Since Brendan Rodgers resigned as Celtic manager on Monday, several candidates have emerged as the Northern Irishman's long-term successor.

The lack of squad investment had clearly frustrated an habitually successful manager yet he was minded to see out his final season before things got personal Presumably Martin O’Neill had no inkling of what the coming hours would bring when he used a Monday radio appearance to talk up Hearts’ prospects of winning the Scottish title for the first time since 1960. “This is the time for Hearts,” O’Neill said. The scale of reverberation around Brendan Rodgers’ resignation is such that even the return of O’Neill to the Celtic dugout is not the most dramatic element. Instead, the lesser‑spotted Dermot Desmond broke cover to lacerate Rodgers. The attack felt personal and spiteful. This proved a sad and unseemly conclusion to Rodgers’ second spell in Glasgow. So much so, in fact, that the third most successful manager in Celtic’s history cannot now show his face at the stadium. Desmond appears to be a bad enemy to choose. Continue reading...

Martin O'Neill says he had to "pull myself off the floor" when he was asked to take interim charge of Celtic following Brendan Rodgers' exit.

Desmond calls Rodgers ‘misleading and self-serving’ Manager resigns with club eight points behind Hearts The scale of recent disharmony inside Celtic has come to light with the resignation of Brendan Rodgers. By way of immediate response the club’s main – and typically publicity-shy – shareholder, Dermot Desmond, has remarkably unleashed on what he branded “self-serving” behaviour by Rodgers. In a further dramatic twist and two decades after leaving the club, Martin O’Neill will return to take charge of Celtic on an interim basis. Celtic confirmed Rodgers had left his position shortly before 10pm on Monday. O’Neill, assisted by Shaun Maloney, will preside over Wednesday’s visit of Falkirk to Celtic Park. Celtic then face Rangers in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday. It is far from impossible O’Neill will be given an extended run in charge. Ange Postecoglou has been installed as the early favourite and is available after leaving Nottingham Forest. The likelihood of the Australian returning to Glasgow has been played down by those close to Celtic. Continue reading...

Brendan Rodgers resigns as Celtic manager, with Martin O'Neill agreeing a temporary return to the club as his replacement.

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Celtic were depleted in their 3-1 loss to Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts but questions remain about the quality of their performances.

Celtic failed to cut the gap on the Premiership leaders, Hearts, after suffering their first defeat away to Dundee since 1988. Celtic fans had disrupted the game early on by throwing dozens of balls on to the pitch in their ongoing protest against the club’s board before Clark Robertson headed the home side ahead from a corner in the 17th minute. The Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers then scored an own goal just before the break. Continue reading...

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