Martin O'Neill was primed and in full deflection mode following Celtic's Europa League defeat to Celta Vigo.On Friday Sky Sports, broadcasting Sunday's match at Hibs were given access to the Celtic boss. Even fawning super-fan Gerry McCulloch was blanked.Most managers like to throw in one favourable fact to deflect from…
One of them is has 94 full international caps from a career where he played 500 matches for Benfica, AC Milan and Fiorentina. The other is apparently a leading Scottish sports lawyer.
Even in victory Martin O’Neill showcases the ability to wind up Celtic supporters.
In what way is a 2-0 victory at Motherwell the setting to share your disappointment that Derek McInnes lost two European qualifiers in August?
Those defeats are a source of joy for most Celtic supporters.…
Those involved apparently wore balaclavas despite no evidence being offered. And that allowed O’Neill to compare them with the thugs on the pitch at Ibrox in March that launched a firework into the Broomloan Road full of Celtic supporters.
Celtic have too often appeared to operate according to the preferences of Dermot Desmond rather than the requirements of a major European football club.
I want people to experience these games, because what other way am I going to learn about what people can or cannot do?
Some pressure from O’Neill today rather than some laid back banter with his admiring media chums would have helped push the spotlight onto Robertson.
I mentioned it to Martin O’Neil on Friday and got a inquisitive message from a few people from the club going what’s going on here?
And with that O’Neill knew that he was in a corner. He didn’t have a gag or a wacky aside to excuse serial failure. He faced a relevant follow up question. A rarity.
Martin O'Neill had his company hat on as he faced the media following Celtic's Champions League exit.There were no gags or funny quips about his age as the veteran manager took responsibility for another humiliating exit from UEFA's premier competition.And no-one in the Scottish media was going to ask the…
