John Kennedy: Last News

Steven Gerrard admits his sole focus is securing a win over St Mirren that will make sure the race to Premiership glory is "99 per cent done." The Ibrox side could be toasting a first title in a decade on Sunday if they see off the Buddies and Celtic fail to defeat Dundee United at Tannadice. Rangers have been romping to the title for months but Gerrard admits the expectation changes with his side so close to ending their rivals' dominance over Scottish football.

Neil Lennon, with John Kennedy in charge as interim boss for the remainder of the season.But Celtic scouts have reportedly watched defensive talent van Ewijk, who has impressed for Den Haag in the Eredivisie this season.However, they face competition to land van Ewijk - who has 18 months left of his contract - from German clubs Schalke, Hamburg, Darmstadt and Belgian side Gent.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your

John Kennedy might be handed the Celtic job because principle shareholder Dermott Desmond is known for not wanting his managers to have too much power.Kennedy was handed the reins on a temporary basis following Neil Lennon's resignation and the 37-year-old got off to a decent start with a win over Aberdeen on Saturday.But with season tickets to sell and a fan base to re-engage, it is thought the Hoops' board are far more likely to move for a big name in a similar style to their stunning capture of Brendan RodgersFormer Aston Villa striker Agbonlahor isn't so sure that's what Celtic's power brokers want and feels Kennedy is in with a good shout of his first permanent appointment.He told Football Insider: “I actually think Kennedy might get

Neil Lennon did for his career.But, with the old gaffer gone, the young stopper is now hoping two former defensive talents in the shape of John Kennedy and Stephen McManus will help him push onto the next stage of his development at Celtic.Welsh is indebted to the faith shown in him by Lennon.The former boss handed him a Parkhead first-team debut just over a year ago at Hamilton.He dished out a second start at the beginning of this campaign in the biggest domestic game of the lot against Rangers.Days later, Lennon trusted Welsh to go in against AC Milan in the Europa League.

Patryk Klimala is ready to grasp his chance at Celtic after handing the striker a surprise start.The Polish striker will partner Odsonne Edouard up front against Aberdeen as Neil Lennon's temporary replacement named his first team.On BBC Sportsound he backed the striker to hit top form after working on his game at Lennoxtown. He said: "Patryk is one who has not played a lot of minutes and not had a lot of game time, but in the last year he has progressed and he’s now at a point where I think he is ready to go."It’s one thing with the team at times, we’ve probably lacked a bit of pace at the top end to stretch oppositions and ask the question in behind at times.

Celtic.It's been a huge week for the Hoops as Neil Lennon resigned from his post leaving John Kennedy at the helm for the clash with Aberdeen.Having stepped up from the being the assistant, Kennedy will be keen to get the focus back on football and bounce back from the disappointing defeat to struggling Ross County in the Highlands.Although insisting he is not classing it as an audition to take up the role permanently, wins are essential to rebuild squad confidence ahead of the next clash with Rangers - which could decide the league title.Aberdeen will be on a high as they head to Glasgow's east end for the second time in 10 days.The Dons' broken a six-game scoring duck came to an end in last weekend's win over Kilmarnock.Callum Hendry came

John Kennedy after watching him help build one of the best players on the planet.The Parkhead skipper was gutted to see Neil Lennon quit this week but he knows the show must go on.Kennedy has stepped in to the breach and Brown believes there’s no better man for the job right now as the club looks to stabilise for the remainder of the season.The coach has been in with the bricks at Celtic for two decades and it was no shock to see former star Kieran Tierney being one of the first to offer his support.Premier League ace Tierney called Kennedy his hero – and Brown admitted he also idolises the new interim gaffer.Brown – who has ruled out stepping in to a coaching role himself – said: “As a coach, John is the one I look up to.

Neil Lennon.The assistant coach was placed in interim charge following the manager's resignation on Wednesday and will begin by leading the team against Aberdeen on Saturday.Academy coach Stephen McManus has moved up to the first team coaching staff to join him.But Kennedy, as he did earlier in the week, dismissed the notion he could be treating the caretaker stint as a trial for taking the top job."No, not at all," he said.

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Neil Lennon’s second time in charge of Celtic is over.It was termed a "resignation" in the announcement to the stock exchange this morning but whatever way the club billed it, Lennon has been on his last legs for much of their nightmare season.The beleaguered and bruised 49-year-old wanted nothing more than to deliver 10 In A Row but a lengthy series of appalling results meant he could no longer continue.There will be many who later label him a legend, a Celtic man through and through. For others, though, losing 10 in a row is simply too much to stomach.The defeat against Ross County was the final straw as John Kennedy gets set to take over on an interim basis until the end of the season.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon is set to depart the Scottish champions with immediate effect today, reports suggest.

Neil Lennon.

Neil Lennon is on the verge of leaving the Premiership champions with John Kennedy set to take over.

David Turnbull's brilliant strike enough for three points.The assistant boss gave his verdict to the media after Neil Lennon decided to take the night off following his side's fifth win on the bounce.The win was Celtic's final game in hand and closed the gap to 15 points at the top.If Rangers are victorious in their next four they'll be champions, but Kennedy isn't ready to throw in the towel.He insisted: ""Listen, we don't concede anything until it's fully done."We know it's outwith our hands, we need favours elsewhere but we've just got to concentrate on the performances, which hopefully lead to results, and approach every game in that manner."The team are in a good position now in terms of how they're feeling about themselves, they've

Christopher Jullien has taken to social media to thank well-wishers after the Celtic defender was caught at the centre of the controversial Dubai trip storm. The Parkhead club have been criticised in the wake of their controversial Middle East jaunt that's left Jullien with a positive Covid test.

Scott Brown could still boss it for another season.But he has revealed the captain has put his future on hold to focus on rescuing Celtic’s 10 In A Row hopes.Brown is in the final six months of his current contract and will turn 36 in the summer. However, there has been no decision made yet whether he plans to continue.Kennedy sees the skipper busting a gut every day in training and on the pitch, and is convinced there is still enough gas in the tank for another campaign.The club legend will have the final say but will put off making the call until the dust has settled on this season.No.2 Kennedy said: “Does he have another year in him? I think he might have.

Celtic’s defensive woes are down to slacking off on the training ground.The Hoops assistant boss bristled at claims from some pundits – including club legend Packie Bonner – the squad needs to do more at Lennoxtown to cut out the slip ups at the back.Celts have copped flak after losing losing 20 goals in 24 domestic games this term and shifted 19 in six Europa League matches in contrast to rivals Rangers who have conceded just five in Scotland all season.Bonner – speaking in the wake of the Old Firm defeat when Celts conceded from another corner – said: “Most of the goals they lose tend to come from counter-attacks or set pieces and conceding goals as preventable as that would suggest they need to work harder on the training ground.”But

Odsonne Edouard WON’T lose his focus this season - even if he wants out of Parkhead in the summer.After changing his agent to London-based sports firm Stellar Group, it’s been reported that the Frenchman is keen on a move to one of Europe’s top leagues at the end of the current campaign.Edouard has so far refused to sign a new Hoops deal, with his contract expiring in 2022.That means Celtic will almost certainly cash in on the 22-year-old, who signed from PSG for £8 million two years ago.Despite trailing Premiership leaders Rangers by 19 points at the top of the table after last weekend’s Old Firm defeat at Ibrox, Kennedy is adamant that Edouard is fully committed to the cause, for now at least.After a poor start to the season, the France

John Kennedy of "running for the hills" amid his old club's nightmare run of form. The former defender is assistant to under-pressure manager Neil Lennon, who has overseen a run of just two wins in 10 games.

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Damien Duff looks set to leave Celtic at the end of the season after being named as part of Steven Kenny’s new-look Republic of Ireland coaching team.