There probably hasn’t been a season like it in Glasgow.
Both Celtic and Rangers have parted ways with their managers, which has never happened before, and Hearts are leading the charge in the Premiership.
With news that Wilfried Nancy is set to be appointed as Celtic’s next manager, it’s just a waiting game for that confirmation to come through.
Barry Ferguson, with his Rangers hat on, shared some interesting views on managerial matters from Parkhead.
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Barry Ferguson would fear Celtic keeping Martin O’Neill over Wilfried Nancy
Martin O’Neill has more than steadied the ship at Celtic; he has lifted the mood and brought back energy to the team’s play.
Even though, at the age of 73, O’Neill is the oldest active coach in Britain, Ferguson stated that the Irishman should be the one Celtic should appoint as their next boss.
Speaking on Go Radio, Ferguson suggested that he would be more worried, from a Rangers perspective, if O’Neill remained in charge over Nancy coming in.
“Thierry Henry was praising him (Nancy), saying that he was a ‘top coach and a top manager,’ said Ferguson. “But this is a different ball game in Scotland when you are coming to Celtic.
“I just look at Celtic now, and the difference in a short period of time that Martin O’Neill has made. I know people go on about 73, but not keeping him until the end of the season?
“If I were Celtic, I would seriously have to consider that.
“See, from a Rangers point of view, I am happy they are bringing somebody else in rather than keeping Martin O’Neill. I don’t care about his age. He knows the game inside and out. Don’t let him kid you on.”
O’Neill’s record for Celtic in interim charge
You don’t blame Ferguson, because even though O’Neill has passed his peak years as a manager, he still managed to beat Rangers at Hampden.
Not only that, Celtic have won every game on the domestic scene during his short second spell, and are breathing down Hearts’ neck, as they were beaten for the first time this season at Aberdeen.
Some prefer O’Neill to stay on until the League Cup final against St Mirren next month, the Glasgow derby after the turn of the year, or until the end of the campaign altogether.
But either way, his return and the call to give him the keys when Brendan Rodgers resigned have worked a treat.
Martin O’Neill on becoming the permanent Celtic manager
- Games: 5
- Wins: 4
- Draws: 0
- Losses: 1
- Goals scored: 13
- Goals conceded: 4
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