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.
Rangers are serial bottlers and will be reaching for the Pampers when Celtic hit top form - Hotline
dailyrecord.co.ukNeil Lennon put it. But Celtic’s 2-0 win over Kilmarnock was a giant leap for the Hoops faithful in the space of a week or two.
The chorus of fury towards the manager and his players that followed defeat to Ross County and a draw with St Johnstone has been redirected entirely in the direction of the Parkhead board off the back of two wins in three days.
Now with a Scottish Cup Final up next and momentum building, Lennon appears back in the good books. There were even suggestions from the previously battered and beaten support that 10 In A Row could be back on.
Not that Rangers fans - boosted by yet another victory this time a 2-1 win at Dundee United - were having any of it. Let’s start with the Hoops though.
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