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.
Conor Hazard Celtic starting spot 'less of a gamble' than Vasilis Barkas blasts Hoops legend
dailyrecord.co.ukVasilis Barkas. Rookie keeper Hazard made the step up from third-choice keeper against Lille in the Europa League in his first competitive outing.
The number one spot has been a hot topic this season for supporters after Scott Bain and £5million summer signing Barkas failing to hold down a regular starting place.
It's a big week for Celtic as they look to start the league title fight-back tomorrow with a win against Kilmarnock before the Scottish Cup Final clash with Hearts.
Bonner has called for the 22-year-old to be given another run-out by boss Neil Lennon against Killie. He told the BBC : "Conor has come into a Celtic side which is very unstable at the moment but why not give him the chance and get him in there? "The other night he.
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