I was at the match on Thursday and it was easily our best performance all season. We were absolutely tremendous throughout the 90 mins and fully deserved our win. You could see how much the players wanted it, how much effort they were putting in for their manager. I don’t think we would have witnessed that type of performance under Brendan Rodgers. You could see the confidence they had playing under Martin O’Neill. As we celebrated long and hard in the away end, our managers name was being sung loud and proud.
As you do in these situations, you end up talking with loads of fellow fans as you wait to leave the stadium, and most of them were saying the same thing.
Can Martin O’Neill not stay on?
Arne Engels scores Sunday 30 November 2025. Hibs v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Before Thursday I was 100% sure the best idea was to get Wilfried Nancy in as soon as possible. The club needed the get on with appointing the new boss as he would need as much time as possible to analyse the squad and see what he thinks before letting him bring in what is needed in the January transfer window. All pretty black and white for me. The sensible thing to do. Now however I’m starting to doubt my own logic.
As previously mentioned, Thursday’s result and performance was right up there with one of the best in the last few years. Today getting three points at Easter Road against a Hibs team we always seem to struggle to beat on their own turf was another huge positive. Was this afternoon’s performance a classic? Far from it but the result was all that mattered, after the effort we put in on Thursday I never expected a great show today. Take the three points and move on. The question is would we have got these results if Nancy was in charge, with no time to work with the players or even get to know them in such a short period? I doubt it. Which worries me for what’s ahead.
I actually liked the thought of him starting against Dundee at Celtic Park. Far from an easy game but certainly one we would expect to win, one that he would enter without too much pressure on him. Now it looks like his first game will be a top of the table clash with Hearts next weekend. Then a difficult match against a strong Roma team in the Europa League followed by a League Cup final against St Mirren.
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I agree absolutely with the content of this article.
It makes far more sense to let The MON continue until the cup final he qualified us for, rather than go into the final with a new manager who doesn’t know much about his players or Scottish football in general
I totally agree that Martin O Neill should be kept until after the cup final at least.
I’m not being critical of the new manager but the next three games are extremely crucial to Celtics season.
It would also let the new man see what the club means to the Celtic supporters.
I only hope that they dont shoot themselves in the foot