Placed in temporary charge after that defeat, Lennon guided Celtic to eight consecutive league wins before the end of the season - including an OldFirmderby victory.
He has also been regurlarly abused by opposition supporters, and manager Martin O'Neill recently accused rival fans of racial and sectarian abuse towards Lennon in the recent OldFirmderby.
That is sometimes easier said than done on OldFirmderby day, but the Rangers captain Davie Weir sees no reason to speak to his team-mates beforehand about the consequences of losing control.
There could be player suspensions for Smith to deal with as well after Madjid Bougherra and El Hadji Diouf were ordered to appear before the SFA's disciplinary committee following their actions in the same OldFirmderby.