Celtic Captain Backs O'Neill for Permanent Role

Celtic captain Callum McGregor has voiced strong support for interim manager Martin O'Neill to secure the permanent role next season, provided the team achieves a league and cup double in the coming weeks. With the club trailing league leaders Hearts by three points and Rangers by two ahead of their post-split fixtures, McGregor highlighted O'Neill's role in stabilizing a previously fractured squad during a recent event.

McGregor, speaking after Celtic's dramatic Scottish Cup semifinal victory last weekend, praised the 74-year-old O'Neill for delivering consistent results despite a challenging start to the season. "I don't think anyone can actually underestimate how good a job he's done," McGregor said. "He's pulled the club back together when it was fractured. He's overseen a run of really good results, performances have been getting better all the time." The team scored four goals in six minutes of extra time to advance to the cup final, underscoring their resilience amid two managerial changes this term.

The captain emphasized that the players fully back O'Neill, along with assistants Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham, Gavin Wallace, and Stephen McManus, who have contributed...