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.
Celtic's Europa League dream is hanging by a thread and Neil Lennon has 3 weeks to define the season - Hugh Keevins
dailyrecord.co.ukcoronavirus pandemic has proved that the Scottish football economy is unsustainable without supporters turning up in substantial numbers on a weekly basis.The likes of Ryan Kent and Odsonne Edouard are all very well in their way – but Rangers and Celtic can’t afford to keep them on a long-term basis unless Joe and Josephine Bloggs are allowed to pass through a turnstile sometime soon.
Very soon.Otherwise the players are only of value as outgoing transfers to compensate for the Covid-19 shortfall in the clubs’ accounts.The people who were once described as the lifeblood of the game could now be put down as the cause of its death on the doctor’s certificate.
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