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.
David Tanner rips 'entitled' Celtic fans as broadcaster hints at Neil Lennon stay of execution
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon could be handed a "stay of execution" by the Celtic board in the wake of the wild scenes that followed Sunday's Betfred Cup exit.
The Irishman is facing calls to go but the club hit back at fans who launched missiles from outside the stadium as club officials received a police escort following clashes.
And the former Sky Sports host believes the clashes between the cops and "entitled" fans could lead to Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell and majority shareholder Dermot Desmond sticking with Lennon.
A host of pundits - including 's Chris Sutton - believes the 49-year-old should go now but he doesn't think it will be a straightforward decision.
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