Scottish Football Podcast - One year of Martin O'Neill - saviour or sticking plaster? - BBC Sounds

Radio Scotland , · 27 Oct 2026 , · 33 mins

A year after Martin O'Neill made his remarkable Celtic comeback, where does the club stand now? David Currie is joined by Tino Callaghan and Michael Gannon to ask whether O’Neill has taken Celtic forward after delivering the double. Why does the club still feel like it’s in a holding pattern? Has recruitment left the manager exposed? What explains Celtic’s continuing struggles in Europe, despite their domestic results? And with questions over O’Neill’s long-term future, is a succession plan already taking shape, or will Celtic play it safe with their next appointment? 00:02:26 — O’Neill: saviour or sticking plaster? 00:06:59 — The fallout from the Nancy experiment 00:10:04 — Has Celtic’s recruitment let O’Neill down? 00:13:46 — Is O’Neill a human shield for the board? 00:20:18 — Can Celtic win the league again?