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Martin O’Neill returns to Celtic as interim manager alongside Shaun Maloney

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Notorious, Oct 27, 2025.

Discuss Martin O’Neill returns to Celtic as interim manager alongside Shaun Maloney in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. JC Anton Get yer, hats, scarfs badges & tapes

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    What they've done here, is put MON's reputation with Celtic fans on the line as well..

    I wonder if he fully realises himself, how toxic things are at the minute.. and he will be seen as an apologist for DD..

    This could get a lot more messy, before it gets any better.
     
  2. Jackie Daytona Gold Member Gold Member

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    It’s 2004.

    It might as well be actually. The board haven’t evolved beyond that point.
     
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  3. singer61

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    Don't you 2. Martin and Shaun get comfy ya *. You be here 7 days then * off
     
  4. henriks tongue

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    It's an absolute feckin joke.
    Love MoN but he's now an old retiree that's not capable of anything other than some funny anecdotes from the glory days.
    Was he in the shower when Peter walked in and offered him the job?
     
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  5. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Incredible. MON was done as a manager about 10 years ago.

    Hopefully just for a couple of games.
     
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  6. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    * it, sticking a bet on us winning 6-2 on Sunday.
     
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  7. honda Gold Member Gold Member

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    Imagine mon took us to another final... ooft. Watch a bit of dig appear now. Perfect interm manager. Interm being the word.
     
  8. Sween

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    Great repsonse from the board to the accusation that they havent evolved in 20 years...
     
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    I think the thing I fear most is modern Celtic fans forgetting just how good Martin was last time, through whatever follows in this spell.

    Message from me, same as I thought with Brendan, and as I think with Ange - never go back. Better to have the good memories than spoil them.
     
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  10. McChiellini..

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    Needs some sort of bounce..

    That's all we can hope for is that the players chucked it a bit under Rodgers because of the fallouts and toxicity above and that they can recapture some form..

    Anything really. A bit more fight and tempo really..
     
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    I will never forget Stephen Davis looking like * Pirlo in the aviva while O'Neill managed Ireland. I feel sick.
     
  12. crazy-horse1977

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    MON line up for Sunday.....
    Douglas, valgaeran, mjallby, balde, Lambert, Lennon, Thompson, agathe, Sutton, Larson and hartson. * me it's 2003
     
  13. snails67 Gold Member Gold Member

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    I love Martian but * me hes been done for years don't want to see him taint his previous time at the club like Lennon has done
     
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    I will also never forget him saying if we could only pick players from Leinster, Munster and Connaught we would....
     
  15. Jackie Daytona Gold Member Gold Member

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    Depends on what the definition of interim is.

    We took a * year to sign Balikwisha.
     
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    Given he said about 10 hours ago on talksport thar he fancied hearts to win the league I don't think he has his finger on the pulse at all..
     
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    Aye.

    Temporarily permanent.
     
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    IN fairness he,s only keeping the seat warm for a while,i mean who else could they bring in (who was willing to do it)at such short notice.

    Dont get me wrong i dont want him here permanently but i understand why they went for him.
     
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    Let's be real this is just a move to gather some fan favour. I'd rather just have Maloney on his own tbh.

    MON is done.

    Desmond again at it.
     
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  20. Jackie Daytona Gold Member Gold Member

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    Worried the club will feel a bit alien to him after all these years.
     
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