“He’s pulled the club back together when it was fractured,” Callum McGregor

“He’s pulled the club back together when it was fractured,” Callum McGregor

Callum McGregor has voiced his support for Martin O’Neill as a candidate for the Celtic managerial position next season, contingent on the team achieving a league and cup double in the coming weeks…

With the Hoops sitting just three points off the top of the table and having secured a place in the Scottish Cup final last weekend, McGregor praised the 74-year-old for his influence on the team.

Speaking at a post-split SPFL event, McGregor said via Celtic TV: “I don’t think anyone can actually underestimate how good a job he’s done. He’s pulled the club back together when it was fractured.

“He’s overseen a run of really good results, performances have been getting better all the time, and that’s from a disjointed start point. It’s never ever been perfect, but the job is to win games, and he’s shown that in spades.

Martin O’Neill during Celtic’s 6-2 Scottish Cup semi-final win over St Mirren at Hampden on Sunday 19 April 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

“He’s shown he can do it, he can get a tune out of the players, and if you do go on and be successful, and hopefully we can go and win the cup as well, then what an amazing season.”

Speaking on O’Neill’s future at the club, McGregor said: “Then, as you said, it states his credentials for the job moving forward. The one thing that I will say is the players are fully behind him, Shaun [Maloney], [Mark Fotheringham], [Gavin Strachan], [].