I was listening to part of a discussion on Martin O'Neill's OBE on Newstalk the other night with Martin Ferris and Eamonn McCann.
I won't comment on the politics of his decision to accept the award, but I haven't heard anyone (and I haven't followed this closely, it has to be said) mention that before O'Neill could leave Celtic he would have to at least partly alienate the fans. One sure-fire way to accomplish this would be to lose, but that would not help him get the big job he might want. Another way would be to say and do things that would really annoy the fans of Glasgow Celtic. This OBE may be a part of that.
Just a thought.
UPDATE (2:20 pm):Good discussion on this topic over at Slugger O'Toole.
