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The Football Show · 8 June 2026
"I'm delighted. I think he earned the right to be the Celtic manager" — Neil Lennon backs his former Celtic gaffer Martin O'Neill as the new Celtic boss, exclusive to PLZ Soccer.
Peter Martin sits down with Neil Lennon — currently Dunfermline manager, formerly Martin O'Neill's Celtic captain — for the exclusive insider verdict on the Celtic next-manager call, the disconnect between the board and the supporters that Dermot Desmond and O'Neill now have to repair, and the backroom team of Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham. Lennon also weighs Scotland's World Cup chances after the 4-0 Bolivia win, the Lawrence Shankland starting XI question, and his own Dunfermline season after the playoff final defeat.
Chapters:
00:00 Neil Lennon on Scotland at the World Cup — confidence after the Bolivia 4-0
01:30 Lawrence Shankland to start, McGinn, McTominay, Ferguson, Ben Doak — Lennon's Scotland XI take
02:50 Scotland vs Haiti — should Scotland feel confident?
03:50 Dunfermline season review — the cup final, the playoff loss, recruitment for next year
04:50 The expectation at Dunfermline next season — St Johnstone and Partick Thistle gap to close
05:30 "He earned the right" — Lennon backs Martin O'Neill as the new Celtic manager
06:10 The disconnect between Celtic board and fans — how O'Neill repairs it
06:50 Will Dermot Desmond back O'Neill with the budget for the Champions League?
07:20 Shaun Maloney + Mark Fotheringham — Lennon on Celtic's backroom team
This is the fourth video in PLZ Soccer's Celtic-next-manager cluster this week:
▶ Hugh MacDonald defends Robbie Keane (June 3): https://youtu.be/UrWLAh8F99s
▶ Brian McLaughlin + the CSL Paradox Paper challenge the board (June 4): https://youtu.be/jA7HzRhSoFA
▶ Peter Martin's verdict — O'Neill is the right choice (June 6): https://youtu.be/cUIfqBxe_BU
▶ THIS VIDEO: Neil Lennon's exclusive endorsement (June 8)
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