"I am really pleased, in fact, very honoured to be asked back to manage the team again and I am looking forward to getting back to work again with the players. I know we would all have hoped for things to have worked out differently under Wilfried and I personally want to wish him good luck with everything he does in the game."
"He is a fine man and I am sure he will go on and achieve success again, I have no doubt of that. For me, I've been asked to take this great job on again and my focus will be to try and get us back to winning ways if we can. We will need everyone right behind us."
Celtic reappointed Martin O'Neill after a successful interim spell before Wilfried Nancy's appointment. Both managers had eight games: O'Neill won seven; Nancy lost six. O'Neill expressed pleasure and honour at being asked back and said he looks forward to working with the players. He wished Wilfried Nancy good luck, called him a fine man, and predicted Nancy would achieve success again. O'Neill stated his focus is to try to get the team back to winning ways and emphasized the need for everyone to support the team. He said he expects full backing from fans and staff.
Read at Irish Independent
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