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.
Simon Jordan blames Premiership for Celtic demise as he pinpoints hidden Neil Lennon message
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic 's second qualifying round exit to Ferencvaros in the Champions League. The former Crystal Palace chairman feels that the 9 In A Row champions are not tested enough on home soil and struggle to raise their game as a result.The Hoops were jettisoned from the competition after a 2-1 home defeat where they controlled large spells of the game.While they dominated the ball, the Hungarians were always dangerous on the break and so it proved with Tokmac Nguen's clinching goal.
But Jordan reckons the problems lie deeper than one individual game and that a lack of competition is holding Neil Lennon 's men back.
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