Celtic could win double - but is change inevitable?

Breaking news from the world of sport: Celtic could win double - but is change inevitable? Image source, SNSImage caption, Celtic fans have plenty of questions when this season comes to an endByThomas DuncanBBC Sport ScotlandPublished50 minutes agoWhen the Celtic players emerge from the tunnel to take on Rangers on Sunday at Celtic Park, every single person associated with the club will roar as one. That unity of purpose will persist until Celtic have won the title, or lost it for only the second time in 15 years.

But while Martin O'Neill's steadying presence has kept Celtic in the hunt in the title race and Scottish Cup, questions about next season simmer in the background. Nobody appears closer to knowing who the club's new manager will be, how their football department will look, and whether it will be the same faces in the boardroom amid fan unrest. A period of unprecedented domestic success is under serious threat, and how Celtic respond is a source of rancour, debate, and fascination for many, not least the supporters.

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All the latest Celtic news, views & analysis Three becomes two in Premiership title race - fan views Published8 hours agoO'Neill says Hearts can be regular title contenders Published1 day agoCould O'Neill stay as manager? Over his two spells in charge this season, 74-year-old O'Neill has averaged more Premiership points per game than any of his peers. He has been more successful than Celtic could have hoped for when they brought him out of retirement after Brendan Rodgers' acrimonious departure, and again following Wilfried Nancy's ill-fated eight-game spell.

There is at least an arguable case that had he been in charge since Rodgers left, Celtic would be strong favourites to win the league by now. On that basis, has O'Neill done enough to return as manager next season? Is his future contingent on winning the Premiership?

Should Celtic look to the future? Does O'Neill want to keep managing in such a harsh environment at 74? Right now these are unanswered questions, at least outside the walls of Celtic Park.

Reactions and Expectations

"I feel a sense of renaissance, coming back and working with young people, it's really, really terrific," O'Neill told talkSPORT on Tuesday when asked about the future. "We'll have to see see how we stand at the end of the season, and that's nearly upon us now. "While grateful to O'Neill, who was already a legendary figure, some Celtic supporters feel a fresh face in the dugout is needed.

Paul John Dykes, from A Celtic State of Mind podcast, believes O'Neill "should go and chill out and just enjoy retirement" at the end of the season. "Martin O'Neill has been dreadfully let down by the Celtic board," Dykes told the 's Scottish Football Podcast. "There's no way he came to Celtic in January, one week into a January transfer window, on the promise of four loanees and an out-of-contract player to win the double.

"So regardless of what happens, Martin O'Neill's legacy is intact. "Are Askou and Keane contenders?

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.