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's Celtic frustration surfaces as board support query earns 'I don't know why you're asking' response
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon hit out during a TV interview when probed if he still retains the full backing of the Parkhead board.The under-fire Irishman insists he can turn it around but pressure is mounting in the wake of Thursday's wretched 4-1 defeat at the hands of Sparta Prague.Lennon revealed during his pre-match briefing before travelling to the Czech capital that he still retains the support of chief executive Peter Lawwell and the board but a similar line of enquiry after the game was was quickly shot down.Rory Hamilton wanted to know if anything had changed in the wake of the latest sorry result but the BT Sport presenter quickly silenced.Lennon said: "I don't know why you're asking me that when we only touched on it yesterday."I don't see any.
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