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 urges Celtic to confirm Neil Lennon departure as he accuses club of making manager 'fall guy' for failure
dailyrecord.co.ukCharlie Nicholas has urged his old club to make an announcement about the managerial situation rather than leaving Neil Lennon to be the "fall guy".Defeat to Ross County on Sunday night piled even more pressure on the Parkhead boss, with a growing number of fans calling for him to go.A promised review has not been made public as Celtic assure they will not take any hasty decisions.But Nicholas feels leaving Lennon in limbo has turned him into the fall guy for a 10 In A Row dream turned nightmare.And he called on the club to make an announcement before the potential title decider against Rangers and take some of the heat off the manager.Nicholas told the Daily Star: "Celtic need to make an announcement to say that Neil Lennon will be going.
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