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.
Ally McCoist brands Neil Lennon Celtic rant a 'disaster' as he reveals Andy Walker's Dubai prophecy of doom
dailyrecord.co.ukAlly McCoist called Neil Lennon's rant a "PR disaster" as he reveals he and Andy Walker predicted doom for the Dubai trip.The Celtic manager launched an astonishing broadside against the media, pundits and the Scottish Government as he reacted furiously to criticism of the training camp.And the former Rangers boss believes the broadside was spectacularly misjudged as he admitted he just can't understand what was going through Lennon's head.Speaking on TalkSPORT McCoist said: "It's just been a PR disaster."I honestly can't remember an own goal like it in Scottish football for a long time."I saw the whole interview, I can't agree with Neil - it sounds as though his chief executive Peter Lawwell can't agree with Neil."Peter Lawwell came out.
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