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 lifts lid on Celtic's Dubai turnaround as he praises straight-talking dressing room
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic striker Leigh Griffiths has revealed how a Dubai talk-in put the Hoops on course for nine-in-a-row.The frontman has vowed to come back leaner and meaner once Scottish football re-emerges from the coronavirus shutdown.Celtic are within touching distance of another championship, but are waiting on the green light from the authorities before they can be crowned champions again.Neil Lennon’s side went into the winter break on the back of a 2-1 defeat to arch rivals Rangers, who trailed the Parkhead club by two points but boasted a game in hand.However, the domestic form of the Light Blues has collapsed in the second half of the campaign, while Celtic have gone unbeaten.Griffiths puts it down to a bout of straight talking during their
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