Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill arrives at the stadium prior to the match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on October 29, 2025(Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Q: I appreciate it’s been a very busy time since last night. Has anything been updated as far as your timeframe and what your role will be?
Martin O’Neill: “No, nothing. No, we just came in. I got back to the hotel I’m staying in around about just after one o’clock time. So no, I haven’t had a chance to speak to anybody.”
Q: When things don’t go well on the pitch, does that alter your appetite for this in any way?
Martin O’Neill: “No, my situation remains the same. The minute that the board will say to me, listen we’ve got someone in place, I’m absolutely fine with that. That was always the intention in the first place. So no, that doesn’t alter anything really.”
Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill during the Premier League match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Q: I guess externally it’s very easy for fans to get excited once you win two games, I’m not sure you’re aware of it, but people then say maybe we keep this until the end of the season?
Martin O’Neill: “No, I don’t think that that was ever going to be the case. That was my thoughts on it anyway. I knew these games would be very hard. When Dermot Desmond called me then I had a look at the schedule and I thought well that’s four games in very, very quick succession. A game away from home against in the Europa League and then these matches here.So my genuine focus is just on a Sunday now at this minute and then a fortnight after that there to see obviously some players head off to international duty, some players remain here and maybe they’ll get a few days off obviously. But then after that, it’ll give me an opportunity to see some of the players that we haven’t used.”
Chris Sutton in Seville. Photo imago/Colorsport
Q: I don’t know if you’re aware Martin, of Chris Sutton’s comments last night? He was warning you almost to not stick around too much in case your legacy at the club is tarnished in any way by the results and whatnot. I just wonder your thoughts on that?
Martin O’Neill: “I’ve honestly no concern about a legacy, never have had. If you’re talking about a legacy then you can talk about Jock Stein, but that’s fine and that great 1967 side. So I’m not worried about a legacy losing some games. We had a great victory over (the)Rangers and that’s fine. But really I’m very, very aware that it is one game at a time. You win a game then you maybe win another. I’m not saying that we’re back to basics again, you lose the game disappointingly and I think it was the manner in which we conceded the goals. But getting back to your point about the legacy, it genuinely doesn’t worry me one jot, never has done. When you’re dead, you’re dead. I know you two are not thinking about it at your age, but it is something that is a consideration for people over 52.”
There will always be a place in the Celtic stand for you among the supporters for your honesty i didnt see you and lawell getting photo hand shake for media what Rodgers has done in winning trophies but is it his just for himself always the agenda with Rodgers he knew after transfer window closed that he didnt fancy the squad but instead of trying to sort it but after we didnt qualify for champions league europa cup was beneath you just like spl you joined Celtic second time i was happy when you joined but would you have joined we were not in champions league you have damage Celtic with your fight against lawell i just hope he goes to it got personal and Celtic Football Club has been damaged cause of your big egos and lawell i hope Desmond Dermit relises how much you have damage the club our m
Collatril should be on the pitch Celtic have made more money by bringing players into the squad and doubling even tripling there transfer fee but you need to have a core of 5 to 8 good proffesional players to lets these players come in relaxed ease them self in eithoit expecting to much Engels young man has to live up to our record transfer the bhoys been trying to do to much and Rodgers brilliant at bringing players forgot what he was there for for to look after these players take the presdure of them instead he was blaming players and if your the big money transfer Engels thinks and why not Rodgers is fingering him instead of tell media he has good players but need just as good meaning £5 maybe £8million players and he asking board to spend that but he wont sign his a contract himself so he decided ill play tippy tappy football terrible