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.
Chris Sutton mocks Celtic cynic Charlie Nicholas with 'sitting there thinking' dig
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic star Charlie Nicholas after the 58-year-old criticised the club's transfer activity.Neil Lennon brought in Diego Laxalt from Milan on a season-long loan, but Nicholas took issue with Celtic taking the "cheap" option in their pursuit of a left-back.He also suggested that Rangers will be the happier of the two clubs at the end of the window.Sutton responded with a reference to a famous viral video featuring Nicholas, tweeting: "I’m not sure what Charlie Nicholas is sitting there thinking...
but to keep hold of all his best players and bring in another left sider represents a really good transfer window..."He elaborated on the Record Celtic Podcast, saying: "I actually think it's been an excellent window.
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