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 the answer for Celtic but taking so long over it has cost them dearly - Keith Jackson
dailyrecord.co.ukHowe’s name was being linked with this job while Neil Lennon was still in it, it’s difficult to fathom why only in the last few days have serious conversations taken place around tempting the out-of-work Englishman across the border.It could be Dermot Desmond has something or someone else up his sleeve but given that Howe has started piecing his backroom together it would come as a monumental surprise now if the 43-year-old is not confirmed as the man to head up this summer’s equally enormous rebuild.The first bricks will be laid this week when the appointment of a new chief executive, Dominic McKay, will be expedited in order to get the process started.He was meant to begin his new role on July 1 but the decision to bring him in from the.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk