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 Jordan fights Celtic's corner as he takes 'snide' ex-Rangers defender Gareth McAuley to task
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has snapped back at Gareth McAuley for his 'snide' comments about Celtic. The former Rangers defender insisted he felt sympathy for Neil Lennon's side, as their ninth title in a row was awarded before 38 games had been played.
But that didn't wash with Jordan, who hit back on Jim White's TalkSPORT show.He said: "I feel sorry for them (Celtic), because they have to listen to precisely that sort of observation. "There is very little doubt that Celtic
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