"O'Neill would "happily have stayed on" at Celtic as their interim boss if they had asked him to remain in the dugout. O'Neill, who also took charge of Celtic between 2000 and 2005, stepped in to replace Brendan Rodgers after his shock departure and oversaw eight games in all competitions. He won seven of those eight matches (L1), including a victory over Old Firm rivals Rangers in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup, boasting an 87.5% win rate in his second spell."
"Nancy is already under pressure after back-to-back home defeats against Hearts and Roma in the Scottish Premiership and the Europa League preceded the loss to St. Mirren. But O'Neill says Celtic fans need to give the Frenchman time to get his first win under his belt. "I stepped into the job, [major shareholder] Dermot [Desmond] had said to me, he said, 'You could be in it two weeks or two months, we're looking for someone'," O'Neill added."
""I stepped into the job, [major shareholder] Dermot [Desmond] had said to me, he said, 'You could be in it two weeks or two months, we're looking for someone'," O'Neill added. "When you get into it, you really enjoy it. You enjoy winning, that's the point - this is what it's about. "You've just got to win, you've got to win. You've got to steady it again. "There's some excellent players at the football c"
Martin O'Neill would have stayed on as Celtic interim manager if asked. O'Neill oversaw eight matches, winning seven and recording an 87.5% win rate in his second spell. The overall managerial win percentage stands at 75.2%, the highest in Celtic history with 194 wins from 258 games. O'Neill left after a 1-0 victory over Dundee on December 3. Wilfried Nancy was appointed permanent manager and has lost his first three matches, including a 3-1 Scottish League Cup final defeat to St. Mirren, leaving him under pressure and requiring time to secure a first win.
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