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.
The Celtic anomaly Scott Brown plans on using pre-season French trip to solve
dailyrecord.co.ukScott Brown admits getting used to no fans at games is going to take a while. The Hoops star is used to Celtic supporters following their side around the world, even for meaningless pre-season friendlies.
Brown and the rest of the Celtic squad are going to have to get used to an empty Parkhead for the beginning of the new campaign, but the veteran insists it won't change how Neil Lennon's side play.
He has backed his players to prove they are fitter than their opponents and believes the friendlies in France will provide his side with the opportunity to get over the weirdness of empty stands.
He told the official Celtic website: “Playing with no fans is something we’re not really used to. Even the friendlies we normally play at the start of.
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