No-one has asked me! O’Neill reveals the shocking state inside Celtic

Martin O’Neill has confirmed that Celtic haven’t taken any steps towards restructuring the club.

Three months after sacking Wilfried Nancy there is an interim manager, interim Chairman and no Head of Football Operations.

The main decision maker hasn’t attended a match since December 11 while the CEO has been on mute since December 16.

Meanwhile the most vocal group of supporters has been suspended since the start of November.

Other than a monthly cry for unity from an interim Chairman knocking out articles decrying the Scottish Government there isn’t a word coming out of the club.

Under four management teams Celtic have lost eight matches in the SPFL Premiership.

During 2025 Celtic lost cup finals to Aberdeen and St Mirren, those clubs meet today in a relegation battle.

The 2025 AGM lasted less than an hour with the Chairman storming off with a petted lip shouting BEHAVE at shareholders. Within a month Peter Lawwell walked away blaming  criticism from fans. In 2018/19 he was paid £3.5m of fans money on a turnover of £83m.

O’NEILL THE PROBLEM SOLVER?

A 74-year-old has been fronting things up for a club that is dysfunctional in everything that it does.

Speaking to The Sun O’Neill said:

I will speak to Michael and Dermot at some stage.

I’d think, generally, we would all feel the same about what would be needed to get us back on top.

Let’s say a new manager was coming in and I’m at the club as an advisor to the board.

If I were the new manager, I wouldn’t mind who was on the board, as long as there was a committee for signing players and as long as the manager would have the final say.

There has to be affordability, but if the manager has the final say then it could  work.

Also I believe the manager coming in would be hoping that someone, maybe an old figure like me, would be on his side.

If I were stepping in now as a 45-year-old manager, those are the things I’d like.

The Herald used O’Neill’s quotes more clearly:

Even when we had a little bit of time last week, where we could have had time to do something, I didn’t have a conversation with Michael [Nicholson] on that score.

We were talking about nothing formal. But I think I will speak to Michael and Dermot [Desmond] at some stage or another. I would think, generally, we would all feel the same about what would be needed to get us back on top.

Clearly no-one has discussed the way ahead with O’Neill.

In December Wilfried Nancy spent 15 minutes with O’Neill before demolishing the fragile stability in place.

Brendan Rodgers resigned on October 27.

Nancy and Paul Tisdale left on January 5.

On the 4th of April Celtic appear not to have taken any steps towards creating a functional club for next season.

Six short terms signings have been made this year.

The issues of this season were typified when the first choice goalkeeper announced on American TV that he had been playing with a serious shoulder injury that would put him out of football for at least a year.

The club is expected to tug on the heart-strings of the Celtic Family soon with their Season Ticket plea.