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.
Stiliyan Petrov bemoans Celtic 'desperation' as he admits concerns over Neil Lennon's plan B
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic manager clearing his desk. Lennon is determined to fight on though. Quitting hasn’t crossed his mind and the club’s board have told him they have his back.
For now. So Celtic will rumble on, while the title and the hopes of 10-in-a-row dim by the day.But the alarm bells are even ringing for Lennon’s closest allies.
His former Hoops teammate Stiliyan Petrov was in the stands on media duties and was stunned at the lack of a response from the players in a period of intense pressure.
Petrov said: “The main disappointment would be the reaction of the players after the build up to the game.“I wanted to see if there was a change and how much urgency they had in the second half.“But if anything Saints grew in confidence.
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