2 w. ago Brendan Rodgers in frame for stunning managerial return at huge club two weeks after Celtic exit

IT'S been just over two weeks since Brendan Rodgers sent shockwaves around Scottish football by quitting Celtic. Now, he's being viewed as a leading contender for a massive job in England. Rodgers, 52, resigned as Celtic manager a fortnight ago. His second departure from Parkhead came amid an ongoing public feud with the board over...

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2 w. ago Suprise new favourite emerges in Celtic next manager race as Martin O’Neill drops down running

KJETIL KNUTSEN has emerged as a surprise new favourite to be the next manager of Celtic. The Parkhead club turned to Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney in the wake of Brendan Rodgers' shock resignation at the end of last month. O'Neill has strongly suggested he WON'T be the man for the future however, believing Hoops...

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2 w. ago Martin O’Neill admits Celtic’s 2003 UEFA Cup final keeps him awake at night

O’Neill is back in interim charge of the Hoops after Brendan Rodgers’ resignation last week.

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2 w. ago Wales boss Craig Bellamy responds to Celtic manager job rumours

Craig Bellamy has been linked with the Celtic manager’s job after Brendan Rodgers resigned last week

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3 w. ago McGregor breaks Rangers’ resistance as Celtic reach Scottish League Cup final

It is unclear whether Martin O’Neill will lead out Celtic in next month’s League Cup final. For now, the interim manager will settle for taking them there. St Mirren lie in wait after a frantic, controversial semi-final in which the 10 men of Rangers competed admirably. Celtic needed extra-time to see off their oldest foes. The outcome will matter far more to O’Neill than the earlier scale of worry Rangers caused him. A turbulent week for Celtic, which included the resignation of Brendan Rodgers, ended with their supporters hailing O’Neill in song.Rangers’ task was rendered harder by the actions of Thelo Aasgaard seven minutes before the interval. The midfielder was high and reckless when catching Anthony Ralston, a red card the correct punishment. Rangers felt the numbers should have been levelled in first half stoppage time after the Celtic centre back Auston Trusty crazily kicked the head of Jack Butland. Trusty escaped with a booking.More to follow Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Major Celtic manager update as contender to replace Brendan Rodgers ‘not keen on job despite Hoops’ interest’

IT'S coming up for a week since the stunning departure of Brendan Rodgers as Celtic manager. But as it stands, the Hoops don't appear any closer to finding their permanent successor. It was late on Monday night when Celtic dropped the bombshell statement that Rodgers had resigned as boss. Then came the blistering words of...

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3 w. ago Would Celtic gamble on O’Neill if idol brings success against oldest rivals?

Result of Sunday’s League Cup semi-final could be key to an unlikely return or quest for a fresh managerial faceIt feels unwise to be fooled by Martin O’Neill’s self-deprecation. The 73-year-old remains publicly steadfast that his second stint in charge of Celtic will be short term. “I think my remit was that they would be looking for somebody [else] pretty quickly,” he said on Friday. “I don’t think this is a renaissance. I just think this is a fill-in.”Shock is still reverberating around Celtic Park, not so much about Monday’s resignation of Brendan Rodgers but the follow-up savaging of the former manager by the main shareholder, Dermot Desmond. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Celtic ultras demand board to ‘be more transparent’ as fan tensions deepen further over key issue

CELTIC ultras The Green Brigade have demanded more transparency from the board regarding key issues and developments within the club. Fan anger towards the Celtic hierarchy has a reached boiling point following Brendan Rodgers' resignation after a disastrous start to the season. Interim boss Martin O’Neill answered Dermot Desmond’s SOS, winning his first game in...

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3 w. ago Who should be the next Celtic manager? Our writers name their top picks

Dermot Desmond is on the hunt for the successor to Brendan Rodgers who stunned football by resigning on Monday night

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3 w. ago Next Celtic manager odds: Shock new name enters frame as six former Parkhead heroes amongst favourites

Celtic were rocked by the resignation of head coach Brendan Rodgers on Monday night.

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3 w. ago Scottish roundup: Celtic celebrate O’Neill’s homecoming with 4

Hearts stay top after battling 2-2 draw at St MirrenDanny Röhl’s Rangers win 1-0 against HibernianMartin O’Neill celebrated his Celtic homecoming with a thumping 4-0 win over Falkirk at Parkhead. The 73-year-old former manager was installed along with the former Celtic player Shaun Maloney as the interim management team after the stunning resignation of Brendan Rodgers on Monday night.Celtic fans continued their protest against Dermot Desmond, the club’s major shareholder, and the board outside the stadium before the game due, in part, to a perceived poor summer transfer window. Desmond sat in the directors’ box and watched his fellow Irishman Johnny Kenny fire Celtic into the lead after half an hour and then head in a second 10 minutes later, before goals from Benjamin Nygren and Sebastian Tounekti in the second half increased the fun factor. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Scottish football: Celtic celebrate O’Neill’s homecoming with 4

Hearts stay top after battling 2-2 draw at St MirrenDanny Röhl’s Rangers win 1-0 against HibernianMartin O’Neill celebrated his Celtic homecoming with a thumping 4-0 win over Falkirk at Parkhead. The 73-year-old former manager was installed along with the former Celtic player Shaun Maloney as the interim management team after the stunning resignation of Brendan Rodgers on Monday night.Celtic fans continued their protest against Dermot Desmond, the club’s major shareholder, and the board outside the stadium before the game due, in part, to a perceived poor summer transfer window. Desmond sat in the directors’ box and watched his fellow Irishman Johnny Kenny fire Celtic into the lead after half an hour and then head in a second 10 minutes later, before goals from Benjamin Nygren and Sebastian Tounekti in the second half increased the fun factor. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thousands of angry Celtic fans gather at Parkhead to chant and set off pyro as anti

THOUSANDS of fuming Celtic fans gathered at Parkhead outside the stadium to protest against the board in the wake of Brendan Rodgers' resignation. Martin O'Neill has returned to the club to take over as interim manager but his comeback has been somewhat overshadowed by the demonstrations. The Celtic Fans Collective announced plans to continue their...

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3 w. ago Celtic legend tips Ange Postecoglou as 'obvious choice' to replace Brendan Rodgers after shock resignation

The Australian remains out of work after being sacked by Nottingham Forest this month

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3 w. ago Did Brendan Rodgers really resign? Inside Celtic gaffer's shock exit as 'vicious' Dermot Desmond power play emerges

Keith Jackson is adamant the Irishman was left with no choice but to walk away from the job

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4 w. ago Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were heading for divorce but acrimony was avoidable | Ewan Murray

The lack of squad investment had clearly frustrated an habitually successful manager yet he was minded to see out his final season before things got personalPresumably Martin O’Neill had no inkling of what the coming hours would bring when he used a Monday radio appearance to talk up Hearts’ prospects of winning the Scottish title for the first time since 1960. “This is the time for Hearts,” O’Neill said.The scale of reverberation around Brendan Rodgers’ resignation is such that even the return of O’Neill to the Celtic dugout is not the most dramatic element. Instead, the lesser‑spotted Dermot Desmond broke cover to lacerate Rodgers. The attack felt personal and spiteful. This proved a sad and unseemly conclusion to Rodgers’ second spell in Glasgow. So much so, in fact, that the third most successful manager in Celtic’s history cannot now show his face at the stadium. Desmond appears to be a bad enemy to choose. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Football Daily | Dermot Desmond fires up his flamethrower as Rodgers resigns

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!As splits go, Monday night’s parting of Brendan Rodgers and Celtic was as bitter and spectacular as any rock band have managed. And unlike Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses and the Gallaghers, there will be no reunion tour. Think The Smiths, with attendant wordy statements to reflect just how severed the alliance is. Rodgers’ departure was initially sold as him stepping away. “Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation,” droned a club statement. “The Club appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic during his two very successful periods at the Club.”Watching the current success of my adopted fitba club Hearts (yesterday’s Football Daily), my mind immediately turns to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit/Owl John/Mastersystem fame and now tragically seven years deceased. A lifelong Hearts fan, he even recorded, with Frightened Rabbit, his own version of Hector Nicol’s ‘The Hear...

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4 w. ago Next Celtic Manager Odds: Who is the favourite to replace Brendan Rodgers permanently?

Brendan Rodgers made the surprising decision to resign from the post after his relationship with the board deteriorated

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4 w. ago Martin O’Neill rules out long Celtic stay as Kieran McKenna emerges as candidate

O’Neill says he pulled himself off floor after job offerUnclear if Ipswich manager McKenna would favour moveMartin O’Neill has insisted his return to Celtic will be “short term” as the Ipswich manager, Kieran McKenna, emerged as a candidate to replace Brendan Rodgers.In a shock move on Monday evening, Rodgers resigned from Celtic with his team eight points adrift of Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. Equally surprising was the return of O’Neill, whose previous, hugely successful spell in charge ended in 2005. The 73-year-old said he had to “pull myself off the floor” when taking a call from the club’s main shareholder, Dermot Desmond. Rodgers was castigated by Desmond in a statement posted on Celtic’s website within 15 minutes of the manager’s departure being confirmed. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Brendan Rodgers made honest comment about 'hurting' Celtic fans after leaving club

Brendan Rodgers resigned from reigning Scottish Premiership champions Celtic on Monday and it marks the second time the former Liverpool manager has left Parkhead

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