NafisaCeltic supporters have turned their anger towards Martin O’Neill after another miserable European night left the manager facing mounting pressure, with furious fans demanding that he resign or be sacked following the 2-1 defeat to Celta Vigo.
The Hoops had a golden opportunity to get their Europa League campaign back on track at Celtic Park on Thursday night, but instead suffered their third consecutive defeat in the competition.
Despite taking the lead through Mika Baur early in the second half, Celtic surrendered their advantage after Javi Rodriguez scored twice to complete Celta Vigo’s comeback.
The result has intensified the scrutiny surrounding O’Neill, with supporters questioning the team’s performances, the manager’s tactics and whether the current coaching staff can turn things around.
Celtic have now managed just two wins in their last seven games, according to the recent run being discussed by supporters, while their European campaign is rapidly becoming a nightmare.
The defeat has prompted a fresh wave of criticism on X, with some fans insisting that O’Neill should have walked away during the recent international break rather than continue overseeing what they consider an increasingly directionless team.
One supporter, @AGCeltic_, delivered a particularly brutal assessment of the manager’s position, arguing that he had already missed the opportunity to resign.
“He should have done the honourable thing and resigned during the 3 week break. LASK, the back to back huns games, Ferencvaros and now tonight. The most painfully uncoached Celtic team i’ve ever seen. Stop wasting time and get rid of him. It’s going nowhere”
The criticism reflects a growing frustration among sections of the Celtic support, who believe the problems extend beyond a single disappointing result. For those fans, the latest defeat represents another chapter in a run of performances that have failed to convince.
‘IT’S NOW GETTING BEYOND THE POINT OF EMBARRASSMENT’
Another supporter, @Jack67cfc, echoed the calls for O’Neill to leave, arguing that the international break should have provided the opportunity for the manager to step aside.
“The time to resign was the international break but he deluded himself into thinking he could continue but it’s now getting beyond the point of embarrassment now.
“We will be lucky to finish above bottom of the Europa league under him and his “football” if you can even call it that is eye bleeding.
“A better manager 100% gets more out this team, I think under O’Neill we are in worse hands than we were under Wilfried Nancy and nobody can say I’m wrong.
“5 defeats in 7 games is fucking appalling.”
The supporter’s comments underline the scale of the dissatisfaction, particularly over Celtic’s performances in recent weeks. Rather than viewing the Celta Vigo defeat as an isolated setback, critics are treating it as further evidence of a team struggling to produce consistent performances under O’Neill.
The comparison with Wilfried Nancy is especially striking. Suggesting Celtic are in worse hands now than they were under the previous manager shows just how far frustration has spread among some supporters, although that remains the opinion of the fan rather than an established verdict on the two managers.
O’Neill’s immediate challenge is to find a response on the pitch. Another poor performance would only intensify the calls for change, especially with Celtic’s European hopes already hanging by a thread.
‘THE COACHING STAFF NEED TO GO’
The anger has not been restricted to O’Neill personally, with some supporters also demanding changes among his coaching staff.
@FaeTheYY made their position clear after watching Celtic lose to Celta Vigo, arguing that the impressive domestic victory over Hearts had done little to ease their concerns.
“Martin o’neill and the coaching staff need to go man. Its all well and good beating a diabolical hearts team but this is fucking dire”
Celtic’s 7-1 victory over Hearts had offered a welcome boost, but the defeat to Celta has brought the focus straight back to their shortcomings in Europe.
For frustrated supporters, the contrast between the two performances raises questions about whether the Hearts result was a genuine turning point or simply a welcome exception during an otherwise disappointing spell.
The criticism also suggests that some fans no longer believe a change in results alone will be enough. They want to see a more convincing tactical approach, greater consistency and evidence that the coaching staff can get more out of the players available.
‘WHAT IS THE POINT OF KEEPING THIS PROJECT?’
With Celtic losing ground in Europe and having already suffered a Scottish League Cup exit, another supporter questioned whether there was any value in allowing the current situation to continue.
@LK95_ wrote:
“Europe’s done, Scottish League Cup exit, what is the point of keeping this Martin O’Neill weird stop-gap project for the next 9 months.”
The comment reflects concerns about the direction of the club rather than just the outcome of Thursday’s match. With the League Cup already gone and Celtic struggling in the Europa League, supporters are increasingly questioning what the remainder of the campaign could look like if performances do not improve.
However, Celtic’s European qualification hopes are not mathematically over. Their immediate problem is that three defeats from their opening three Europa League matches have left them with no points and very little room for further mistakes.
O’Neill must now find a way to restore confidence and produce results, but the growing hostility from sections of the support means the pressure is no longer confined to the touchline.
‘LOSING TO FERENCVAROS, LASK AND CELTA, FUCK ME’
Another angry supporter, @NotoriousBAG_, highlighted the opposition Celtic have struggled against in recent European matches, arguing that the defeats would be easier to understand if they had come against some of the continent’s biggest clubs.
“Losing 3 in the bounce in the UCL against say PSG, Dortmund and another relatively big club you wouldn’t accept but you could see how that happens. Losing to Ferencvaros, LASK and Celta, fuck me.”
The point behind the criticism is that Celtic supporters expect their side to compete more convincingly against this level of opposition, rather than repeatedly finding themselves on the wrong end of European results.
The latest defeat was particularly frustrating because Celtic had taken the lead and appeared to have given themselves a platform to build on. Instead, they conceded twice and left the pitch with another loss, deepening the sense that the team is struggling to manage important moments in matches.
That does not mean Ferencváros, LASK or Celta Vigo should be dismissed as easy opponents. But the sequence of defeats has clearly fuelled concerns among Celtic supporters about the team’s current level and O’Neill’s ability to turn the situation around.
SOME FANS BELIEVE THE REAL PROBLEM GOES BEYOND O’NEILL
Not every supporter calling for change believes sacking the manager would solve Celtic’s wider problems.
@CFCLouis24 wrote:
“Yes he’s completely out of his depth. But sacking him is just kicking the can down the road. Desmond is the root of all our problems…”
The comment captures another strand of the anger surrounding Celtic, with some supporters directing their frustration towards the club’s leadership rather than focusing exclusively on the manager.
For those fans, replacing O’Neill without addressing what they see as deeper structural problems would simply postpone another crisis. Their argument is that the club needs a clearer long-term plan rather than another managerial change that leaves the underlying issues untouched.
Nevertheless, O’Neill remains the figure in the dugout, and his team’s results are inevitably shaping the immediate debate over Celtic’s future.
O’NEILL UNDER GROWING PRESSURE AFTER ANOTHER EUROPEAN NIGHTMARE
The reaction to the Celta Vigo defeat shows that patience is wearing thin among sections of the Celtic support. Calls for O’Neill to resign or be sacked are becoming more prominent, while criticism of the coaching staff and the club’s wider leadership has added another dimension to the growing unrest.
The manager can point to Celtic’s emphatic 7-1 victory over Hearts, but that result has done little to silence his critics following another damaging European defeat. With only two wins in the last seven games, as highlighted in the criticism surrounding the team’s recent form, supporters want more than occasional domestic victories.
O’Neill must now find a response capable of restoring confidence and easing the pressure. Celtic still have opportunities to improve their season, but their European campaign has started disastrously, and the margin for error is shrinking.
For the supporters demanding his departure, the message is already clear: they no longer believe the current project is moving in the right direction. Whether Celtic’s hierarchy shares that view remains to be seen, but after the defeat to Celta Vigo, O’Neill is facing another wave of criticism that will be difficult to ignore.
Nafisa
