Neil Lennon has added another chapter to Celtic's glorious history, says Peter Lawwell We are the Scottish champions and the Scottish Cup holders and that's something which, in this historic season, we are very proud of. When Brother Walfrid and our founding fathers started Celtic Football Club, I'm sure not even they, with the remarkable vision they showed, could have imagined the success that the club would achieve and the worldwide appeal it would have today. There are Celtic supporters in every corner of the globe, and that is a remarkable testament to the men who founded our football club. This season just past - our 125th anniversary year - has delivered great domestic and European success, and for that, Neil, his backroom staff and all the players deserve enormous credit. The backing the team received at Hampden, as has been the case throughout the campaign, has been phenomenal, and it remains one of our greatest strengths as a club. To have won the double and reached the last 16 of the Uefa Champions League is a tremendous achievement, and who could ever forget, in particular, our victory over Barcelona here at Celtic Park? That it came just 24 hours after we had celebrated the 125th anniversary of our founding only added to the sense of occasion. It's part of what Billy McNeill has often described as 'the fairytale of Celtic'. This double-winning season has now become another chapter in our ongoing history, and already we're looking forward to a new season and, hopefully, further success here in Scotland and in Europe. And today, May 28, 1888, we can all take a moment to remember the 11 men who first pulled on a Celtic jersey, won a game of football and wrote the first few lines in the history of our unique football club. Brother Walfrid was inspired to set up a football club to raise funds for the poor residents living in the Irish community of the east end of Glasgow following Hibs' Scottish Cup win of 1887. Lennon, meanwhile, is due to hold talks with the club's majority shareholder Dermot Desmond as he bids to work out his budget for next season. Lennon told the Scottish Sun: "I'm due to meet Dermot and Peter, I'm going to sit down with them over the next week or so. I might even go to Ireland to see Dermot or see him in London. I'm hoping we can talk about what we're going to do for the close season because we haven't really had that conversation yet in terms of bringing players in, targets and what the budget's going to be. There will be a few players leaving and then I'm sure we'll get offers for a player or two. Sometimes you can't do anything about that. It depends on the offer if it's right for the club, if it gives us something we can build on, if you can replace the player that will go. There are some players I'd dearly love to keep and I'll be making that clear to Peter and Dermot. Reports have linked the Glasgow giants with a move for Lech Poznan's Bulgarian winger Aleksandar Tonev. The Daily Record suggests Celtic have agreed a £2 million fee with the Polish outfit as they look to stave off interest from Lazio, Fiorentina, Werder Bremen and Malaga. And they quote the player saying: "It's important I consistently play Champions League football, Celtic is somewhere I could achieve that." Montrose chairman Derek Sim has confirmed he will reverse his vote and back league reconstruction plans - and believes other lower-league chiefs will do the same. Plans for a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League were thrown into doubt last week when a split amongst SFL clubs threatened to sink the proposal. Just 16 clubs gave the scheme the thumbs up in an informal ballot last Thursday, with Montrose and 12 others voting 'no' amid anger over voting rights and financial distribution. That sparked the threat of a breakaway from the 10 First Division clubs. But Links Park chief Sim believes a deal can be struck in time for an SFL Special General Meeting at Hampden on June 12 to stave off a devastating fracture in the Scottish game. Sim - who is due to meet with chairmen from the other 19 Second and Third Division clubs in an emergency meeting on Tuesday night - said: "Do I think there will be a positive vote? I think over the next two weeks there will be a realisation that we have got to the best for Scottish football. If the First Division clubs were to break away, it would leave 20 clubs in the SFL. That is not good for Scottish football, it is not good for sponsors. We need one body if we are to sell the game, whether it be TV rights, radio rights or to sponsors. I have spoken to chairmen. I'm not in a position to say how they will vote. But we have discussed the ramifications of not voting favourably. From my own perspective and that of Montrose, I feel more confident that the approval of any resolution would go ahead at a future meeting. Rangers have confirmed Queen of the South striker Nicky Clark as the club's fourth summer signing. The 21-year-old, who has penned a three-year deal, joins Dundee United striker Jon Daly, Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell and midfielder Nicky Law of Motherwell, who all confirmed moves to the Glasgow side last week. Clark follows in the footsteps of his father Sandy - who made over 60 appearances for Rangers between 1983 and 1984. Inverness winger Aaron Doran has pledged his future to the club after agreeing a new three-year deal. Scotland are likely to be without Celtic's Scott Brown, Lee Wallace of Rangers and Southampton's Danny Fox for the World Cup qualifier against Croatia, forcing manager Gordon Strachan to reconsider his plans. Hibernian striker Leigh Griffiths is also a major doubt. Griffiths suffered a calf injury ahead of Sunday's Scottish Cup final but was declared fit to start the match, though the forward was substitued in the second half. Dundee United left-back Barry Douglas has secured a switch to Poland after penning a two-year deal with Lech Poznan. Poznan announced the 23-year-old had agreed a move after passing a medical.