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 'playing' Celtic to get another job. The former Bournemouth boss remains the frontrunner to replace Neil Lennon despite no news on an appointment from the club.In recent weeks Howe has made television appearances and also been linked with Premier League jobs at Tottenham and Crystal Palace.Pundit Moore has concerns the hot seat in Glasgow is being used as a bargaining chip by the Englishman.Moore told Go Radio: "For me, this is all very interesting. "Because of all this instability, no comments and no statements, and every job that comes up Eddie Howe is linked to, I kind of get the feeling he is playing Celtic a little bit. "Every job that comes up he's linked to, so you make a commitment.
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