Martin O'Neill is Celtic manager LIVE as iconic boss fires weighty title vow and Dermot Desmond makes appeal

It's a season unlike any other and the latest twist has Martin O'Neill returning to Celtic for a second time this season.

Wilfried Nancy, we hardly knew you, as the Frenchman departs after a wretched run of six defeats from eight games as his kamikaze style cost him dearly.

But the Irishman, making clear there's a mammoth fight to land the title, is back and the 73-year-old is itching to right the wrongs of recent weeks after he led Celtic to seven wins from eight during his rousing stint as interim boss.

They sit six points behind leaders Hearts and on 38 points with rivals Rangers after their 3-1 win proved the last straw for Nancy.

Add into the fact Celtic are in the midst of a vital transfer window with the club desperately seeking a striker to replace Kyogo who departed 12 months ago.

The stakes couldn't be higher for Celtic, O'Neill and his coaching staff with Shaun Maloney and cult hero Mark Fotheringham returning to their roles.

Join us LIVE for all the latest from Celtic Park as the champions attempt to save their season.

O'Neill's on-air talkSPORT sparring partner, speaking hours before the Irishman's return, revealed, why he didn't think the 73-year-old would be back in Glasgow's east end.

No, I think they (the board) have got to hold their nerve.If they have done what they should have done, then this is a moment where they are going to have to bite down on the gum-shield and accept it hasn't started the way they wanted it to, and give the man some more resources to do the job properly than he has got. If they haven't really done their due diligence, if they haven't really gone deep into the reasons they have appointed him, gone deep into the landscape of the man's capabilities and superimposed what he