Celtic manager Martin O’Neil arrives prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Motherwell at Celtic Park on March 14, 2026 . (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
FATHER MARTIN AND SAMWISE GANGEE – 8/10 – Shuffle like you were Mick and Keef in Harlem. Yet more injury worries and makeshift make-shifting to get a competitive side on the park against the country’s best footballing team. And for a time, he had his work cut-out, tweaking and gambling with components, trying to put round pegs in shamrock-shaped holes, flirting with disaster as the card-count mounted.
But the wise old owl played a probability game, aware that the ferocious rotation his players faced would fade with time as fatigue bit. He managed to keep a fragile Celtic in a decent enough shape to take our chance when possession presented itself, and in the end dividends paid out in luck and victory. Got to roll those tumbling dice like the Stones said, and MON did. And won. Again.
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and Shaun Maloney look on during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Motherwell at Celtic Park on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
'It's going to be a fight to the end'
Celtic boss Martin O'Neill on the title race after today's victory against Motherwell⤵️#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/j810E7WQCC
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) March 14, 2026
