Kris Boyd makes worrying Celtic board claim after Falkirk defeat

Kris Boyd has been discussing Martin O'Neill's future and the current situation at Celtic, which isn't particularly pretty.

Criticism has once again engulfed the Bhoys after they made it consecutive league games without a win on Sunday, losing to Falkirk. O'Neill's men had plenty of chances to come out on top, but they were thwarted by the woodwork and former goalkeeper Scott Bain.

They were particularly poor at the back, though, and they continue to have the same issues in midfield that leave them all too vulnerable at the back.

Celtic remain top of the table, but every time they put in a poor performance, questions are being asked of O'Neill and his future at the club. The latest has seen Sky Sports pundit Kris Boyd question whether the veteran boss will remain in his position

He said after Sunday's game: “Overall if you look a Celtic right now, where are they going? If you’re operating as a top football club, you should already have a list of who your next managers are.”

He added: “There are other managers under severe pressure. There has to be serious questions asked about Martin [O’Neill] now. Last season is over now… and right now, for Celtic to have lost six in the last ten in all competitions still isn’t good enough. They’re miles off it.”

The reality is that there are bigger issues than O'Neill at Celtic, and the lack of quality could mean that any other manager would struggle in the current circumstances.

Boyd continued: “Celtic haven’t a clue what they’re doing… the hierarchy will say, ‘we’re still successful, we’re still winning’, but eventually it catches up with you if you don’t have a plan in place.”

That's just it. Celtic do not have any sort of plan to move forward, only to stay where they are. They seem to be content winning league title after league title, and until more ambition is shown, both with spending and in terms of strategy, then we are unlikely to see any meaningful process.

And quite frankly, there is no point appointing a more expansive manager, because that manager is not going to have the tools they need to play a more expansive brand of football, likely leading to worse results than we are already seeing.

The changes need to come from the top before anything else, and on that front, O'Neill is pretty unfortunate.