Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971) is a Northern Irish football coach and former player who is the manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. During his playing career he represented English clubs Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra and Leicester City.
Lennon moved to Scottish club Celtic in 2000, where he made over 200 appearances and was appointed captain in 2005. Before retiring as a player, he returned to England and played for Nottingham Forest and Wycombe Wanderers. Lennon made 40 appearances for Northern Ireland in nine years, scoring two goals. Lennon was appointed manager of Celtic in March 2010, initially in a caretaker capacity after the departure of Tony Mowbray.
Alan Brazil pinpoints closed door psychology key as Celtic and Rangers set for 'strange' atmosphere
dailyrecord.co.ukPremiership start date of August 1 is looking more realistic by the day with Professor Jason Leitch, Scotland's national clinical director, suggesting he is more confident than ever that the league's plan is achievable.
While Scottish football will restart, games are almost certain to be played behind closed doors initially, with the Premier League, which starts on Wednesday a good barometer of what's in store.
Neil Lennon yesterday moved to urge the SPFL to hold back fixtures between Celtic and Rangers until fans can be in attendance or risk ruining one of the most passionate derbies in world football.
And Brazil predicts it's not just a lack of fans that will create a "strange" matchday experience with the pundit suggesting that players.
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