Neil Lennon has said he would "love to have a crack" at the Republic of Ireland job in the wake of Stephen Kenny's departure.Lennon is the bookies' favourite to succeed Kenny.
The Northern Irishman - who has a long club managerial career behind him, including two spells at Celtic - has been out of work since being sacked by Cypriot club Omonia Nicosia just over a year ago.Lennon was on Premier Sports' panel for their coverage of Saturday's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Chelsea.When asked about his links to the Ireland post, he said: "It's a fabulous job.
It is Ireland, and it means so much to me as a person. If the opportunity came along, I would love to have the conversation.
It's an opportunity that doesn't come around too often."I have achieved a lot in my career in terms of my ambitions - playing for Celtic, managing Celtic.