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.
Stephen Robinson intent misread as Celtic star Jeremie Frimpong tackle is labelled 'no red card'
dailyrecord.co.ukJeremie Frimpong off at Fir Park The 20-year-old Celtic standout was left in agony during the 4-1 win and Neil Lennon fears his star could have ligament damage after the second-half collision which referee Andrew Dallas deemed to be only a yellow card.
And Robinson is adamant a booking was the right call because he claims the former Wigan forward had no intentions of causing injury to the jet-heeled right-back.
But definition of serious foul play does not specify intent. Under the IFAB rules “a tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality” must be punished with a red card.Asked if it was a possible red, Robinson said: “No.
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