Norwich City: 5 Potential Replacements For Chris Hughton

2. Neil Lennon (Celtic)

There is certainly a lot to like about Neil Lennon. The former Northern Irish international is still only 42, but has four years of managerial experience in charge of Celtic. Realistically, if he wants to establish himself as a leading British manager, he will have to make the transition from the SPL to the EPL at some point. Of course, there will be some people that may wonder why he would switch winning titles in Scotland to fighting relegation in England. However, make no mistake that he do exactly that in a blink of an eye. For those that doubt that, think about the reasons why Gary Hooper moved from Celtic to Norwich this summer, or why Victor Wanyama chose to join Southampton. The simple fact of the matter is that winning titles and playing Champions League football simply isn€™t enough, and the same will be the case for Lennon at some point. Of course, some would argue the other way that the standard of football in Scotland isn€™t good enough to suggest Lennon is a good manager. Well, a manager or a team can only perform at the level that they are allowed to do so. Whatever you say about the SPL, you can€™t argue that Lennon€™s achievements is mightily impressive. Irrespective, of what league you are playing in, a win ratio of 69.77% is incredibly impressive. Obviously, he would find things a lot harder in the Premier League, but there is something about the winning mentality that is badly needed at Carrow Road. Other perks with Lennon would include getting the best out of Gary Hooper as he did when he was a Celtic player, and possibly bringing Fraser Forster back to Carrow Road, if John Ruddy decided to move on in the summer. Lennon is currently the second favourite to be Norwich€™s next manager with odds of 4/1, and it would be fascinating to see if such a move could happen prior to the summer.