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  Neil Lennon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Neil Lennon (born June 25, 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who currently plays for Celtic F.C. in the; Scottish Premier League, and is now the club captain.
Lennon decided to retire from international football in August 2002 upon receiving a death threat before a Northern Ireland match against Cyprus.
In his 2006 memoir, Neil Lennon: Man and Bhoy, Lennon revealed that he had suffered from clinical depression for seven years, and was taking antidepressants.
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  Neil Lennon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neil Lennon (born June 25, 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Premier League, and is now the club captain.
Lennon decided to retire from international football in August 2002 upon receiving a death threat before a Northern Ireland match against Cyprus.
Lennon is seen by Celtic supporters as a committed player, and was made Celtic captain in 2005.
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 Neil Aspinall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neil Aspinall (born December 13, 1942) is best known as the assistant and road manager for The Beatles.
He is the manager of The Beatles' company Apple Corps Ltd. via his own company Standby Films Ltd.which is a Director of Apple Corps.
According to 'John' by Cynthia Lennon, "Neil was also Pete Best's mother's boyfriend and the father of [Best's] younger brother, Roag".
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 Celtic FC Neil Lennon Caricature
Neil Lennon joined Celtic FC for a fee of £6 Million Pounds from Leicester City.
This has to be one of the great deals in Scottish Modern day Football, Neil has given inspirational performances on countless occasion’s for the green of Glasgow and wears the Captains Armband with Pride.
Neil is getting on a bit in football terms now lets hope he can do a Teddy Sheringham and stay around into his forties.
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 Who really threatened to kill Neil Lennon? - [Sunday Herald]
TO the LVF boys in Lurgan, Neil Lennon is just another Òtaig from theÊotherÊsideÊofÊtownÓ.ÊAmong ordinary loyalists in the bitterly divided Co Armagh town there is a grudging, unspoken respect for Lennon as a local lad done good.
Days before this game, Lennon received another threat Ð this time the words ÒNeil Lennon RIPÓ were spraypainted, along with the silhouette of a hanged man, on a gable wall near his family home in Lurgan.
When Neil Lennon learned of the threat, he was sitting in his suite in the Templeton Hotel near Antrim on Wednesday afternoon thinking about becoming theÊfirst Celtic player to captain Northern Ireland.
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 Lennon Comeback???? - UK Football Forums
Lennon reluctantly announced his retirement from international football after receiving the threat before his country's friendly with Cyprus, for which he had been named captain.
Lennon had pulled out of the match with Cyprus after a threat was received from a paramilitary group shortly before kick-off.
Lennon has been the target of sectarian abuse in the past because he is a Catholic and plays for Celtic, who have strong Catholic connections.
www.ukfootballforums.co.uk /index.php?showtopic=176   (612 words)

  
 John Lennon and Neil Young
Performing on a grand piano and accompanied by a small orchestra of violins, Young's rendition of Lennon's "Imagine" spoke to many of us who were suffering from the terrible tragedies in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia (the Pentagon is actually located across the Potomac River from Washington, DC).
It was no surprise, then, that Neil Young, rock's eternal hippie and fiery man on the mountain, knew just what song would be most poignant to perform on 'America: A Tribute to Heroes,' the all-star television fund-raiser broadcast on Sept. 21.
Lennon, on the other hand, presented the challenge like a master speaking to you, the listener and disciple, who must change yourself in order to change the world.
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 Guardian Unlimited Football | News | Lennon quits international football
Lennon was forced to withdraw from yesterday's friendly against Cyprus on police advice after the BBC's Belfast office said it received a death threat from the Loyalist Volunteer Force.
Lennon also claimed that the threat against his life had been made by the unionist paramilitary group the Loyalist Volunteer Force.
Neil has obviously agonised over this decision with his family and the conclusion he has come to is one that I understand and respect."
football.guardian.co.uk /News_Story/0,1563,779029,00.html   (600 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Armstrong fears for the future for Lennon
Lennon had been handed the captain's armband in the absence of Steve Lomas and Gerry Taggart, who withdrew from the squad through injury.
Neil is one of the better players, one of the more experienced players.
Lennon had been looking forward to the game and was upbeat at a press conference yesterday, where he said he hoped to put behind him the troubles of the Norway match.
soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0821/20020821nirelanddeaththreat.html   (596 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | 'Sectarian' attack on Lennon
Lennon, who quit the Northern Ireland national side after barracking and sectarian death threats, said he was attacked by three men.
Lennon, 31, was hit after getting out of the car and the woman was knocked over.
Lennon was in the news last year when he spoke of his anguish as he was forced to give up international football after receiving a death threat.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3012613.stm   (680 words)

  
 The Daily Record - SPORT - FOOTBALL - LENNON: WHY I THREW THAT BOTTLE
NEIL LENNON last night opened his heart on the abuse he has endured during his seven-year stint in Scottish football.
Lennon then showed his middle finger to Falkirk fans as time ran out on Celtic and they lost back-to-back SPL matches for the first time in 220 games.
Lennon said: "The nature of the criticism directed at successful people tends to be personal and poisonous in my experience.
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 HyperRust: Neil and The Beatles
In 1996 there was a Neil Young and the Beatles thread on Rust, around the time of the anniversary of John Lennon's death.
As well, one of Neil's former 'employees', Nils Lofgren, was in the 'Ringo Starr All Star Band' as the musical director and singer/guitarist for 2 years.
Neil was asked about digital sound which he compared to the dark ages of recorded music.
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 BBC SPORT | N Ireland | Profile: Neil Lennon
Neil Lennon has progressed through the ranks of professional football to the heights of the game, but now must wonder at times whether all the hard work has been worth it.
It might well be that the insatiable enthusiasm and charisma of Martin O'Neill convinced Lennon that his immediate future belonged at Filbert Street in 1996.
Lennon has never been a stranger to controversy or trouble - his commitment to Northern Ireland has been questioned after often withdrawing from the squad for friendlies.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/northern_ireland/2209193.stm   (560 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Soccer - UK: N. Ireland hopes Lennon will reconsider - Sunday August 25, 2002 07:50 PM
Lennon, a Catholic, plans to retire from the international scene after receiving a threat before he was due to captain his country in a friendly with Cyprus in Belfast last Wednesday.
Boyce insisted on Sunday that Lennon was not targeted because of his religion but because he plays for Celtic.
There was criticism of the IFA's decision to proceed with Wednesday's game, which ended 0-0, but Boyce said Lennon had urged McIlroy and the rest of the team to carry on.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2002/08/25/uk_rdp   (1958 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Neil Lennon: Man and Bhoy: Books: Neil Lennon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Neil Lennon was born in June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh.
Neil is startingly honest in this autobiography and where ambigouity is apparent he tries to give both sides of the perspective and leaves the reader to come to their own conclusions over certain incidents.
When Neil was a young teenager he played footy twice for seperate teams on a Saturday, then Gaelic football on a Sunday.
www.amazon.co.uk /Neil-Lennon-Man-Bhoy/dp/0007233477   (1082 words)

  
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Captain of Celtic and midfield enforcer for Northern Ireland, Neil Lennon is one of the most controversial figures in British football.
His story is an extraordinary tale of religious bigotry, life-threatening career injury, tumultuous football success at club level, and of the remarkable events that led him to turn his back on his country.
In Northern Ireland, the words 'Neil Lennon RIP' were painted on a wall near his family home, while in Scotland, he has been the target of vicious verbal and physical assault by fans of Old Firm rivals Rangers -- including being mugged on the street and hung in effigy.
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 Neil Lennon
Lennon gesture leads entire Dundee population to faint clean away.
Health professionals in Dundee are struggling to cope with the medical fall-out in the city following Neil Lennon’s obscene gesturing at Dundee FC fans last Saturday.
Long term Dundee FC supporters were reported shocked and sickened by Lennon’s one-fingered response to the Dens faithful - now subject to a police report after complaints from shocked fans.
www.thejaggythistle.co.uk /sep03lennon.htm   (245 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: Neil Lennon
A real class act, and another product of Dario Gradi's Crewe, Lennon became an integral part of the Leicester City side and, with Muzzy Izzet, ran the show in the middle of the park.
His game, based on consistency, hard work and some sharp passing, has steadily improved throughout his time at Leicester and he rarely missed a match for disciplinary reasons.
Lennon made 170 League appearances for Leicester in four-and-a-half years.
www.soccernet.com /england/players/LennonNeil.html   (200 words)

  
 neil lennon recieves death threat
It was a high profile publicity stunt to make their rivals aware they are still active and protective of their dealing territory and they had/have no intent on killing Lennon.
The IRA made the mistake of targeting high profile individuals like the Tory party conference and Lord Mount Batten in the 70’s and 80’s and it was extremely detrimental to their cause.
Years later the mass exodus during the famine was because the now loyal to the crown landowners sent all the excess wheat and grain to Britain, leaving the pool paddy’s with only diseased spuds.
www.redandwhitekop.com /forum/index.php?topic=6357.0   (2658 words)

  
 Neil Lennon - TotalFootballForums.com
Rangers beat Celtic because Thompson got a red card....after the match Lennon wasn't happy and started pushing the referee and giving him abuse, then he got sent off and on Tuesday it was the day he was up to see the length of his ban.
Lennon wasn't happy 'cause the ref showed him a red card for nothing.
Lennon isn't a great player, but personally I don't watch the SPL, but he was crap at Leicester so I expect he'll be worse now.
www.totalfootballforums.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=241   (644 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Lennon: I'm staying at Celtic
Celtic midfielder Neil Lennon will not be leaving the club after the `mindless' attack on him, according to his representative Mel Stein.
Lennon suffered facial injuries in the incident, which also saw a female companion pushed to the ground.
A Celtic spokesman said: `We can confirm that Neil Lennon and a female friend were the victims of an assault by three men.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=266571&cc=5739   (502 words)

  
 CNN.com - Lennon pays with a three-match ban - Sep 20, 2005
GLASGOW, Scotland -- Celtic captain Neil Lennon has received a three-match ban from the Scottish FA for his clash with referee Stuart Dougal after a recent match against Rangers.
Lennon attended an SFA disciplinary hearing at Hampden Park on Tuesday, along with Celtic manager Gordon Strachan.
An SFA spokesman said: "The Scottish FA Disciplinary Committee today gave a three-match ban to the Celtic player, Neil Lennon, for misconduct of a significantly serious nature at the recent Scottish Premier League match between Rangers and Celtic.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/football/09/20/scotland.lennon   (277 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Threatened footballer’s plight finds sympathetic ear of songwriting fan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
THE decision by the Celtic player, Neil Lennon, to quit international football because of a sectarian threat to his life has been commemorated in a new political song.
Lennon, a Catholic, announced his intention to step down from international football after receiving threats against himself and his family from a man purporting to be a member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force.
It was a decision which struck a chord with Mr Jordan, 51, who said he knew Lennon "well enough to say hello to".
news.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=939402002&rware=JVTZLLXJPXMV&...   (572 words)

  
 John-Lennon.com - Imagine An International Holiday Honoring John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon has been exhumed in print more than any other popular musical figure, including the late Elvis Presley, of whom Lennon said that he "died when he went into the army".
Such was the cutting wit of a deeply loved and sadly missed giant of the twentieth century.
What Lennon did achieve, however, was to educate us all to the idea of world peace.
www.john-lennon.com   (738 words)

  
 YouTube - hate neil lennon
you can rip into lennon all you want monkeys,but youd loved to have had him in your team.what squad number have scumgers given scot brown then........
Neil Lennon DOB Rant and Spitting On Rangers Scarf
Neil Lennon singing Oh the Rangers Are Shite
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 ESPNsoccernet - England - Taylor admits interest in the Bhoy Lennon
The Irishman, who will be 35 on Sunday, is out of contract this summer and he has yet to re-sign for the Parkhead club.
Lennon briefly worked with Taylor at Leicester and the new Palace boss, who took over from Iain Dowie at the south London club, revealed he is interested in renewing their partnership.
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