GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 11: : Celtic Chairman Peter Lawwell, Majority Shareholder Dermot Desmond and Chief Executive Michael Nicholson during a UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between Celtic and AS Roma at Celtic Park, on December 11, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
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.
Unbelievable!
No. Actually very believable if it’s Celtic.
Is it not a bit strange that Wullie Haughey has went quiet, has Desmond told him to pipe down and get back in line?
Having heard Wullie speak at a couple of events over the years he never hid his love or ambition to one day own Celtic he always came across as a genuine guy who did very well for himself.
I must admit though I was a bit surprised when he was sticking up for them and Desmond for the job they were doing.
I wish guys like Haughey and David Low could get there heads together and come up with something to drive the club out the dark ages.
The size of our club and the F*cking state it’s in is criminal
Too busy thinking up more ways to go after the supporters .
” World class in everything we do ”
What a f*cking joke that quote was and It should haunt them forever
So as we stumble and stagger on towards conference football they haven’t moved an inch…
Please Martin – Get out of this shit show for your health and sanity while ya can !
A Game of Thrones, I ask you!
In appreciation of the interim Chairman’s efforts for unity and to give him a rest from writing the monthly drivelling articles criticizing the Scottish political opposition and paying attention to the needs of Celtic Football Club. The Green Brigade have arranged for him to be the guest of honour at the local eats to sample some local culinary delights.
Brian Wilson was escorted into a triad restaurant named the Mae B. Gong Soon. He went for a Chinese dish but the girl was Wei Tu Yung. Brian was welcomed by the owner Hai Howie Yu then waited on by Sum Yung Gui who offered him Youth in Asia as the first course. Wan Hung Lo brought Ho Chin with crabs fresh from SoHo a firecracker of a hotpot. Wilson felt his Pho King Ah-So-l nearly Mel Ting, almost Shi Jing himself before scoffing down his GB sayonara Pu Ding.
The Hong-King Ming Pong caused a Ling-a-Ding-Dong between Sum Ting Wong and Egata Taka Poo. BW rushed towards a PC Anita Jobi in Gangnam Style. Meanwhile at the conts-table Willie Makeit was in conversation with Betty Dont and C. U. Later. It was left to Nee Hi to clean up the mess, the honourable member was led out and taken for a ride by Rik Shaw. Saigon Bleu!
We commend any body to explain what his purpose was on this earth and to those who’ve found a resting place or refuge for the unsure and uncertain to cope in sober reflection of the everlasting harm to our ears he caused and might cause again in the hear after. Back flashes to ear bashes from dusk till dawn, evil remember him.
He could be described by friends a Major Payne, Wayne Kerr, Augusta Wynde, Phil O’Shitt and those who often asked after him Izzy Gone, Willie Leeve and Emma Grate. Was he liked? Unquestionably Noah Lott and perhaps his partner Constance Noring who was Arthur sleep and didn’t give a Jack Shitt listening to his Polly Tics.
Thankfully she never had to Rita Storey or count Barbara Blacksheep
to get the Wayne T. Sleep. Hugo First was her only wish, hopefully he Walt Livelong sighed Annie Howe. Ann Teak the auctioneer made a promised to her he’d be going, going, gone by the Shay King winter down in the Art Seller.
Our thanks go to Doug & Phil Graves, Paul Bearer and Myra Mains.
Special thanks to Tommy Gunn Amanda B. Reckondwith.
Wyatt Will B. Will B.
…and in any normally run plc,
someone would have been swiftly punted for the very public humiliation
of bringing back MON as interim manager within 6 weeks or so.
[And after MON had declared he hadn’t even been asked to stay on before Nancy’s arrival!]
Just another “shambolic in everything we do” error by DD/MN/the Board. 🙁
Celtic, a Board like no other