Martin O’Neill is hoping to get by Bosnia and Herzegovina with a little help from his friends – in particular Wales manager Chris Coleman.

The very first manager to have “lost the dressing room”, according to Google, was John Barnes in 1999.

Shay Given is close to sealing a move to Stoke City as Aston Villa agree to release him from his contract a year early.

Christian Benteke could return for Aston Villa this weekend – with boss Paul Lambert considering his comeback.

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell insists Ronny Deila was "top of the list" when the Celtic board looked to replace Neil Lennon.

Former Celtic midfielder Vidar Riseth has warned the current Parkhead squad they had better do as Ronny Deila says if he is named their new boss — or they will find themselves looking for a new club.

Norwegian Ronny Deila is the surprise new front-runner to become Celtic boss, it is understood.

The announcement that Roy Keane would not ‘pursue talks’ with Celtic divided Glasgow last night in much the same way blue and green-and-white shirts do.

Packie Bonner fears that managing Celtic may have come a little too early in the career path of Roy Keane — but he believes if he was in the Corkman’s shoes, he’d take the job.

Celtic insist they are considering “a number of excellent candidates” after Martin O’Neill claimed his Republic of Ireland assistant Roy Keane has held informal talks with the Scottish champions.

Roy Keane was last night installed as the bookies’ favourite to be the next manager of Celtic.

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell insists he is in no rush to appoint a successor to Neil Lennon.

Roy Keane has distanced himself from speculation that he could be the man to succeed Neil Lennon as Celtic manager.

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The bookies might have slashed the odds on Henrik Larsson as successor to Neil Lennon at Celtic but, inevitably, the name of Roy Keane is still in there as a longer shot.

Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has warned whoever succeeds Neil Lennon as manager he will have to win two trophies a year if he wants to be considered a success.

The public utterances of Giovanni Trapattoni might have had us all scratching our heads from time to time but there was always at least one moment of piercing clarity to his eve of match press conferences, with the Italian happy to name his team a good 24 hours before kick-off.

So it's official. Two men from opposite ends of Ireland have been tasked with working together to deliver Irish soccer to new heights. In this article Kieran Shannon asks if the Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane combination is destined for success.

Former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson does not rule out the possibility of the Hoops reaching the last 16 of the Champions League again this season.

Norwich have completed the signing of striker Gary Hooper from Celtic.

Drogheda United return to the European stage tonight for the first time since 2008 when they host Swedish giants Malmo in Tallaght Stadium (kick-off 7.45pm).

Celtic fans’ favourite Henrik Larsson hopes to return to Parkhead to play in a legends charity match.

Alex Ferguson has ruled out making any significant purchases during next month’s transfer window.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon is savouring the prospect of another two classic encounters against Juventus after being paired with the Italian champions and Serie A leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon savoured the prospect of another two classic encounters against Juventus after being paired with the Italian champions and Serie A leaders in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Joe Ledley was still struggling to take in Celtic’s historic Champions league win over Barcelona even after watching it on television.

Celtic hero Henrik Larsson believes the club‘s victory over Barcelona last night eclipsed anything he achieved in the green and white hoops.

When it comes to ranking my shameful confessions, this one doesn’t quite make it to the top spot.

CELTIC new boy Mikael Lustig revealed he caught the Parkhead bug by watching fellow countryman Henrik Larsson play in the hoops.

Sweden international defender Mikael Lustig will officially become a Celtic player on Sunday after his transfer to Glasgow was completed, the Clydesdale Bank Premier League side confirmed today.

Celtic have announced the signing of Mikael Lustig on a pre-contract agreement and the Sweden defender will move to Parkhead in January on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

CELTIC new boy Mohamed Bangura revealed his love for Hoops legend Henrik Larsson but insists there are no comparisons to be made between the two men.

CELTIC new boy Freddie Ljungberg insists he is fit and ready to return to the form which made him a star at Arsenal.

Henrik Larsson has admitted the greatest regret of his career was snubbing Alex Ferguson’s pleas for him to spend more time with Manchester United.

NEIL LENNON yesterday admitted he had not yet asked Aiden McGeady if he wants to leave Celtic.

Henrik Larsson has distanced himself from a return to Celtic as manager – for now.

HARRY REDKNAPP feels he was right to allow Robbie Keane to join Celtic on loan – but maintains the Republic of Ireland striker still has a future at Tottenham.

Robbie Keane is on a mission to help Celtic wrest the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title from Rangers this season after making a surprise loan move from Tottenham.

Aston Villa have distanced themselves from reports that they are close to signing Rangers striker Kris Boyd.

STEVEN DAVIS has urged Rangers to do all they can to ensure Kris Boyd remains at Ibrox beyond the January transfer window.

TONY MOWBRAY has acknowledged the danger of Kris Boyd ahead of tomorrow’s Old Firm derby at Parkhead, but is looking for the match-winners to come from his own side.

Kris Boyd hailed his five-goal spree against Dundee United as his greatest night as a Rangers player after overtaking Henrik Larsson as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League’s most prolific goalscorer ever.

KRIS BOYD smashed Henrik Larsson’s record as the Scottish Premier League’s top goalscorer after netting an incredible five goals as Dundee United crashed to a 7-1 defeat at Ibrox.

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