Martin O'Neill took over Celtic as an emergency measure for a short period but ended up managing for much of the season. He leaves with a Premiership and Scottish Cup double, achieved through a run that included a 3-1 victory over Dunfermline Athletic. After the win, he said he could not start the season tomorrow and that time is a factor because he is getting older. He plans to meet with owner Dermot Desmond and expects the club may look for someone younger. He expressed uncertainty about whether he could handle the daily demands again. Players praised him and suggested he should be given time to decide.
"“If the season was to start tomorrow, I couldn't do it,” he told BBC Sport Scotland in the immediate aftermath of the 3-1 victory over Dunfermline Athletic at Hampden. “But the season doesn't start tomorrow. It does start quickly, though, and I'm getting old. I've done the learning in the last three or four months. Some tactics I saw befuddled me, but it's good at my age.”"
"“In the next week, I'll meet with the owner. He hasn't said anything to me - I don't know whether that's good news or bad news. I will have a wee look at it but I would think the club would probably be looking at somebody younger. “It's nice today to think 'I'd love to do that again' but I really do not know whether I could be at it every day. I know I can pass it off as a joke but I genuinely don't know.”"
"“I think I must be in consideration for the job, even though it might only be for a very short time. Even at that, I couldn't do a project. My daughters would be all for it but I'm not sure if my wife would.”"
"“Everyone here knows how much we appreciate him. He has earned the right to take a couple of weeks to think about it,” right-back Alistair Johnston said. “He's got the energy for it, I can see him coming back for su"
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