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.
Leigh Griffiths admits he let Celtic down as he reveals Neil Lennon transfer promise
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic. The striker was the hero in Perth on Sunday after making his long-awaited return following seven months out.He knows, however, he has no one else to blame but himself for being forced to play catch-up this season.
Griffiths has been skating on thin ice a few times during his Parkhead career but it looked like he might have finally gone too far when he got slaughtered by Neil Lennon for being out of shape after quarantine had been lifted.
He was left behind as the Hoops headed to France and to make matters worse, the striker further incensed his gaffer by posting Rocky quotes on social media when he should have been keeping his head down.
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