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.
Kenny Dalglish suspects Celtic cup final pact between Brown and Lennon as he floats 'two for one' agreement
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon will have made a pact with Scott Brown over starting the Scottish Cup Final. The Hoops captain has sat out his side's last two fixtures against Lille and Kilmarnock in favour of Ismaila Soro, sparking intense debate as to whether he should line up against Hearts at Hampden.
But Dalglish believes there may be an agreement between skipper and manager in place. He theorises Brown may have been told he would be sidelined for two matches before being restored for Celtic 's shot at a quadruple Treble.
He told the Sunday Post : "Having been in his shoes and wrestled over big calls on team selection, I’d hazard a guess that he wouldn’t have got a full night’s sleep on the eve of the game. "He’d have been deep in thought, deciding who’s.
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