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.
John Kennedy fired Celtic 'liven up' demand as club legend launches exasperated blast
dailyrecord.co.ukJohn Kennedy isn't the right man for Celtic as he demanded the caretaker boss "liven up". The club legend reckons there's no chance he'd get up for a game working under the former centre-back.
A calm and collected figure, Kennedy has earned backing from current and former Parkhead stars - including Kieran Tierney - in the race to be named Neil Lennon 's successor.
Kennedy has taken interim charge of the side following Lennon's resignation but McAvennie is adamant he can't get the job full-time.Indeed, he feels it's time the 37-year-old moved on to take a top job elsewhere and allow Celtic to build again from the ground up. “The club have kept it under wraps so far," McAvennie told Football Insider. "I do not think John Kennedy will get it..
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