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 dressing room claim as former Celtic star lifts lid on manager's shock approach
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon 's previous no-nonsense approach in the wake of the shock blast aimed at his wantaway stars.The former Hoops right-back was a key man under the Irishman during his first spell in charge and claimed his former boss once told a key player he would never player again for the Hoops.Wilson admits it didn't come to pass but he reckons Lennon may have used his latest barbed message to get a reaction out of his toiling side in the wake of their shock Champions League defeat to Ferencvaros.The 49-year-old cut a dejected figure at the final whistle and made it clear any player who didn't want to remain with the Premiership champions was free to leave.Speaking to Superscoreboard, Wilson said: "I think Neil Lennon's comments were.
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