Is O'Neill the long-term answer for Celtic?
Is O'Neill the long-term answer for Celtic?Image source, ReutersImage caption, O'Neill won his fourth title with Celtic, 21 years after the thirdByGeorge O'NeillBBC Sport ScotlandPublished16 minutes agoWatch Celtic v Hearts highlights on iPlayer16/05/26Watch on iPlayerIn October last year, Martin O'Neill was enjoying retirement.The then 73-year-old was a regular pundit on radio shows, but had not had a managerial job since leaving Nottingham Forest in 2019.Then, just a few hours after tipping Hearts to win the Scottish Premiership, he received a phone call in which he was given 10 minutes to decide whether he wanted to make a stunning return to Celtic following Brendan Rodgers' departure. With the fanbase revolting over a perceived lack of summer spending and dismal Champions League play-off defeat by Kazakhstan's Kairat Almaty, Dermot Desmond turned to the one man he felt could weather the storm.O'Neill returned, two decades after his first successful spell, donned a fetching club tracksuit, and got to work like he had never been away.Two spells for the veteran Northern Irishman - either side of Wilfried Nancy's awful 33-day reign - have culminated in Celtic's 14th league title in the past 15 years.It has further enhanced O'Neill's legendary status at the club and he still has a Scottish Cup final to come next Saturday against Dunfermline Athletic.But how has he done it and what is next for the man in the three stripes?Title decider not cut short by pitch invasion - SPFLPublished3 hours agoResilient Celtic time run perfectly to win race after eight-month chase Published23 hours ago'Celtic gave me reasons to live' - but O'Neill unsure about staying onPublished23 hours agoGood vibes & churning out winsA 4-0 victory in O'Neill's first match in interim charge against Falkirk set the tone for a triumphant five-and-a-half-week first spell.Five straight league wins. An eight-point gap to H...المصدر: BBC Sport Football | Source: BBC Sport Football
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