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.
Andy Walker accuses Celtic board of 'dereliction of duty' as pundit doubles down with second attack
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic striker Andy Walker has accused the club's board of a 'dereliction of duty' in their failure to sack Neil Lennon. The Irishman has been under fire from all sides after presiding over just two wins from the last 12 games but has been given until January to turn things around by power brokers Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond.
55-year-old pundit Walker issued a scathing assessment of the board last week after the Hoops were jettisoned from the Betfred Cup by Ross County.
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