{"id":245634,"date":"2026-01-15T07:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/245634\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:13:08","slug":"martin-oneill-makes-honest-admission-about-celtic-win-and-hits-back-at-transfer-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/245634\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin O&#8217;Neill makes honest admission about Celtic win and hits back at transfer question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Martin O\u2019Neill admitted that his side weren\u2019t at the races despite winning on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/celtic-player-ratings-vs-falkirk-as-two-stars-score-seven-but-anonymous-attacker-handed-4-10\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic narrowly beat Falkirk 1-0<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/benjamin-nygren\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Nygren\u2019s<\/a> header from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/arne-engels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arne Engels\u2019<\/a> corner separated the two teams.<\/p>\n<p>It was by no means a classic but it does keep the pressure on Hearts, who are still six points clear after beating St Mirren.<\/p>\n<p>For now, Celtic are back up to second in the table and performances will have to improve drastically, but O\u2019Neill is prepared for the task that lies ahead.<\/p>\n<p> Who deserves the man of the match from that win? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/67HH-48-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Nygren celebrates his goal against Livingston\" class=\"wp-image-354088\" \/>Credit: WM Sport Media\/Getty Images     <\/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>   Martin O\u2019Neill thought Celtic looked \u2018uncomfortable\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After impressing in the win against Dundee United, the Bhoys spent most of the game under the cosh.<\/p>\n<p>One promise he made was  that his side will play better and that they were lucky to go in front.<\/p>\n<p>He told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/live\/cnvg1r734qyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC Sports Scotland<\/a>: \u201cFalkirk had some good chances in the first half and on another night they might have scored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were fortunate to go in 1-0 ahead at half time. We hadn\u2019t played particular well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought the second half we started to improve a bit and got a bit tighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, delighted to win, but we can play much better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is only 72 hours since we played brilliantly against Dundee United.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Would Celtic have won that game under Wilfried Nancy? <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/67HH-49-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill looks on during the Premier League match between Celtic and Dundee United\" class=\"wp-image-354097\" \/>Credit: Ian MacNicol\/Getty Images     <\/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>   Martin O\u2019Neill hits back at transfer question<\/p>\n<p>Transfer news has also documented the headlines in recent weeks and seem to be doing O\u2019Neill\u2019s head in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/transfers\/martin-oneills-latest-transfer-confession-will-stun-celtic-fans-and-exposes-the-board\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">After confirming that he has vetoed some signings<\/a>, the Northern Irishman defended claims that the board aren\u2019t helping him and that they have been looking at plenty of targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not the case at all for the board, the board have been very helpful. He told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PremSportsTV\/status\/2011566145770238306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Premier Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the problem is that I have been looking at players and until I recently I hadn\u2019t had that in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting great help from the backroom staff. We\u2019re pretty hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease don\u2019t press me, don\u2019t press me in that sense.\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Martin O\u2019Neill admitted that his side weren\u2019t at the races despite winning on Wednesday night. 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