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.
Tommy Sheridan in headscratching Rangers contradiction as Celtic diehard storms through astonishing Neil Lennon rant
dailyrecord.co.ukCeltic fans who want the Northern Irishman sacked are talking 'absolute p***.' Lennon has been urged to step aside by many fans after a slow start to the Premiership season with the Green Brigade unveiling a banner to that effect on Wednesday.
Many have come to the Northern Irishman's defence, with columnist Chris Sutton chief among them. And former MSP Sheridan, who rarely hides his views on football, has nailed his colours to the mast. "The idea that changing jockey right now is going to wave a magic wand and turn things around is p****," he said on the Celtic State of Mind podcast. "It's absolute p***. "You would be relying on that new manager getting a different response from the same players.Sheridan appeared to contradict himself by.
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