This afternoon brought the beginning of a new management team in the Celtic dugout as Martin O’Neill returned to the club as interim manager. And he has been joined by former Celtic forward, Shaun Maloney. The 42-year-old, who has coaching experience as both a manager and an assistant at club and international level, explainedhe is there to do his best to support both Martin O’Neill and the squad, as he spoke to the media earlier today. He said: “If you take away the previous two weeks, I was in a very different role, but I think today as best as I and the other staff could, after speaking with Martin, it was about bringing some stability and a little bit of normality in terms of preparations for the game. “It’s obviously different, the club has lost some exceptional people – that happens in football. ‘Really quickly, you have to try and turn that around and get ready to prepare the team for a match against a good side.’ “So you have to separate both sides. It’s a difficult moment and then you have to move on pretty quickly. “I’m going to do my best to support Martin, and the players. I’m similar to Martin, here in the interim and then I will go back to my role.”Of course, it is a quick turnaround for both Shaun Maloney and Martin O’Neill, with match action round the corner. On Wednesday night, both men will be in the dugout as the Bhoys face off against Falkirk at Celtic Park. And Shaun Maloney believes the experience of the squad will be hugely important during this period as they look to gain that stability. “We’ve got some experienced guys within the group,” he said. “Kasper Schmeichel is probably the most experienced. ‘But then you’ve got the guys who have come through the club, with Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Kieran Tierney – we relied heavily on them this morning.’ “Alistair Johnston is a really big part of the group, but unfortunately Cameron Carter-Vickers had surgery yesterday or he would have been part of that. “There is enough experience, and enough guys who have won and have experienced days like today. “We relied heavily on them this morning and we’ll rely heavily on them tomorrow night.”FixturesCeltic Vs. Falkirk – Wed, Oct 29th 2025, 19:45
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