Sutton – Nancy’s position untenable if Celtic lose today

Chris Sutton accepts that it might sound remarkable to anyone looking in from south of the border but he knows that in Glasgow a manager losing five games on the bounce is toast.

Accordingly the former Celtic striker believes that Nancy will lose his job this evening if Aberdeen and to Celtic’s misery by taking the three points this afternoon.

Writing in his weekly Daily Record column Sutton said: “I genuinely can’t quite believe I’m saying it after just four matches in charge, but if Wilfried Nancy makes it five-in-a-row against Aberdeen his position will be untenable. That sounds slightly ridiculous and it gives me no pleasure in saying it.

“People outside Scotland can’t get their heads around it but this is the reality in Glasgow. Celtic managers have to win games – simple as that. It’s been a disastrous start for the Frenchman and the problem has already got to a stage where you have to wonder how long it can go on,” Sutton said.

“How much damage could it do to the season if action is not taken? People talk about getting his own signings in, but has Nancy shown enough that he can be trusted with the January transfer window? Will he even last until the window opens?

“We know he has his own style and formation, so do you let him attempt to buy in the players that suit – only for it to keep going wrong and then whoever is next is left with a team that is built to play one way?”

It’s hard not to have sympathy for Nancy who perhaps should have listened to Martin O’Neill more thoroughly than turned out to be the case. So many first pick starts including Alistair Johnston, Cameron Carter Vickers and Jota are sidelined.

He’s lost others to injury and the African Cup of Nations but some of the blame must lie with the manager implementing his system from the word go.

A much needed win today buys the manager some time and hopefully gives him a chance to enjoy that winning feeling which will make him hungry for more.