“I think we were still in the bus when Hibs scored the goal,” Martin O’Neill

“I think we were still in the bus when Hibs scored the goal,” Martin O’NeillMartin O’Neill was naturally delighted to leave Easter Road yesterday afternoon with all three points as the Hoops maintained their four point advantage at the summit of the Scottish Premiership, but despite a below par display, the Celtic manager hailed it as our ‘best win of the season’…25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership Football, Hibernian versus Celtic; Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and the Celtic bench react after Owen Elding of Hibernian shoots and scores to make it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouThat comment is sure to raise eyebrows among the hard to please Celtic supporter base, considering Hibs are rock bottom of the Premiership and went toe to toe with Celtic for the entire ninety plus minutes.Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, the veteran Irishman said: “I thought, given the circumstances, given the conditions, given the fact that we didn’t play all that well, I thought it was our best win of the season. I honestly did.“I’m really delighted. Delighted”25th October 2026; Easter Road ; Scottish Premiership Football, Hibernian versus Celtic; Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and the Celtic bench react after Owen Elding of Hibernian shoots and scores to make it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Photo Vagelis Georgariou“I thought it was our best win of the season. Difficult to come here in normal circumstances and to come from a goal behind after a couple of minutes as well too, I’m really delighted. Delighted.”Martin was a shocked as everyone to concede so early, and bemoaned the opportunities spurned by his players, particularly in the first half, with Kasper Hogh the main culprit, although he stopped short of mentioning names.25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership Football, Hibernian versus Celtic; Owen Elding of Hibernian celebrates with his team mates after he shoots and scores to make it 1-0 in the 3rd minute. Photo Vagelis Georgariou“We were still in the bus when Hibs scored the goal”He said: “I think we were still in the bus when Hibs scored the goal, really travelling here. We had a number of chances maybe that we could have capitalised on in the first half, didn’t do so.“But we saw it through at the end. It was a difficult afternoon, but I was delighted with the side, delighted with the resilience and delighted with the way that they adapted eventually to the conditions.”Martin accepted that come the end of the campaign he may well look back on this match as one of the most significant if Celtic go on to win sixth consecutive title, which would be 15 Scottish Premiership triumphs in 16 seasons.25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership Hibernian versus Celtic; Cameron Carter Vickers of Celtic leads the Celtic players in applauding the fans. 25th October 2026; Easter Road; Scottish Premiership Football, Hibernian versus Celtic; Camilo Duran of Celtic celebrates with Mika Baur of Celtic after he shoots and scores in the 43rd minute to make it 2-1 to Celtic. Photo Vagelis Georgariou‘I felt this was our best win,” Martin O’NeillHe said: “Well, of course. The end of the season is miles and miles away, but at the moment, I felt this was our best win.”HAVE YOUR SAY – Join the Celtic conversation in our comments section below…Celtic in the Fifties by Matt Corr, in two volumes, both published on 4th September 2026 by Celtic Star Books. Click on image to order.Quick Tip –Add Celticshorts.com as your ‘Preferred Source’ on Google News for quick access to the Celtic content you value the most. It takes just a few seconds and you’ll notice the difference straight away! – Click HERE….Hail Hail!