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.
Eddie Howe 'is not the Celtic Messiah' as Kris Commons fears Bournemouth hype is all a 'myth'
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe and insists the incoming Englishman is "not the Messiah". The former Bournemouth boss is set to be named as the permanent replacement for Neil Lennon and the move has fans excited already.
Commons is never shy in having his say on the goings-on at his old club but he doesn't share the optimism of the supporters.The pundit has claimed that Howe is too reserved to rally the troops and will have no idea what he's walking into at Parkhead.
Commons wrote in his Daily Mail column: "Howe is not the Messiah in the way Martin O'Neill was. Nor is he Brendan Rodgers, who revelled in the limelight from the moment he arrived. "O'Neill and Rodgers were forces of nature throughout their time in Glasgow.
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