{"id":173672,"date":"2025-12-03T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/173672\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T22:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T22:58:08","slug":"martin-oneills-emotional-on-pitch-address-to-celtic-fans-immediately-after-dundee-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/173672\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s emotional on-pitch address to Celtic fans immediately after Dundee win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill ends his Celtic tenure with a win over Dundee at Parkhead.<\/p>\n<p>Taking over with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic<\/a> eight points behind Hearts, O\u2019Neill leaves Paradise unbeaten domestically after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-dundee-as-standout-duo-lead-the-way-in-martin-oneills-send-off\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic Park win over Dundee<\/a> tonight.<\/p>\n<p>With the gap at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/premiership-table\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Premiership table<\/a> cut to two points, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/martin-oneill\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">O\u2019Neill<\/a> superbly managed to level up with Derek McInnes\u2019 side.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the Northern Irishman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/news\/celtic-fans-think-martin-oneill-has-managed-to-get-one-star-player-back-to-his-best\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaves Celtic with plenty of love from the fans<\/a> after steadying the ship, improving the team and getting some really important results domestically and in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking post-match after the Dundee win, the departing Celtic boss sent an emotional message to the fans as his Parkhead exit looms.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249807175-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic v Dundee - William Hill Premiership\" class=\"wp-image-342699\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesMartin O\u2019Neill\u2019s heartfelt final message to the Celtic supporters<\/p>\n<p>As the final whistle blew, O\u2019Neill took the acclaim of the Celtic supporters in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>And as he was about to leave the pitch, O\u2019Neill delivered a heartfelt farewell to the Hoops support.<\/p>\n<p> Who was your Celtic MOTM vs Dundee? <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill told <a href=\"https:\/\/celticfc.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Celtic TV<\/a> on the pitch, \u201cThat\u2019s why they are champions. That\u2019s the reason they\u2019ve been absolutely fantastic, and it\u2019s been a privilege to work with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA real privilege to work with them, and I\u2019ve had the time of my life here in the last five or six weeks. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And when asked for his final message to the Celtic supporters, the departing Hoops boss was clearly emotional as O\u2019Neill replied, \u201cCeltic supporters, they just need reminding that they are the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s full interim record at Celtic<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill\u2019s second tenure at Celtic was undoubtedly very successful. Celtic wins over Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup and Feyenoord in the Europa League were just two of the remarkable results the Hoops legend achieved.<\/p>\n<p>So with that in mind, here is O\u2019Neill\u2019s full record as his interim spell at Celtic comes to an end:<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s 1-0 win ended O\u2019Neill\u2019s tenure and had Celtic fans singing his name as he headed up the tunnel.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Martin O\u2019Neill ends his Celtic tenure with a win over Dundee at Parkhead. 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