“In my mind, he’s second only to Jock Stein as far as his achievements.” — Peter Martin. The Football Show breaks down the most consequential weekend of the Scottish football season. Old Firm Sunday at Celtic Park with Celtic’s slim title hopes hanging by a thread. Hearts can wrap up their first league title since 1959-60 with a result at Motherwell. And the Football Show panel makes the case that if Martin O’Neill saves Celtic a second time and wins a league from nowhere, he goes down as the greatest Celtic manager since Jock Stein.
Peter Martin: “Martin O’Neill was a Celtic legend and, as I said, if he pulls this off — if he comes back and saves Celtic a second time and wins a league from nowhere — then he goes down in the history books as probably second only to Jock Stein.”
Plus the panel goes deep on Danny Rohl’s Rangers future amid Wolfsburg interest, the unusual 8pm Saturday Hearts vs Motherwell kick-off, the Maeda factor in Sunday’s Old Firm, and Tam McManus’s reveal that one of his own goals was voted the second-best in SPL history.
🔴 OLD FIRM SUNDAY 10 MAY:
Celtic vs Rangers, 12:00 BST kick-off at Celtic Park. Celtic need a win to stay alive — Rangers can effectively end Hearts’ title push with three points.
🟢 MOTHERWELL VS HEARTS — 8PM SATURDAY:
“Could be a defining weekend for the league” — Hearts can clinch their first Scottish Premiership since 1959-60 (66 years). The panel debates the unusual Saturday-night kick-off and what it means for fans.
⚫ MARTIN O’NEILL — SECOND ONLY TO JOCK STEIN?
Peter Martin makes the historical case: “In the modern day, post-war, I think he’s second only to Jock Stein for his achievements.” If O’Neill rescues Celtic from this season AND wins the league from nowhere, where does he sit in the Celtic-manager pantheon?
🇩🇪 DANNY ROHL’S FUTURE AS RANGERS MANAGER:
The Bundesliga link is real. Rohl has dismissed it (“My full focus is on Rangers”) but the panel question whether he can survive an Old Firm loss — and whether Rangers fans even want him to.
⚽ THE MAEDA FACTOR:
“Maeda over the last couple of years put a lot of fear into the Rangers defenders. The Maeda one will cause fear into that Rangers defence.” — the Football Show panel on why Daizen Maeda is the player Rangers most need to handle on Sunday.
🏆 LAST-DAY DECIDER SCENARIOS:
“The dreaded scenario for Hearts is one point in it and Celtic against Hearts being the last game.” Plus a midweek Falkirk fixture for Hearts that adds another twist.
⏱️ CHAPTERS:
00:00 Cold open — Old Firm preview, Rohl future, McInnes on Hearts mentality
01:30 The 8pm Saturday Hearts vs Motherwell kick-off — fans’ verdict
02:30 Hearts champions on Wednesday? + the Hearts song
03:45 The pivotal weekend frame returns
05:00 Derek McInnes on Hearts’ “100% effort” mentality
10:00 Old Firm preview proper — who wins at Celtic Park?
11:00 ⭐ “Second only to Jock Stein” — Peter Martin makes the O’Neill historical case
13:00 The Maeda factor — fear into the Rangers defence
14:00 Old Firm midfield: Engels, McGregor, Negron
14:50 Last-day scenarios + Hearts vs Falkirk midweek
17:00 Rohl’s near-miss + Rangers fans’ generational entitlement
22:00 Aberdeen flashback — the Alex Smith era
26:00 Rohl’s job — how does he rebuild Rangers?
31:00 Hearts can mix it up — long-ball + counter
35:30 Red cards in Hearts games this season
37:00 Why Hearts will win the title
38:00 The panel’s pre-season predictions revisited
40:00 The dreaded scenario — last-day Celtic vs Hearts at Parkhead
41:30 Aberdeen 1980s retro segment
51:00 Aberdeen, Hibs, Hearts all looking at the same player
54:00 SPL all-time best goal — Tam’s reveal
59:00 Celtic vs Rangers — final prediction
65:00 Wrap and the weekend ahead
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🎙️ THIS WEEK’S FOOTBALL SHOW + JOURNOS:
▶️ “It’s over for Rangers” Football Show https://youtu.be/iyknbS0h518
▶️ McInnes can surpass Fergie’s Aberdeen — Tam McManus https://youtu.be/VZp_ugGHdLM
▶️ Danny Rohl is dead man walking — Stephen McGowan https://youtu.be/k51v7CILwpw
▶️ “We don’t expect any favours from anyone!” https://youtu.be/8WmevOWcey8
🎙️ OLD FIRM PRE-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES:
▶️ Danny Rohl on Rangers future https://youtu.be/ZGfZaJXoIro
▶️ Berthel Askou: “Kicking people on the ground” https://youtu.be/e_gOyPDCRaM
▶️ Derek McInnes pre-Motherwell injury timeline https://youtu.be/9WyrdpQz5xI
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