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.
Simon Ferry wants Celtic to offer any prospective manager a longer contract if they part ways with Neil Lennon this summer.The embattled Irishman is facing fresh scrutiny in the wake of the wretched 1-0 defeat to Ross County that leaves the outgoing Premiership champions 18 points behind Rangers.But Lennon has weathered a host of storms already this season.
The 49-year-old still believes he is the man to lead an impending rebuild but the Peterhead star reckons that will be an almighty sell to supporters.And Ferry wants to see the club move on from their 12-month rolling contract policy that has been commonplace since the days of Martin O'Neill.Brendan Rodgers bucked the trend when signed a new deal until 2024 during his historic first.
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