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 reveals Celtic 10 In A Row transfer sit down as Hoops boss wants historic motivation 'embedded'
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has admitted getting new players up to speed with the importance of 10 In A Row will be one of his priorities for the new season.
While the Hoops under Jock Stein and Rangers under Walter Smith have previously won nine titles on the spin, no side has ever completed a full decade of dominance.
It means fan anticipation and interest in this season's title race will go into overdrive with the accompanying pressure on players in the Glasgow goldfish bowl set to increase accordingly.
And with new players set to arrive in Paradise ahead of the new season, the Hoops manager admits that it will be important they are made to understand the historic importance of such a feat.
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