Celtic coach Neil Lennon has been taken aback by the improvement in double award winner Aiden McGeady over the past year.

Lennon left Celtic as a player at the end of last season only to return as a coach earlier this month and was delighted to see Hoops winger McGeady win the PFA Scotland Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards.

"It's fantastic for him and thoroughly deserved. He's a very talented boy. He excites people and he's just got a natural God-given talent.

"He's worked really, really hard at his game in the last year and he's blossomed into a superb footballer.

"His fitness levels are incredible and he's got a real purpose and drive about his game all the time. He's been a really crucial player for us this season and will be for the run-in."

McGeady's form in the SPL and Champions League will no doubt have brought him to the attention of clubs south of the border but Lennon insists the Hoops have no plans to sell.

"We'll do everything we can to hold on to him. As far as we're concerned, he's not going anywhere," he added.

Manager of the year Billy Reid believes his Hamilton Accies side can make an impact in the SPL next season.

Reid capped a superb weekend by picking up his award a day after watching his side clinch the First Division championship and promotion to Scotland's top flight with a 2-0 win over Clyde.

"When I took over at Hamilton I said we'd be a Premier League club. I didn't put a timescale on it but we're not going up there to make up the numbers," he said.

"I know it's a step up in class but I believe we have good players at this club and I think we'll prove it next season.

"I'm certain that there are five or six guys in my team that will go on to be household names."

Other winners on the night were Livingston striker Graeme Dorrans, who clinched the First Divison Player of the Year Award, Second Division Player of Year Allan Russell of Airdrie and East Fife's Jonathan Smart, who took the Third Division prize.

There was also a special merit award in memory of the late Phil O'Donnell, the Motherwell midfielder who died in December.

The award was accepted by O'Donnell's nephew, Well striker David Clarkson.

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