Wilfried Nancy’s woeful reign as Celtic’s manager has ended after 33 days – the shortest managerial career in the Scottish club’s history. Martin O’Neill has been reinstalled as interim manager until the end of the season.
The 48-year-old French coach was hired from the Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew on a two-and-a-half year contract on 4 December. He was in charge for only eight matches, six of which ended in defeat, before being sacked by the crisis-hit Scottish champions on Monday. A 3-1 home defeat by Rangers on Saturday proved the final straw. Celtic led 1-0 at half-time before a second-half collapse prompted more protests towards the club’s deeply unpopular board and their most recent managerial appointment.
