Neil goes all-in with Las Vegas high roller

NEIL LENNON has been at the highest levels of the game in the Champions League knockout rounds with Celtic.

- By Craig Swan

He’s enjoyed trophy successes and worked on the continent during his managerial journey.

But, as he looks ahead to working with Dunfermline owner James Bord, the new Pars boss believes he’s going to get some education of his own from the Las Vegas-based supremo.

Lennon’s move to Fife with just seven Championship games to go and the club in relegation trouble came as a surprise to many observers.

Even the Northern Irishman initially wasn’t convinced. But lengthy conversations with the owner changed all that.

Lennon hopes he can impart his knowledge to the Pars, but also believes Bord, who took charge with fellow sports analytics entrepreneur Evan Sofer, can do the same for him.

He said: “I don’t know if he wants me to talk about him. But he’s heavily into the data analytics. He’s got a great brain - very much forward thinking.

“I’m going to learn from him on a different aspect of football that I’ve probably never really thought about or been introduced to before and he’s a very interesting personality.