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 lifts lid on Celtic's daily coronavirus briefings as he vows to protect stars
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon insists his Celtic stars' safety is paramount as he revealed the club's daily coronavirus briefings. A joint SPFL and SFA taskforce has drawn up contingency plans should the outbreak worsen in the coming days and weeks.
There is currently no immediate intention to cancel fixtures and claims the club's charge to nine-in-a-row could be scuppered by the season being declared null and void are wide of the mark.Matches may be played behind closed doors in a worst case scenario while it's also been reported the SPFL could even declare Celtic champions.Lennon 's focus, however, is on protecting his squad and insists he's simply following club guidance on the matter.
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