Over his two spells in cost this season, 74-year-old O’Neill has averaged extra Premiership factors per sport than any of his friends.
He has been extra profitable than Celtic might have hoped for after they introduced him out of retirement after Brendan Rodgers’ acrimonious departure, and once more following Wilfried Nancy’s ill-fated eight-game spell.
There’s at the least an controversial case that had he been in cost since Rodgers left, Celtic could be sturdy favourites to win the league by now.
On that foundation, has O’Neill completed sufficient to return as supervisor subsequent season? Is his future contingent on successful the Premiership? Ought to Celtic look to the long run? Does O’Neill need to preserve managing in such a harsh setting at 74?
Proper now these are unanswered questions, at the least exterior the partitions of Celtic Park.
“I really feel a way of renaissance, coming again and dealing with younger individuals, it is actually, actually terrific,” O’Neill informed talkSPORT on Tuesday when requested in regards to the future.
“We’ll should see see how we stand on the finish of the season, and that is practically upon us now. “
Whereas grateful to O’Neill, who was already a legendary determine, some Celtic supporters really feel a recent face within the dugout is required.
Paul John Dykes, from A Celtic State of Thoughts podcast, believes O’Neill “ought to go and sit back and simply take pleasure in retirement” on the finish of the season.
“Martin O’Neill has been dreadfully let down by the Celtic board,” Dykes informed the BBC’s Scottish Soccer Podcast.
“There is not any means he got here to Celtic in January, one week right into a January switch window, on the promise of 4 loanees and an out-of-contract participant to win the double. No probability.
“So no matter what occurs, Martin O’Neill’s legacy is unbroken.”
