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's Celtic agent left baffled by fans 'turning' on Hoops boss as he comes out swinging
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon has come out swinging in the wake of Saturday's humbling 2-0 defeat to Rangers. Hoops fan Martin Reilly has represented the Irishman for a number of years and waded into a Twitter storm with supportersCeltic and their manager came in for criticism from pundits and supporters alike in the wake of their lifeless display against their greatest rivals.
The Premiership champions failed to muster a shot on target but Reilly believes fans must trust in Lennon despite the humbling defeat.
And the player rep admits he's stunned the Hoops fanbase still question the 49-year-old's ability to get Celtic back on track as he responded to well-known Hoops follower Paul The Tim.
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