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.
Pat Bonner in gloomy Vasilis Barkas Celtic forecast as club legend makes plea over revolving keeper battle
dailyrecord.co.ukVasilis Barkas may now never get a proper chance to prove himself worthy of his £5million tag. And the former Parkhead hero hopes that, if the Greek does get sidelined for the long-term, it is Conor Hazard who gets the long-term opportunity to cement a spot in the side.
Bonner openly admits he doesn’t know what to make of the Barkas situation after the big-money signing was dumped back out of the side for the midweek win over Hamilton.
Less than a month after stating that he was bought as his No.1 and giving him the chance to re-establish himself, manager Neil Lennon dropped him again and gave a fresh assessment of the 26-year-old’s position admitting he’s not doing enough to justify staying in post.
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