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.
Neil Lennon and Andy Walker's Celtic history of spats as Irishman reignites old rivalry
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic supporters last week with his visceral broadside aimed straight at the club's decision makers. The verdict on his Dubai takedown from social media was a positive one with the only caveat from most being "I don't normally agree with him. "But to many, and perhaps especially among an older generation, the former Hoops star has long been a guardian of Parkhead traditions, someone who can gauge the temperature among the support.
And for good reason - Walker speaks about the club he once represented with real emotion. He was the embodiment of every supporter who was left seething over the trip that forced 13 players and manager Neil Lennon into self isolation and miss a pair of Premiership clashes.
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