Overview
- Celtic lost 3-1 to St Mirren in the Premier Sports Cup final, following defeats to Hearts and Roma in Wilfried Nancy’s first week in charge.
- Football Insider reports the club’s hierarchy currently has no plan to dismiss Nancy and wants to allow him time to implement his ideas.
- Many supporters have publicly urged the board to sack Nancy and reinstall Martin O’Neill, whose interim spell delivered seven wins from eight.
- O’Neill said he would have stayed on if asked and revealed only a 10–15 minute handover with Nancy, a brevity that drew criticism from pundit Barry Ferguson.
- Nancy has installed a back-three system that critics say does not suit the current squad, with Chris Sutton urging patience and a transfer window as pressure builds before Wednesday’s trip to Dundee United.