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 retakes Celtic manager favourite mantle as Roy Keane tumbles down betting markets in odds shake up
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe returned to the position of heavy favourite on Sunday. Timing has been everything for those putting a wager on who will eventually fill Neil Lennon 's shoes as the next permanent boss, as bookies have moved to suspend their markets on several occasions.
First it was legendary Spanish gaffer Rafa Benitez who put the freeze on after a flurry of bets following his resignation from his post in charge of Chinese side Dalian Pro.
He's since ruled himself out of the running and ex-Bournemouth boss Howe then became the hot favourite before Manchester United great Roy Keane emerged as a leading candidate in recent weeks.
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