Just like that, the 25/26 season is over. These things fly away, don't they? This one was a bit special though. The most exciting campaign of Scottish football in recent memory. And for a large part of it, it had looked like Celtic were going to finish trophyless.

Yet, Martin O'Neill had a few last rabbits to pull out of his magic hat. The Northern Irishman had been out of management for more than half a decade when the call came for Celtic to take the interim role.

Most had viewed the appointment as one to help get fans back on board, as winning things seemed unrealistic from their position. Yet, O'Neill pulled it off, winning a double.

Celtic won the Premiership on the final day of the season. And they managed to get the better of Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup final.

Coming into the game, it was widely expected that this would be the last one of O'Neill's career. After all, he is 74 years of age and has often talked about the physical toll it takes on him these days.

Yet, when speaking after the Scottish Cup final, he refused to close the door on potentially continuing as Celtic manager. In fact, he confirmed that talks were planned with Dermot Desmond.

According to The Celtic Way, O'Neill said: "I think in the next week I'll meet up with the owner, see what he's saying.

"He hasn't said anything to me. I don't know whether that's good news or bad news but yeah, I will genuinely have a wee look at it to see but I would be thinking that the football club to go forward, to go forward properly, would probably be looking at, at somebody younger."

O'Neill does sound up for the challenge though. In fact, he already seems to have been doing extra work behind the scenes to get up to modern tactics and even plans to apply them in pre-season, if given the chance to continue. He said: "It's been great and the only reason it's been great has been because we've been successful at the end of it all.

"I really don't know, it's nice today to think, oh gosh I'll love to do that again. I really do not know whether I would have that.

"I'll tell you what I would do, I, I would teach a lot of different instructions to the team! I've done a lot of learning in the last couple of months, things that, you know, in terms of tactics of the game and stuff like this here."

That does not sound like a man who wants to walk away from the job, to be very honest. O'Neill is someone who has spent his life in football, going from a European Cup winner as a player to managing top clubs and winning things.

For a long time, it had looked like his managerial career was over. Now, he has gotten a second chance and delivered.

It is very clear that he is a popular figure amongst the players as well. And sometimes, that is all you need.

Just look at Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid stint as an example. There were numerous games in which he appeared to be tactically outdone by the opposition manager but still found a way to win.

At the end of the day, football is a simple game. If O'Neill is up for it, even at 74 years of age, Celtic must consider giving the job to him.

But on the other hand, this feels like the fairytale ending. The club hero returning to save the day when all hope seemed lost. How can it get better than this?

One thing that needs to be considered is that no outstanding candidates seem to be out there at the moment. Robbie Keane did leave his job recently, to be fair. Are Celtic convinced he is good enough for the Parkhead post? Or should they continue with O'Neill for another year and better options become available next summer?

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