Martin O’Neill spoke to the media at Celtic Park after Celtic’s 2-0 over Falkirk that saw the Champions move from third to second in the Scottish Premiership as theRangers dropped two points at Easter Road…
Benjamin Nygren of Celtic celebrates after he scores his team’s second goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on February 01, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Q: How was that Martin?
Martin O’Neill: “I was really concerned about the game beforehand, big exertions on Thursday evening, just wondering about the energy levels as much as anything else, and I think obviously Falkirk, really good side, really good team, believe it or not I think the manager has been fantastic. He’s assembled a side who can play and obviously I don’t think after Thursday you would have wanted to play at Hearts or (the)Rangers but outside that Falkirk was not the team on Sunday I would have been wanting to play even at home.
“But we conjured up a win, we got the two goals and there were periods of the game where we did really well and there were periods where we didn’t have the ball but it was great to win and I think it was an important win obviously because we have to hang in there.”
Tomas Cvancara of Celtic scores the opening goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Falkirk at Celtic Park on February 01, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Q: That’s an important goal for Tomas Cvancara too Martin, to be able to come in and settle in?
Martin O’Neill: “Absolutely, it was great, and it was the breakthrough as well, which was needed. That’s nice for him and it will give him a really big boost of confidence. There are parts of his game I think that obviously need tidying up, which I think he can do. He hasn’t played much football in recent times, so that’s two games for us.
“He makes the goal for us at Hearts, and I think at that stage he might have been the only player in our field who could have made that run at the time, and he’s come in and he’s got the goal. So he wants to prove himself, and I think there’s a player there.”
Q: It would appear you’re very close to landing two players in Joel Mvuka and Junior Adamu?
Martin O’Neill: “I think they’ve either done their medicals or are about to do them so that helps us a little bit as much as anything else. You never know, there might be something else before Monday evening. Is it 11 o’clock? Monday evening, and then he won’t be able to ask me on Tuesday which will be the biggest relief of all time. But it’s always been the same so it’s not a problem.”
Your an auld eejit the green brigade ain’t dafties just because they are young you dismiss them as dafties you obviously didn’t support Celtic before you were sixty.You and fans like you are the reason we’ve got such a shit board grow up these 20 whatever are all as clued up as you they just have the passion still to do something about it.
The Green Brigade bring plenty of colour , humour song and encouragement to our Celtic team . Nobody can dispute that . However despite been the life & soul of our supporters they can’t continue to operate outside the law. . In the past they frequently put on displays that they knew would cause the club fines by UEFA . They made it easy fot the UEFA observer, very often ex Linfield bigot to report us & cause a fine . In recent seasons especially since the club created a standing area & allocated part of it to GB there has been serious overcrowding in GB standing area section. This is bought about at least in part by GB members allowing others to re use their passes . GB are fully aware that Celtic are never treated leniently like the h.ns , and both Glasgow City Council & UEFA could close or partially close stadium because of this . If fans obtained serious injury because of overcrowding + flare, then Celtic in’s wouldn’t cover and club could be out millions .
We need GB & club to sit down together & hammer out a deal , that will settle this permanently