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 takes a pop at former Celtic boss Neil Lennon and reveals the message he sent after Irishman’s exit
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths insists he WAS fit enough to play last season, as he took a veiled dig at Neil Lennon. The 30-year-old was left out of a pre-season trip to France and blasted by his manager for reporting back overweight after lockdown.
Griffiths, who is set to be offered a new deal by Ange Postecoglou, made just seven Premiership starts all season and never completed 90 minutes as he struggled to lock down a place in the team.Lennon said last week that the striker "didn't do himself any favours", and made clear throughout last season he didn't think he was fit enough to play.But Griffiths said on BBC Radio Scotland: “I’m fit.
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