Celtic appoint Martin O'Neill
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The Scottish champions lost 3-1 to arch-rivals Rangers on Saturday, continuing a very difficult start for their new boss
Celtic on Monday sacked Wilfried Nancy after just eight games -- and six defeats -- in charge and brought back Martin O'Neill for the rest of the season.
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O'Neill not sure he has 'energy' for long Celtic stay
Returning Celtic manager Martin O'Neill says he does not know if he will "have the energy" to stay on past the end of the season.Former Aston Villa and Ireland boss O'Neill will again be at the helm until the end of the season but he is unsure about a longer-term stay.
Nancy was appointed on a two-and-a-half-year deal by the Scottish champions on December 3, joining from MLS side Columbus Crew.
Here are some of your views on Celtic's dismissal of manager Wilfried Nancy and head of football operations Paul Tisdale, plus the return of Martin O'Neill for a second interim stint.
Martin O'Neill is already back at Celtic on an interim basis until the end of the season, replacing Wilfried Nancy at the helm after the French manager was dismissed just eight games into a two-and-a-half year contract.
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — After six losses and one month, Wilfried Nancy’s brief and disastrous time as Celtic manager is over. Just 33 days since Nancy left Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer for Celtic, he was sacked by the club on Monday.
You have to roll back the clock to 1985 for when a Sir Alex Ferguson led Aberdeen were the last team not named Celtic or Rangers to win the league in Scotland, but thanks to set piece dominance, Hearts are leading the league at the moment,
Nancy left the Crew after the MLS Playoffs and was hired on by Celtic FC on Dec. 3, lasting just 33 days in his new position. He became the first Celtic manager to lose their his four matches; his start was the first four-game losing streak for the club since 1978. He ended his tenure with six losses through eight games.
"Listen, I'm not about losing or winning. I'm about having a good performance. I want to win but for me it's about individually what we can do better. The most important thing for me is if we give everything as a player individually."