What awaits Neil Lennon at Omonia Nicosia? Former Celtic boss takes perilous path littered with bonkers tales

It was a rampant rumour train that ran all the way from Sunderland to Israel but has now arrived in Cyprus.

Neil Lennon is back in the dugout having landed the vacant post at Omonia Nicosia, a little over a year since leaving Celtic with the club's 10 In A Row dream in ruins.

The Irishman replaces former Rangers defender Henning Berg in the job after agreeing a deal until 2024.

It'll be a dramatic change of scenery and, if history tells us anything, a serious gamble on reigniting his managerial career.

The path to Cyprus is a relatively well trodden one among some notable names from Scottish and English football, although certainly one that has been fraught with danger.

Quite literally, in the case of one Premiership club who ventured across the Mediterranean.

Here are six examples from a football nation that outdoes even "the cinch" in the bonkers stakes.

It didn't take the former Hearts and Celtic captain long to get a feel for the madness he'd signed up for after becoming the manager of struggling Pafos in 2018.

A basement battle against fellow relegation candidates Aris Limassol in only his second outing set the tone in rather outrageous fashion.

“As we went down the tunnel, the lights went out, punches were exchanged, with all sorts being thrown,” Pressley told The Times. “I’d never experienced anything like it. But some of the players told me it was normal out there. Some of the things we had to deal with were incredible.”

He inherited a squad that had not been paid for several months but somehow managed to keep them in the top-flight and also reached a cup semi-final.

That led the club to offer their saviour a two-year deal ahead of the following season. Pressley agreed, only to be sacked four games later.

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