Some feel Neil is too easy a target for the Boo Bhoys and deserves our respect due to him literally dragging his nuts over broken glass to play for the jersey.
Others believe that his ageing legs and petulant manner are not fit to wear the armband he did so much to claim and that he is the biggest single cause of the current malaise within the team.
On the subject of a new contract, Neil said, "It's in the back of my mind that I have achieved everything I wanted to do. But every year I think that and every year another challenge is thrown up for me."
"Being the captain of Celtic and, hopefully, the champions is a lot to give up. I will weigh all these things up and talk with the manager and see what plans he has. The Champions League was a big carrot for me this season, the one thing I hadn't done was make the last 16, so that was a big weight off my shoulders.
"We have achieved a lot but you are judged by what you do in Europe, that's the big boys' playground. But having said that, we haven't won an away game yet in the Champions League so that might be the motivation for me for another year."
Although Lennon - who turns 36 in June - does not want his Celtic career to fizzle out, losing the captaincy would not stop him re-signing.
"As long as it's a playing role I don't mind, but I don't want to be the old player that hangs around clapping the boys off," he said. "America doesn't really appeal to me, I want to finish my career at the highest level possible, whether it's Celtic or elsewhere.
"I am going to play another year, that's for sure, I feel good physically. I'll sit down with the manager, I've got great respect for him and I think it's reciprocated."
Lennon dismissed the idea of a player-coach role, saying: "I don't think you could do both, you either concentrate on one or the other."
Talk of Neil staying on a reduced contract of six grand a week is doing the rounds on the various rumour mills. I for one would prefer to preserve the memory of one of O'Neill's greatest players before it is soured beyond recognition.
On a lighter note, we found this on the news now site and had to forward it on.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/thewingcolumn/display.var.1319506.0.0.php
For those too lazy to read it, this piece from the Herald Football Opinion Column carries the following headline: -
Give Broadfoot a Fair Crack
Unfortunately it wasn't a plea to the readership to give new Chief Sportswriter and one-time squeeze of Michelle McManus (imagine a squeeze from her? think Boa Constrictor)! Daryl Broadfoot a fair chance as he slavers around another editorial! This was indeed a plea to the Rangers 'faithful' to give new defensive signing Kirk Broadfoot a fair chance!
I prefer my version!
Yours in Celtic
Clydebuilt