Lambert: Celtic cannot sack manager O'Neill
Celtic are under pressure after a turbulent stretch of results, but Paul Lambert — a former Celtic captain and manager — has publicly argued that the club should stand by Martin O'Neill. Lambert's comments frame O'Neill as the right figure to lead the club through the current crisis, regardless of the noise around his position. The intervention adds weight to the internal debate over whether Celtic's hierarchy will be forced into a change.
Read the full story at bbc.co.ukWhen a former manager of the stature of Paul Lambert publicly defends the incumbent, it signals that the dressing room and the wider Celtic support are not unified behind the idea of a change. O'Neill's second spell at the club was always framed as a rescue mission rather than a long-term rebuild, but Lambert's backing suggests the boardroom calculus now extends beyond pure results. For supporters, the question is no longer just form — it's whether the club's identity under O'Neill can survive a trophyless campaign.
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