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The Football Show · 21 September 2026
Peter Martin believes Derek McInnes has made sure the recruitment delivered exactly what he needed in key positions for Rangers. Tam McManus reckons Martin O'Neill will call time on his managerial career in the International break, after achieving everything he could with Celtic. Gary Harkins has been singing the praises of his old club Dundee and their manager Steven Pressley. Has the pendulum of power swayed towards Rangers in the race for the title?
Peter Martin is joined by special guest Gary Harkins and Tam McManus to pick over a chastening weekend for Celtic, beaten 1-0 at home by Rangers to complete back-to-back Old Firm defeats, and to ask the question every Celtic fan is asking: has Martin O'Neill had enough, and is the board the real problem?
Why did Celtic lose to Rangers again?
The panel are blunt. Rangers were a "carbon copy" of their Ibrox win, a powerful back three led by Fernandez bullying Celtic's front line, Ryan Naderi the star man, and Rangers so dominant that "1-0 flattered Celtic" on a day it could have been three or four. Celtic, "men against boys", were bullied physically and, but for one Kieran Tierney shot, barely threatened.
Will Martin O'Neill walk away from Celtic?
Peter and Tam both sense O'Neill may use the international break to say enough is enough, with his legacy intact and no need for the hassle or the stain on his reputation, especially with a brutal run of fixtures, Motherwell, Benfica, Hearts and more, on the horizon.
Is the Celtic board the real problem?
For the panel, yes. Whoever the manager is, they argue Celtic chase profits over ambition, that the slide dates back to selling Kyogo, and that nothing changes until Dermot Desmond is bought out. They run through the runners and riders if O'Neill goes, from Neil Lennon and Shaun Maloney to Kieran McKenna and the one they let go, Jens Berthel Askou.
Plus, Derek McInnes' Rangers revival and superb recruitment, and a full round-up of the weekend: Hibs 1-1 Aberdeen and Kevin Nisbet's form, Dundee flying under Steven Pressley, Motherwell's slump, St Johnstone v Falkirk and the race at both ends of the table.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome: Gary Harkins, Tam McManus and the Tennent's Sixes
04:23 Celtic 0-1 Rangers: a carbon copy of Ibrox
08:08 What a Derek McInnes team looks like now
10:46 Your messages: Rangers relentless, Celtic bullied
13:20 A "Rolls Royce" at £2.5m: McInnes' recruitment
21:02 Bobby Williamson's book, coming this week
22:42 Rangers player ratings and Celtic's major problems
23:29 Will Martin O'Neill walk away? "Enough is enough"
24:56 The "sticking plaster": Celtic's recruitment jury is out
27:51 Should Fernandez have been sent off?
30:30 "The board is the problem": Dermot Desmond must go
32:24 Celtic's brutal October run
33:48 Next Celtic manager: the runners and riders
35:41 The one Celtic let go: Jens Berthel Askou
44:09 Around the grounds: Hibs 1-1 Aberdeen and Kevin Nisbet
45:52 Who should be the next Hibs manager?
47:56 The Predictor, Dundee flying and Motherwell's slump
57:40 Tennent's Sixes, Street Soccer and the sign-off
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