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.
Shane Duffy in candid Celtic confession as he admits form was so poor a 'blind man' would have noticed
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic flop Shane Duffy is eternally grateful to Ireland boss Stephen Kenny for giving him breaks from his horrendous Parkhead spell even though his form meant his international place had been vacated.
And the Brighton defender insists even a "blind man" could have seen something was up last season. Arriving from the Seagulls on a highly anticipated season-long loan, Duffy flopped under Neil Lennon last term.
The centre-back showed up determined to win 10 In A Row for his boyhood club but failed to hit the lofty heights expected of a regular in the English Premier League for many a year.
But Kenny continued to select him for Republic of Ireland although Duffy would be dropped for key World Cup qualifiers when he wasn't performing for
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