What's the state of play at Celtic?

What's the state of play at Celtic?

It feels like a long time now since that Dermot Desmond statement brought the shock news of Brendan Rodgers' shock resignation from Celtic.

In the 24 days that have followed, legendary manager Martin O'Neill has returned and steadied the ship on the domestic front.

Two 4-0 league wins against Falkirk and Kilmarnock have come either side of a Premier Sports Cup semi-final success against rivals Rangers.

The only real disappointment has been a sobering 3-1 Europa League defeat at Midtjylland.

But where are the club in their search for a permanent manager?

The likes of Kieran McKenna, Craig Bellamy, Robbie Keane and Kjetil Knutsen have all been linked, but Columbus Crew boss Wilfried Nancy has emerged from leftfield as the reported frontrunner.

Celtic supporters would have hoped for the confirmation of a new manager across the November international break.

However, the update they instead received from the club was that O'Neill and Shaun Maloney will continue on an interim basis for the time being.

Given that statement only came on Monday, it indicates the pair will lead the team into Saturday night's trip to St Mirren.

Despite reports suggesting Nancy is on the verge of a move to Glasgow, Celtic fans were perplexed to see comments from Columbus Crew general manager Issa Tall, who claimed Celtic are yet to ask for permission to speak to their head coach.

Those remarks will only add to the ire within the Celtic support, who will be posing some tough questions to the club's board at Friday's AGM.

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