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 to face Celtic and Dermot Desmond grudge as Kris Commons left baffled by manager 'farce'
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe will forever face the wrath of Dermot Desmond. The former Bournemouth boss was the clear front-runner to replace Neil Lennon at Parkhead, but the deal dramatically collapsed on Friday.
That's led Celtic to turn to Greek-Australian boss Ange Postecoglou, who is in advanced talks to take over. But Commons believes the failed pursuit of Howe has compounded a miserable campaign, as he predicted that owner Dermot Desmond will be fuming with Howe's volte face.
He wrote in his Daily Mail column: "Celtic's hunt for a new manager has now descended into farce. "It's been a truly disappointing end to a disastrous season."The club will claim they didn't put all their eggs in one basket with Howe - but that's certainly how it looks."I don't.
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