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.
What a difference a year makes. It’s 365 days exactly since Ange Postecoglou was appointed Celtic boss. And who would’ve predicted then that the Aussie would be sitting with cup and league winners medals in his pocket, preparing for the group stages of the Champions League.
Postecoglou, frankly, inherited a mess at Parkhead. Granted, it’s a mess a number of other Premiership clubs wouldn’t have minded being in.
Celtic were still Celtic after all. But an unsuccessful pursuit of Eddie Howe left the board scrambling for a back-up to shape a squad that simply wasn’t ready then to reclaim the title following the disaster that was the ten-in-a-row season.Despite a sticky start, Postecoglou got them ready and they’ve barely looked back.As with any change in the dugout, some players will benefit while others will find themselves looking for an escape route. Record Sport looks at the winners and losers after a full year of Angeball.
Somewhat cruelly nicknamed “The Brickie” by a number of fans, Ralston looked odds on to leave Celtic after Postecoglou arrived last summer.Appearances under Neil Lennon had been few and far between and his prospects didn’t appear to improve after Josip Juranovic was signed from Legia Warsaw.But Ralston has undergone what the kids refer to as a ‘glow up’ and enjoyed the best year of his career so far.The right back made 47 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals.
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