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.
Kris Commons has called upon the Celtic board to stick with Neil Lennon as the pressure mounts on the under-siege Parkhead boss.
The Irishman is adamant he can turn things around but supporters are becoming increasingly miffed after a second Europa League shellacking at the hands of Sparta Prague.
The former Scotland international reckons Celtic can still come out on top this season as he believes Rangers lack of experience as frontrunners could count against them.
And Commons rubbished any suggestion that a Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane double act would be the right solution for the toiling Premiership champions.Jim White, days after claiming Eddie Howe had been to Scotland, floated unsubstantiated rumours over a potential box-office double.
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