Celtic chief backs O’Neill

CELTIC chief executive Ian McLeod yesterday insisted manager Martin O’Neill was neither difficult nor evasive to deal with.

Those are the perceptions held by some of the Celtic boss, whose current contract runs out at the end of the season.

O’Neill has yet to commit himself to a new Parkhead deal despite constantly claiming talks are imminent. Now Hoops fans are becoming increasingly worried that the saga has not reached a conclusion one way or another.