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.
Celtic diehard Rod Stewart claims no manager will touch job with a 'bargepole' if Neil Lennon is binned
dailyrecord.co.ukSir Rod Stewart believes no manager worth his salt will go near the Celtic manager's job "with a bargepole" if Neil Lennon is axed.The legendary crooner admits he's never been more downbeat than he is on Monday after watching his side crash out the Betfred Cup.But Sir Rod admits his real anguish comes from watching the wild scenes that followed the 2-0 defeat to Ross County as fans made a beeline for Parkhead to vent at Lennon and the board.Speaking to the talkSPORT : "I'm heartbroken and disgusted."All my years of supporting the Celts I've never seen anything like that, missiles being thrown at the players, it's shameful it makes the club look so irresponsible."It's a proud old club and I'm absolutely heartbroken not only with the result.
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