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'I've spent longer on a sponsored walk than I did as manager of Nottingham Forest!': 20 years on from their treble at Celtic, Chris Sutton quizzes Martin O'Neill about Brian Clough, Roy Keane and getting the axe

Daily Mail | August 3, 2020

Related Topics: Celtic F.C., Martin O'Neill, Roy Keane, Chris Sutton, Nottingham Forest F.C., Scottish Premier League, Dermot Desmond, Brian Clough, Rangers F.C., Alan Parry

Celtic were a broken club in the first half of 2000. They were beaten by part-timers Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Cup, a defeat which prompted the Mary Poppins-themed headline: 'Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious'.

They were way off the pace in the Scottish Premier League, finishing 21 points behind Rangers.

Then Martin O'Neill took over. Striker Mark Viduka, holidaying in Australia at the time, told his new manager he wanted to leave.

Celtic manager Martin O'Neill (left) and Chris Sutton recieve the Bank of Scotland Premier league Manager of the Month Award and Player of the Month Award for January 2005

'Fine,' said O'Neill, who sold Viduka to Leeds for £6million and used the money to sign Chris Sutton.

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