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 responds to Celtic fan banner as he reveals Parkhead board's 'no panic' stance
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon admits a banner calling for him to go is "disappointing" but insists there's no panic in the board room. The Green Brigade sent a pointed message on Wednesday as they urged the Parkhead boss to go in order to "save the 10".
Celtic are gearing up for a Europa League rematch with Sparta Prague in the midst of a run of just two wins in eight games, having lost 4-1 in Glasgow.
And the manager is refusing to be affected by the protest against his reign.Lennon shrugged: "It is disappointing but fans are entitled to voice their opinion.
Whether I agree with it or not is irrelevant, they have put it out there."It's something that I am not really going to engage with.
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