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 on Celtic’s controversial trip to Dubai as he insists 'it’s not a break'
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic when they try to pick up the pieces of their shattered season while out in the Middle East. Neil Lennon ’s side were already skating on thin ice before they got to Ibrox.
Going down to Rangers despite dominating felt like plunging beneath the surface. The temperature will rise in Dubai – but their 10 in a Row hopes look to have melted.Celtic won’t admit it, of course.
They were not going to hoist up any white flags in January but it’s never a good sign when it’s calculators needed rather than a fixture list.The 19-point gap could be 10 if Celtic win all their games in hand but even then snookers are required with just two Old Firm clashes remaining.Lennon won’t give up just yet though.
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