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.
Charlie Nicholas slams Celtic transfer dithering as he makes Shane Duffy Champions League claim
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic could still be in the Champions League if they weren't "slow off the blocks" in the transfer market. The Premiership champions crashed out at the hands of their Hungarian counterparts Ferencvaros, losing 2-1 at Parkhead.
Since that galling defeat they've completed a deal for David Turnbull, while Shane Duffy is set to seal a loan move from Brighton.
But Nicholas can't understand why the club were so slow to bring in a defender - and believes that hesitation may have cost them Champions League football.
He wrote in his Daily Express column: "I was bemused when I heard that the club had signed David Turnbull last week and they still hadn’t got another centre-half in. "This is a position that Neil Lennon has been screaming out for and.
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