Neil Lennon To Be Named Celtic Manager
Neil Lennon is to be appointed as the permanent Manager of Celtic today after weeks of speculation and negotiations at Parkhead, as the Sack Race reported recently Lennon was always the first choice of the Celtic board and that has finally been confirmed with the former player taking his first steps into management. Lennon had been in charge at Celtic for the back end of last season in a temporary capacity after Tony Mowbray was sacked and it appears he has done enough to secure one of the biggest jobs in British football on a more formal basis. Lennon will be a popular appointment with the fans after his playing career with the team and they will be hoping he can be just as successful in the Managers seat.
There was some worry that Lennon lacked the necessary experience to take on such a big challenge but he has employed some experienced names in back room staff to help him along the way, the stand out appointment is that of Stuart Baxter in an advisory role, he is will be taking on that role whilst retaining his position as Head Coach of the Finland National team. That appointment is thought to be a direct response to the board’s worry of the experience of Lennon and he will be on hand to help out the new Gaffer where needed, however Lennon proved last season that he has the skills to do the job to a high standard. He led Celtic to a good end to the season in the SPL despite not getting close to Rangers at the top of the table, he took charge of the club with the team 13 points adrift of their big rivals and ended the season just six points behind the League Champions.
Lennon has his new back room staff will be under pressure from the off next season with Champions League qualifiers to deal with before attempting to overhaul Rangers as the top team in Scotland, the SPL title has gone to Ibrox for the past two years and the Celtic fans will not want to complement another season in the shadow of their biggest rival from across Town. Lennon will know that he must get off to a flying start in his first full season in charge with a good brand of football the order of the day, attendances at Celtic Park were worryingly low during last season and only a winning team will attract the crowds back to Parkhead.
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