Celtic's Neil Lennon boosted by call from Sir Elton John in wake of Champions League win over Barcelona "We came up with them in the afternoon," he revealed. We debated whether to play 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 and pack the midfield but you need pace in wide areas if you are going to counter attack. With respect, Charlie Mulgrew and Kris Commons are not as quick as Forrest and Samaras, so we were wondering if we'd get out if went 4-5-1. Would Sami be isolated up there? He's great on the counter attack but would we get the support to him? The other thing was that the supporters would be sick of seeing the ball being recycled and Barcelona getting it. It can be dispiriting for the players as well. So we wanted Miku to be a link between the midfield and Georgios and to get support to him as best he could. I think Miku played wonderfully well. He did everything we asked of him and more. Our options were getting shorter and shorter. We were waiting on Scott Brown to see if he would be fit to play and about 2.30pm it was clear he wasn't fit to play - but it was all down to the players. It's all about them. Having said that, it's only one game and that's the reality of it. It is magic, it is something the players will remember for the rest of their lives - and there's no doubt about that. I said to them before the game, "This is your moment, don't let it go and don't be gallant losers, because we have had that tag far too often." To be fair to them, they played so strongly and there was a great togetherness about them. The levels of concentration, and their levels of fitness, were fantastic. And there were, once again, particular words of praise for Fraser Forster, who again justified his call-up for England with a series of outstanding saves. "He is playing at the highest level and doing it brilliantly," said the manager. That for me, is an indication that he can play for England and I want him to push Joe Hart for the No 1 position. He's heading that way (Hart's level). I am not saying he's the best in the world. It is all about opinions but I think Fraser has the potential to be anything he wants to be. One moment against Barca was Schmeichel-esque when he came out and made a double save from Sanchez. It was a great one-handed save and then he's back up and comes out and spreads his body. That is a skill he has added to his repertoire, and his goalkeeping fundamentals. As for Sir Elton, Lennon was entirely unprepared for the call which came through as the musical knight was preparing to fly to the other side of the world. He contacted my PA and then he rang the house," said Lennon. He was on his way to Australia on tour, and he said he felt compelled to call me. He said I wanted to call you for a while particularly when you are going through all the off-the-field stuff last year. He said I have had that myself in my life and I know how difficult and traumatic it can be. He was very knowledgeable about myself and the club and football in general and we touched on, obviously, Rod Stewart crying at the end of the game. He had done that himself at the end of the 1984 FA Cup final when he was chairman of Watford, and he said that's just the way football envelops you at times. He didn't have to make the call - it was just a brilliant gesture - and something that I will remember for a long time. Meanwhile St Johnstone chairman Steve Brown has called for tougher financial regulation and a salary cap in Scottish football after the crises at Rangers and Hearts. Following the Rangers saga is one engulfing Hearts, who were presented with a winding-up order on Tuesday by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over an unpaid £450,000 tax bill. It is one of many financial concerns at Hearts, currently subject to a transfer embargo for failing to pay their players on schedule. "There is not enough governance in the game on the financial front," Brown told BBC Scotland. There is not a lot of money in Scottish football... and the biggest expenditure is players' wages. (Wage capping) has to come. How many clubs are we going to see go to the wall before we say enough is enough? It's no good for anybody. If you go down a league you lose in the region of £1m. So everybody pays over the odds on wages, then makes a loss to keep in the league, to make less of a loss than you would if you got relegated. It's a ridiculous model.