Celtic were in Scottish Premiership action over the weekend and picked up a win

Celtic won 1-0 away at St Mirren over the weekend, with captain Callum McGregor scoring a late goal for the Hoops against the Buddies. The Glasgow giants had to be patient in the game before striking deep into stoppage time to secure a useful win.

Martin O’Neill remains in caretaker charge at Parkhead and his team are sat in second place in the Scottish Premiership table behind Hearts. They are back in action on Thursday in the Europa League with an away trip to Holland to play Feyenoord lying in wait.

Celtic fired Wilfried Nancy warning

Celtic would be taking an ‘incredible risk’ by turning to Wilfried Nancy as their replacement for Brendan Rodgers, says former Rangers man Colin Miller. The Hoops are admirers of the Columbus Crew head coach. He has been in charge of the MLS outfit since 2022.

Miller, who also had spells with the likes of Hamilton Academical, Hearts and St Johnstone, has delivered his verdict on Nancy, as per the Daily Record: “People over here speak highly of Wilfried Nancy. He's done well at Columbus Crew. They've been competitive. Wilfried has done a very, very good job there. He did some good things in Montreal too. People are saying good things about him as a coach.

“Listen, this could work out to be a good appointment. But if you ask my personal opinion, I think this is an incredible risk from Celtic. Almost as big a risk as Russell Martin was for Rangers. For anyone who's been managing the MLS, then I don't know if there's a bigger goldfish bowl you can go to than Glasgow.

“And I say this with the greatest respect. The man's been managing at a very high level for a long time and I'm sure he's a very, very good coach. But to deal with the pressure that is at Rangers and Celtic is very, very different from being the manager at Montreal and Columbus Crew.”

He added: “Sure there's pressure being a manager in the MLS, of course there is. But at Rangers and Celtic, you cannot do anything without anybody knowing where you are, where you're eating, where you live, what you drive, all sorts of things. That pressure is not here in North America.

“He will be in for a rude awakening. It's win at all costs. If you draw or get beaten, they're debating the score for days and weeks possibly. He's been out of that sort of world here in the MLS. I’m not saying it's a cakewalk here, but it is absolutely nothing compared to Rangers and Celtic. There's an element of risk with anybody. But I think this one just came right out of left field for me. I thought, ‘wow’. I did not expect to see or hear that name getting mentioned.”

Who is Celtic-linked Wilfried Nancy?

Nancy was born in Le Havre, France, and spent his playing days as a defender. He had stints in his native country with teams including Toulon, Olympique Noisy-le-Sec and Orleans before hanging up his boots in 2005. He then delved into the coaching world.

He moved over to Canada in 2011 and worked in the academy at CF Montreal (formerly Montreal Impact) before he landed their top job in 2021 after Thierry Henry’s exit. Nancy won 47% of matches during his time at Saputo Stadium. He then landed the Columbus Crew job three years ago.

The Frenchman has since done an impressive job with the Crew. He won MLS Coach of the Year in 2024 after winning the MLS Cup. His side then finished 7th in the Eastern Conference in their most recent 2025 campaign.