Is this how far we’ve fallen as Celtic fans? Comparing Martin O’Neill to Sleepy Joe Biden?

In very short space of time, Martin O’Neill’s stock as the Celtic manager has declined rapidly.

Before I go any further with this, I don’t blame Martin O’Neill for that, I blame the people in charge of our club.

Martin O’Neill’s biggest mistake was trusting that these people would do right by him.

Unfortunately for him, he fell into the same trap as his predecessor in that regard.

Brendan Rodgers delivered 11 out of 13 trophies available to him during his two stints at Celtic.

He delivered the knockout stages of the Champions League, and 12 points in the group stages.

That wasn’t enough for him to be backed.

So maybe to a degree, Martin O’Neill should have seen this coming?

Then again, maybe he thought his ‘tight’ relationship with ‘Dermot the owner’ would ensure he got preferential treatment at Celtic?

Whatever Martin O’Neill has been thinking about in the last few days, it has to have occurred to him that his reputation and legacy at Celtic is at risk now.

He’s a smart man, surely he can see this?

Now, maybe he has the self belief that he can turn all of this around.

After all, he did it last season.

So perhaps he he thinks he can do it again?

There is one small problem in all of this though.

The Celtic team he has this season is actually weaker than the team he had last season

After the way last season concluded, none of us thought that was even possible.

Yet, here we are.

As this clusterf*** continues to unravel, I fear for what’s coming down the tracks for Martin if he continues to be the punchbag for this mess.

But if I’m being honest, the latest comparisons I’m hearing being made about Martin O’Neill are below the belt.

Comparing him to ‘Sleepy Joe Biden’ is crossing a line.

Especially after what he did last season.

Whatever you might say about the position he finds himself in now, he deserves better than that.

Martin is still a very astute individual, but he is starting to feel the pressure at Celtic now and that is beginning to take it’s toll on him.

I doubt that’s ever a position he expected to find himself in.

He probably looks at the euphoria at Celtic Park from the finale of last season, and wonders how it got to where we find ourselves now

Now, I totally get that as a football manager, you’re only as good as your next game.

Unfortunately for Martin O’Neill, his last three games have been an absolute shitshow.

If you remove Martin’s legend from the equation, and also the affection you feel towards him because of what he’s achieved in the past?

Past, being the operative word now.

Then you have a 74 year old football manager who is floundering.

That’s the unfortunate reality.

So, to a degree it’s understandable that some fans are starting to turn on him.

But ‘Sleepy Joe Biden’?

Martin really deserves better than that.

No matter what happens from here on out.

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