Ally McCoist reckons Neil Lennon's explosive press conference last week was an outpouring of emotion and rage - but the Celtic boss only had one valid point.

Lennon ripped through the Scots government, other clubs' lack of safe Covid protocols, the media and pundits' criticism of the Hoops' Dubai trip but it was only his anger at Andy Walker's 'jolly' accusation that McCoist believes was justified.

The Celtic boss was furious after he claimed Walker insulted and questioned his professionalism with comments suggesting their winter training camp was used as a comfortable break - or a 'jolly' as Walker described it - and not for hard work in the middle of a global pandemic.

But McCoist, chatting with Chris Sutton and Darrel Currie on BT Sport's SPFL Extra show, insisted Lennon had 'lost it a bit' with his tirade. Asked about his reaction to the jolly comments, Coisty said: "I think that's maybe the only part of it. I think when he had a go at the government and all that kind of stuff, Sturgeon was getting it, Margaret Ferrier was getting it for going up and down on a train, I think he kind of lost it a little bit there.

"The word 'jolly' to the outsiders, I can understand him being a little bit upset. I would use the word jolly even though it's probably the wrong term to use. We would say we're going for a mid-season jolly."

When Celtic hero Sutton chimed in saying 'jolly' meant booze-up - after players were snapped drinking by the pool on evening one of their break - McCoist responded: "I wouldn't say it is because we went on a few mid-season and we'd call them jolly's, but I get the wording of it isn't good, I get that, I thin perhaps that is the only avenue Neil had, I can't really think of anywhere else. I think he has contradicted Peter Lawwell [apology].

"He's entitled to his opinion of course he is, but we're talking about what his opinion is. I just felt, looking at it, it was a built up tension, emotion, anger, rage and this was it coming out."