"On days like this, when a manager falls, the immediate reaction is to think about where it all went wrong, the timeline of doom, the moments where the writing started appearing on the wall. With Wilfried Nancy, there's no need for any of that because it was never right in the first place. There were no turning points in this saga, no twists in the plot."
"A relative rookie on a bad run with Columbus Crew - they finished seventh in Major League Soccer - it was a punt based on little more than the hipster vibes of Paul Tisdale, the now former head of football operations. Tisdale didn't open his mouth to fans or media in his brief time in a powerful position at Celtic Park, but he did a whole lot of damage."
"Nancy never got out of the blocks, his two wins from eight games coming in a flawed victory over bottom-of-the-table Livingston and a triumph over 10-man Aberdeen, who have also just sacked their manager. All memory of Nancy's reign - if you want to call it that - will be shovelled under a carpet now by anybody and everybody culpable in the process of appointing him."
Celtic appointed Wilfried Nancy, a relative rookie coming off a poor run with Columbus Crew. The appointment was driven largely by Paul Tisdale, the head of football operations, whose recommendation caused significant damage. Nancy managed only two wins in eight games, against bottom-placed Livingston and a 10-man Aberdeen. The club's decision-makers are portrayed as unlikely to apologise or accept blame, leaving fans with only a short written statement. Nancy's relaxed initial approach overturned Martin O'Neill's stabilising work, and O'Neill later returned as interim manager. The appointment is characterized as one of Celtic's gravest errors.
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