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 in vigorous Celtic defence as fan grilling draws blunt response to board shake-up calls
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon admitted he finds calls to change the board at Parkhead baffling as he gave a blunt response to calls for a shake-up.
The Irishman's side lie 23 points behind Rangers in the Premiership, with the dream of 10 In A Row all-but dead.While Lennon has come under his fair share of pressure, much of the ire has been directed at the Celtic board with calls for chief executive Peter Lawwell and others to go.
At his press conference on Tuesday the manager was asked by fan outlet 90 Minute Cynic if he could understand why supporters are calling for change.
After a significant pause Lennon replied bluntly: "No."Having left that hanging for a few beats the Celtic boss began a defence of the running of the club.Lennon pointed out: "We've won.
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