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 press conference in full as baffled boss makes exasperated fan return plea
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic Park remaining locked to supporters. The Celtic manager insists he's been left baffled by a continued blanket ban on spectators while some other nations begin reopening stadiums to the public.
The Premiership champions' visit to Ross County on Saturday is to be used as a test event for limited numbers but the Scottish Government has pushed back the indicative date for a wider reopening to at least October 5.
The decision follows a continued increase in Covid-19 cases across Scotland. But Lennon still feels Celtic 's 60,000 capacity ground can safely cater for a sizeable supporters numbers without breaching social distancing guidelines. "Our stadium is as good as you can get," he said."You know I watched the NFL game last night, the.
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