I note Martin O'Neil has been proclaiming his commitment to Celtic by saying "I will not walk out on Celtic" and perhaps more interestingly "....my contract runs until the end of next season, and I have every intention of seeing it out".

At the same time unsubstantiated suggestions are emanating from OT to the effect that SAF may not retire at the end of this season after all.

Could it just be that both of these stories are linked? Could O'Neill have tacitly agreed to take over at OT, but not until he has completed his current contract at Celtic? And could this have caused the management at OT to secure Taggart's agreement to stay on just one more season until the desired successor can be installed?

"Varry ahntersting..... but stupid?"

-- Anonymous, January 03, 2002

Answers

Please Dogleash please.

-- Anonymous, January 03, 2002

Nick, this is a serious subject that Clarky has raised (I think). Can you please leave your private life out of it.

-- Anonymous, January 03, 2002

David O'Leary

-- Anonymous, January 04, 2002

Clearly, my little conspiracy theory must be a pile of bollox then!

-- Anonymous, January 04, 2002

clarky - not far from the truth IMHO. I suspect that the Manure board would prefer O'Neill or O'Moanery but have reservations about CL experience/quality. [as we discussed a while back]

-- Anonymous, January 04, 2002

O'Leary has more CL experience than O'Neill, but I have a strange feeling that Peter Reid is biding his time before taking up the helm at Old Trafford.

-- Anonymous, January 05, 2002

Oh yes Paul!! Oh yes please! Any chance he could manage Mackems and Manure at the same time?

-- Anonymous, January 05, 2002

If he can manager Man Utd then there's no reason why he can't do Sunderland as well.

Doesn't take much, just shout and swear a bit and then say that you're not a happy chappy after the match.

Interesting Metro phone in yesterday had a woman on who quoted Bob Murray as saying Peter Reid had a "job for life at Sunderland"

Scary stuff if you're a Mackem.

-- Anonymous, January 06, 2002

Everton fans want Reid to take over from Walter,their giving him a couple of matches to get back on track, mebees the FAC has give him a lifeline....

-- Anonymous, January 06, 2002