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's silent assassins pushing Neil Lennon off a cliff as boss damned by his own words - Gordon Parks
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon will be damned by a lack of action and by his own words.Back in August when Celtic were being dumped out of the Champions League qualifiers by Hungarian makeweights Ferencvaros, fingers started to be pointed and the die was cast.Post-match, the Hoops boss attempted to pick up the pieces and accused some of his players of ‘making waves’ in wanting to leave the club.
Reading between the lines, the poison was now out of the bottle.Refusing to name names, he admitted a lack of commitment to the cause from some within his squad was at play and it had been a source of aggravation for some time.In the midst of one of the club’s most crucial periods, the seeds were being sown for where the club finds itself today.Words without action.
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