{"id":318018,"date":"2025-12-01T07:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318018\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T07:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T07:53:04","slug":"martin-oneill-responds-when-asked-if-he-would-like-to-stay-at-celtic-after-wilfried-nancy-joins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/318018\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin O&#8217;Neill responds when asked if he would like to stay at Celtic after Wilfried Nancy joins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill is expected to take charge of Celtic for the final time on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/celtic-fans-give-mixed-reactions-to-martin-oneills-surprise-news-on-wilfried-nancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O\u2019Neill confirmed he will be in the dugout against Dundee<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/wilfried-nancy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wilfried Nancy<\/a>\u2018s move is delayed by ongoing paperwork.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-hibernian-as-reo-hatate-stars-again-but-5-10-sub-is-no-longer-up-to-celtics-standards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic beat Hibernian 2-1<\/a> to move two points behind Hearts on Sunday and set up the chance for the Bhoys to potentially go top of the table in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/martin-oneill\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O\u2019Neill\u2019s<\/a> final game in charge.<\/p>\n<p>There have been talks about him staying on in some capacity, and the Irishman directly addressed that in his post-match conversation.<\/p>\n<p>         What was your standout moment from the game?         Martin O\u2019Neill refuses to rule out staying at Celtic<\/p>\n<p>A lot has been made of Nancy\u2019s lack of experience managing in Europe and that he may need someone with knowledge of the Scottish football scene to help him get up to speed.<\/p>\n<p>The 73-year-old could be the perfect person to do that but admitted that the decision will have to be made by the incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/celtic-manager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>         Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s hilarious interview after Hibs win     <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd23 \u201cI\u2019ve been saying farewell to the players since I arrived!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill on Celtic\u2019s win over Hibs, his ongoing role as interim boss, Wilfried Nancy &amp; more \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CvLEKHRlKI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/CvLEKHRlKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotlandSky\/status\/1995137405808984389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>He told Sky Sports: \u201cFirst of all, I think the new manager should have the choice in all that. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he should have the choice in all of that there, of who he has, players to work with, but also his backroom staff. I think that\u2019s fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>       <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Martin O\u2019Neill is expected to take charge of Celtic for the final time on Wednesday night. 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