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.
Charlie Nicholas questions Celtic chief Dermot Desmond's commitment and names 3 wildcard bosses
dailyrecord.co.ukDermot Desmond to show he still has the stomach for a fight.The pundit and former Parkhead star urged the club's billionaire majority shareholder to "stand up" and show disillusioned fans he's determined to rebuild the club.He fears Rangers, on the verge of clinching the title, will continue to pull away until Celtic get their act together again.Desmond responded to the threat of the Ibrox club's return by appointing Brendan Rodgers in 2016 and Nicholas wants him to show that passion and ambition again.He wrote in The Express: "Celtic fans need to see and hear if Dermot Desmond still has the hunger and desire to take the club forward."Neil Lennon has left and Peter Lawwell is leaving, so Desmond's voice is the only one that matters.
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