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.
Kris Commons slaughters Celtic's 'abysmal' transfer record as he asks 'how did it come to this?'
dailyrecord.co.ukKris Commons believes Celtic's recent recruitment record is a major reason why they are 13 points behind Rangers. Neil Lennon 's side are on the ropes and Sunday's 1-1 draw with St Johnstone leaves them facing a monumental battle to rescue their fading Ten In A Row dreams.
Supporters have called for a change in the dugout but Commons believes the current problems at Parkhead run much deeper than the Irishman's coaching ability.And Commons has let rip at a recruitment department he believes is in a state of "decay and disrepair" after the club were previously hailed as signing specialists.
Celtic developed the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Moussa Dembele before selling them on for a hefty profit but the 37-year-old believes those halcyon days.
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