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.
Neil Lennon accuses government of throwing Celtic 'under a bus' as he fumes over reaction to Rangers Covid breach
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic have been ‘thrown under the bus’.The bewildered Parkhead gaffer outlined his deep irritation at differing reactions to Covid-19 protocol breaches he feels are ‘unacceptable’.Celtic, along with Aberdeen, were on the end of a stinging rebuke from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the start of the season after incidents involving Parkhead player Boli Bolingoli and eight members of the Pittodrie squad.Rangers duo George Edmundson and Jordan Jones were suspended this week after being fined by police for attending a house party.This time around a Holyrood statement commended the Ibrox club for taking “swift and decisive action”.Lennon is shocked and said: “I can’t comment on what the Rangers boys did.
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