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 Neil Lennon Celtic bombshell that left Alan Thompson stunned as he reveals 'are you taking drugs?' showdown
dailyrecord.co.ukAlan Thompson reveals he was quizzed by Neil Lennon over whether or not he was taking drugs in the lead-up to his Parkhead exit.
The Englishman was first team coach at Celtic under his former team-mate, but left the role in 2012 after two years. Thompson was a fans’ favourite for his numerous goals against Rangers during his playing career, but was unceremoniously fired after helping the club to the Premiership title.
And the former midfielder has revealed a bombshell chat with Lennon preceded his departure, with the Irishman quizzing him on rumours he'd been taking cocaine.
Thompson said in his new book A Geordie Bhoy and as serialised in the Sun : "We’d just won the league in May 2012 and everything was going swimmingly well — or so I
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