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.
Derek McInnes slams Aberdeen Eight critics' double standards as he echoes Neil Lennon stance
dailyrecord.co.ukAberdeen Eight more heat than others.Dons stars were hammered after they first broke the household ruling by going for a meal and then into a city centre pub.They were condemned by everyone from the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon down but earlier this week Rangers were praised by the Scottish Government for taking swift action against Jordan Jones and George Edmundson after they also disregarded the two household ruling.Neil Lennon accused Holyrood chiefs of double standards and now McInnes has echoed his Celtic counterpart.The Aberdeen boss said: “While we were wrong at the time and rightly criticised, I haven’t seen the same condemnation that was aimed towards us right across the board for anybody else.
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