"You'll get the usual fans that'll come out and say it's great he's [Brendan Rodgers] away, and others that'll say it's disappointing. But the gaffer coming back in is probably the most successful manager, in most people's eyes, since Jock Stein. O'Neill got the club to a European final, he's done the treble in his first year."
"The gaffer has gone to Celtic to help them out, and the fans will think he can walk on water. They thought he could when he was there before. The only difference is he doesn't have the same players, and that's the main part. That's the tools, and you can only work with what you've got. But if there's any man that can turn things around and get them winning, get the crowd back on side, it's him."
Martin O'Neill returned to Celtic Park on a caretaker basis following Brendan Rodgers' resignation. His short-term task is to create harmony between a disgruntled fan base and a disgruntled board. Paul Lambert, who won three Scottish Premiership titles under O'Neill and four overall as a player, expressed confidence that O'Neill can be a unifying presence. Lambert noted that O'Neill does not have the same players as before and that squad quality limits potential. Celtic's 3-1 defeat at Hearts left them eight points behind the leaders, and Rodgers' exit prompted a critical statement from major shareholder Dermot Desmond.
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