Could O'Neill turn down one last crack at European elite?
For his next trick, Martin O'Neill proposes to make a league and cup double appear right out of thin air. It first appeared at the end of October when, after successive domestic defeats to Dundee and Hearts, Brendan Rodgers resigned. With a swish of his wand, O'Neill swapped coffee shops on London's King's Road for six wins in a row domestically, including making Rangers disappear from the League Cup at the semi-final stage.
[BBC] For his next trick, Martin O'Neill proposes to make a league and cup double appear right out of thin air. He's already halfway there, of course, having nudged Hearts into second place in the Premiership in those final few incredible minutes of that epic winner-takes-all encounter for the ages. Cruel?
Not if you're in any way connected with Celtic. More wins, more points, more goals scored. Further evidence of the Northern Irishman's magic touch.
It first appeared at the end of October when, after successive domestic defeats to Dundee and Hearts, Brendan Rodgers resigned. With a swish of his wand, O'Neill swapped coffee shops on London's King's Road for six wins in a row domestically, including making Rangers disappear from the League Cup at the semi-final stage. He then left the stage with a flourish while Wilfried Nancy did a magic trick of his own, making Celtic's entire prospects for the season appear to vanish into thin air.
Twelve Premiership points from 18 went up in a puff of smoke, leaving the Parkhead side lurching towards irrelevance. Cue the wizard's return for a second coming. Celtic were six points behind leaders Hearts and level with a resurgent Rangers who'd just scored three unanswered second-half goals in the derby at Parkhead.