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.
The Leigh Griffiths 5 word Celtic season kick-starter as Neil Lennon's no-nonsense response assessed
dailyrecord.co.ukLeigh Griffiths at Lennoxtown. The Hoops striker has been told to train at home while the rest of the squad head to France to take on Lyon, Nice and PSG this week amid concerns about his fitness.
Former Falkirk and Hibs boss Yogi believes Griff should have been on board but Lennon’s message to the group will be heard loud and clear.
Hughes told BBC Sportsound: “Lenny has put a marker down to the rest of the players. He’s said ‘I’m the gaffer here and there’s no rules for some and rules for others’. “I just hope it might be the wake-up call for Leigh to work morning, noon and night, nutrition and everything so that when they come back from France he’ll be right at it. “This could be the best thing that happens to Leigh.
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