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.
'Impossible' for Celtic to be seen as champions if league isn't finished says ex-Rangers striker
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Thompson is adamant that Celtic cannot be crowned champions until the current campaign is finished on the park. Neil Lennon 's side led the Scottish Premiership by 13 points when football in the country was brought to a halt due to the coronavirus crisis.
While Rangers hold a game in hand over their rivals, Thompson reckons Celtic would have gone on to scoop a ninth league crown in a row.
But the former Rangers and St Mirren striker believes that does not mean the trophy should be handed out if fixtures cannot be fulfilled due to the virus.
Thompson told the BBC’s Scottish football podcast : “Anyone that says Celtic weren’t going to win the league is lying. They were going to win the league.
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