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.
Martin O'Neill elaborates on Celtic basement dwellers jibe as he vows to slam mystery pundits 'to their faces'
dailyrecord.co.ukMartin O'Neill has refused to reveal who he meant when he described some players-turned-pundits as "basement dwellers". And he has promised to tell the unnamed figures "to their faces" before making it public.
The comments were part of an impassioned defence of O'Neill's former player Neil Lennon during Sunday's Scottish Cup Final as the Parkhead boss looks to move on from a tough period in which many fans thought it was time for him to leave.
Lennon appears to have steadied the ship with three wins in a row - and delivering the club a quadruple Treble - after only managing two in the preceding 12 games and bowing out of the Europa League and Betfred Cup.
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