Neil Lennon in Rangers 'small minded' claim after Celtic Sydney friendly bites the dust

Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon reckons some of the reasons behind Rangers deciding to pull out of the Sydney Super Cup are "small-minded".

And he believes both sides of the Glasgow divide have missed out on a lucrative overseas opportunity.

On Thursday the Ibrox club revealed they were pulling out of the controversial November tournament, claiming organisers were "unwilling to fulfil their commitments" to the club in a statement that prompted a rebuttal from the joint promoters who believe the real motive was an angry fan reaction.

It comes after weeks of protests from the stands with the game at Dundee interrupted three times by objects thrown from the away end.

Lennon, who managed Celtic in two separate spells before leaving last year, reckons it's sad that the clubs couldn't generate the added income, believed to be around £4million.

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He told talkSPORT: “Financially and commercially it’s a missed opportunity in terms of what it would have meant to both clubs in terms of revenue and obviously seeking the profile of both clubs worldwide.

“They will have their reasons behind that and there was a lot of disenchantment from both sets of fans about the game going ahead.

“It’s a shame because