thoughts on this latest injury update concerning Griffiths and Johnston.
It appears that this latest update from Lennon has sparked quite a few different reactions from this group of Celtic fans, with some seeing the positive side to both players being unavailable, as others eagerly await the return of Johnston.
Opportunity for dembele then
— mathew (@moomin_6) August 17, 2020
Who is the bigger miss for Celtic?
Leigh Griffiths
Mikey Johnston
Canny wait for the return of the mike
— Sean James (@SeanJames67) August 17, 2020
YESSS THIS IS THE NEWS WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!!! https://t.co/7mK8y89VdP pic.twitter.com/8zDiNqoSrN
— Kitty Johnston 19 (@cadillac_x) August 17, 2020
The best thing for Griffiths and Johnston now would be to focus on returning from injury so they can get back to action for the Hoops as soon as possible.