Aye, there are indeed things that “a fella just can’t understand”.These transfers however would not happen until the middle of the season.

But that was really about all we had to complain about that season, which has to go down as one of the best. He had won the title in England with Blackburn Rovers.Sutton would go on to score 86 goals in 199 games for Celtic, but he also helped get the very best out of Larsson.The Swede scored 53 goals in 50 games in the 2000-01 season and topped 40 in two of the three subsequent seasons before moving to Barcelona.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Martin O’Neill is a man whose time will never be forgotten at Celtic, had he operated in a time without EBT’s goodness knows how many more trophies he would have won.
from Celtic season review Sky Sports 2001. from Celtic season review Sky Sports 2001. Jackie McNamara scored the other in a 3-0 victory as Celtic beat Hibs with a degree of ease in a rather one-side Scottish Cup final.If there was anything that caused unhappiness that spring, it was that both domestic Cups were won by a Celtic team NOT wearing the green and white hoops. Martin O'Neill compared reported Forest target to Emile Heskey in 2011. Whether you were at Celtic Park on August 27, 2000 or not, when Martin O’Neill’s men demolished their city rivals Rangers over the course of 90 minutes, Hoops fans far and wide regard it … Berkovic, Burchill, Tebily, Mahe, Riseth and a few others would fall by the wayside, but their departures were hardly noticed as the new Celtic team at long last took a hold of things by the scruff of the neck and gave the supporters (and there were now more or less 60,000 of them every week in the new and fully developed Celtic Park) the football that they craved.Rangers, like all bullies, when someone stands up to them, withered and disappeared.The early games were unimpressive sorts of wins over teams like Motherwell, Kilmarnock and a poor Hearts side, but the marker was laid down in the game on 27 August  which became known as “the demolition derby” or “the cry was no defenders” game. A few others joined us as well, not necessarily household names at the time, but destined to become so, the best example of this being Neil Lennon, a feisty aggressive character already known to O’Neill from his dealings at Leicester City.Didier Agathe would also join the club in the autumn, and Neil Lennon a little later, as well as a strange man called Ramon Vega – a brilliant centre half who was with us for half a season, won all three domestic honours and then opted to leave us for …Watford! For the fourth summer in a row, Celtic appointed a new Manager. Having suffered a horrendous fracture of the leg the previous November, he was now back fully fit. Best game? There was a sleeping giant needing to be awakened.He was also backed with money. The “colour clash” argument did not convince me.

Celtic beat Rangers 6-2, being 3-0 up in the first 15 minutes and playing football that was deservedly described as “scintillating”.Everyone now sat up and took notice of the new Celtic, who from now on went from strength to strength.There was one serious wobble, and it was a 1-5 defeat at Ibrox, a result totally incomprehensible in the context of what had gone before in the season. Following consultations with the 12 top-flight clubs, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) brought the 2019-20 campaign to a premature conclusion because of the coronavirus pandemic. Martin O'Neill turned Celtic's fortunes around to become one of the club's most successful managers. Photograph: Mark Pain/Rex Features P r e s s A s s o c i a t i o n

Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. First there was a Larsson hat-trick in a snowstorm at Tynecastle, then Celtic beat Rangers 3-1 in the League Cup semi-final at Hampden in a game refereed eccentrically by Willie Young who, strictly impartial, gave a bogus penalty to each side and managed to send off Lubo Moravcik and Michael Mols, the two mildest men on the field for their comparatively innocent part in a “handbags” moment when everyone joined in a general pushing and shoving jamboree!Celtic however won the game through two early goals, and confirmed their superiority with a win over Rangers at Parkhead in the League the following Sunday. Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has ended intense speculation surrounding his future by agreeing to stay on at the club. Martin O'Neill's first 10 Aston Villa hits and misses - including the Celtic contingent Martin O'Neill's time at Aston Villa was defined by transfer window activity. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. But we had to be content with only two. "Henrik was in fantastic form that particular season. Danny Owen • Blackpool.

There was already talent at Celtic Park for O’Neill to work on. "He was a brilliant partner for Henrik Larsson so that worked out terrifically. Celtic had won four trophies in 11 years when Martin O'Neill was appointed manager in 2000. Earliest Celtic memories include a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. The board are extremely pleased Martin has agreed to this new contract.

There then followed on the Wednesday night a lacklustre 0-0 draw at Easter Road, and Celtic’s season now began to teeter.
Both Celtic and Rangers have attempted to join the English Football League in the past, and Martin O’Neill is confident that they will be in the top-flight after four seasons should they begin their journey in the League Two.. The moody Australian left shortly in the summer of 2000 despite being top-scorer.Join thousands of fans who have signed up to our Celtic newsletter. Martin O'Neill insists Celtic earned its ninth successive title in Scotland, even if he disagrees with the decision to end the Premiership season early. He was a deep character, not immediately likeable or genial in his interviews with the media, but there was a grim determination there, and there was an ability to deal with the awesome demands of the Celtic job. Ex-teammate Lennon reportedly wanted at Celtic joins English club after spell with O'Neill. Join thousands of fans who have signed up to our Celtic newsletter.