80 m. 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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1 week ago Rivals star reveals Jilly Cooper visited set just days before her death

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1 week ago Jilly Cooper visited the set of Rivals series 2 just days before her death

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