It’s been quite the 24 hours at Celtic.
Brendan Rodgers was going about his business as normal on Monday, but little did everyone else know that he was drafting his letter of resignation.
Tensions behind the scenes were laid bare by Dermot Desmond in an astonishing statement which hammered his ‘self-serving’ and ‘divisive’ actions.
And meanwhile, Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney were announced to be coming in on an interim basis to replace Rodgers. Incredible stuff.
For Celtic hero Charlie Mulgrew however, there are doubts over how well the duo could work.
Charlie Mulgrew on Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney at Celtic
O’Neill is back in management after six years, having established himself as a Celtic legend in his first spell which lasted from 2000 to 2005.
Maloney had two spells as a Celtic player, breaking through under O’Neill. He has managed Hibernian and Wigan Athletic.
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Despite 29 years separating them in age, the pair will work together as the Hoops undergo their search for a new permanent boss.
Mulgrew has expressed his doubts on TalkSPORT however, over how things will look with the duo at the helm.
He said: “I’m surprised with Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney, I didn’t see that coming at all.
“I’m not sure the last time Martin O’Neill was in management. He’s a top manager and he’s got credentials that stand up with anybody’s, and Shaun Maloney is a good coach…
“But I didn’t see him going in there, and I’m confused on who’s the manager and who’s the assistant. It seems like a sort-of joint role, so it will be interesting to see how that works. Because it seems like two people who have different views of the game.
“So it could either work with two opposites coming together as a pair, or… I don’t know. I guess we’ll see, time will tell how that one works.”
Mulgrew is not alone in his shock.
Shaun Maloney’s coaching career
Having worked under Roberto Martinez at Wigan, Maloney went on to work with the Spaniard in the Belgian national team setup, along with Thierry Henry.
Maloney initially balanced this role with a position at the Celtic Development Squad, before moving to Belgium full-time.
He swapped this for Easter Road when he joined Hibs in 2021, but he lasted just five months at the Edinburgh side.
His next role at Wigan went much more positively. Working under difficult circumstances with the club in a poor financial position and receiving points deductions, he secured mid-table finishes in League One before being sacked in March this year.
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