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Tonight we really do say a fond farewell to Martin O’Neill, let’s send him off in style and make this a very special evening at Celtic Park…

Celtic Park under the lights before kick off Celtic v Sturm Graz, UEFA Europa League, Group Stage, Celtic Park, – 23 October 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock

Martin O’Neill’s interim manager job at Celtic ends tonight

It was assumed that Martin O’Neill’s interim spell in charge would have been at Easter Road but a paperwork delay meant that tonight isn’t going to be the first match of the Wilfried Nancy tenure but instead we will see the legendary Celtic manager bid farewell after stepping in due to the resignation of Brendan Rodgers the day after Celtic had lost to Hearts at Tynecastle.

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)

Martin O’Neill –  magnificent in his interim role

Martin has done a sterling job, winning seven out of his eight games in charge, and has revitalised the squad as we are in touching distance of top spot, reached a cup final, whilst making strides in the Europa League. He’s drastically cut the Hearts lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership and has also extended to lead over theRangers.

Martin also gave us our one and only taste of victory in a Glasgow Derby in 2025, a year where we played them at Ibrox three times and at Celtic Park just the once. That incidentally flips in 2026 giving Wilfried Nancy a great opportunity to earn his own ‘skelper status starting on Saturday 3rd January.

Columbus Crew head coach Wilfried Nancy celebrates with his team following an MLS soccer match against FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium on July 12, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images)

Wilfried Nancy deal is all but done and dusted

The appointment of Wilfried Nancy is all but done and dusted, the Irishman will take charge for the last time as we take on Dundee under the lights at Paradise later this evening. There’s talk of Nancy being in the stands at Celtic Park this evening and the Celtic players will be looking to put on a show for Martin and also to impress the new manager waiting in the wings who should be introduced to them at some point tomorrow.

With Hearts visiting Celtic Park on Sunday, victory is paramount this evening, so it doesn’t matter how we do it, as long as we are three points better off come ten o’clock tonight, then that’s all that counts. That’s the long and short of it pragmatically but tonight is actually about much more than that.

Martin O’Neill arrives after the announcement that former Celtic Manager was returning to the club as interim manager, following yesterday’s surprise resignation of Brendan Rodgers, at Celtic Park on October 28, 2025 (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

It would be an added bonus we win tonight in style, just to send Martin off into the sunset with more fond memories of patrolling the Celtic Park touchline after answering the Celtic call in our hour of need. It’s what he deserves after all and it is so fitting that he has the chance to bow out and receive our acclaim at Celtic Park rather than at an away ground.

Martin O’Neill, Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for November 2025. Image SPFL

The special atmosphere this evening will also be a perfect way to show Wilfried Nancy what Paradise can be like and how he too can be acclaimed by the Celtic support. It will certainly be nothing like what he’s experienced in the MLS that’s for sure.

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