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 in sobering new Celtic manager claim as he brands Eddie Howe a 'coward' for Parkhead snub
dailyrecord.co.ukEddie Howe a "coward" but believes Celtic's days of landing a top manager have gone. The former Crystal Palace owner was reacting after Ange Postecoglou was announced as the Parkhead side's new manager on Thursday.
The 55-year-old was viewed by many as a left-field choice but the former Australia boss will now take the reins as he oversees a big Parkhead rebuild.
But Jordan reckons former leading candidate Howe should take a hard look at himself after he walked away from talks to become Neil Lennon's permanent Celtic successor.
Speak to talkSPORT: "I think Eddie Howe should have ran up there and he is a coward for not doing it. "I think he's a coward, I think it's a huge job."Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every.
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