THE Great Celtic Guessing Game is in full swing with names of candidates for the permanent managerial post flying around like confetti in a storm.

Jurgen Klopp, Kieran McKenna, Craig Bellamy, Roberto Martinez, Robbie Keane, Nick Hayen, Damien Duff, Kjetil Knutsen, Lee Carsley, Wilfred Nancy – and not forgetting Ange Postecoglou – have all been linked over the past 10 days.

It’s only a matter of time before Uncle Tom Cobley gets a mention.

The contenders are coming thick and fast following Brendan Rodgers’ dramatic resignation at the start of last week.

Former gaffer Martin O’Neill has stepped into the breach in an interim capacity and guided the team to back to back wins over Falkirk, 4-0 in the league, and Rangers, 3-1 in the Premier Sports League Cup semi-final.

The 73-year-old Irishman has steadied the ship that had come off course in recent times and had just lost consecutive Premiership games at Dundee and Hearts before his extraordinary return.

It’s business as usual for O’Neill as he prepares his players for the Europa League clash with FC Midtjylland in Denmark this evening.

Asked if he had spoken to the board about the managerial situation, he answered: “No, I...