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John Collins isn't surprised to see Martin O'Neill back in the Celtic dugout and insists "he should never have left".
O'Neill took interim charge of the club following Brendan Rodgers' resignation in late October and won seven out of eight games before being replaced by Wilfried Nancy in December.
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But after six defeats in eight matches, most recently Saturday's 3-1 Old Firm capitulation, Nancy was sacked and O'Neill is back to steer the ship for the remainder of the season.
"It was no surprise," former midfielder Collins told BBC Scotland about O'Neill's return to Celtic.
"I thought it would happen straight after the Rangers game. He should never have left, let's be honest, he did such a good job in a short period of time.
"I think every single Celtic supporter is absolutely delighted he's back. He's experienced, he unifies the club, everybody loves Martin O'Neill at Celtic, nobody has a bad word to say about him.
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"He's proved the kind of impact he'll have. He's got that calming influence, he's a motivator.
"The players never played great but he got results, made changes to the team, brought players that hadn't been playing in the team - Yang Hyun-jun was a fine example, Martin brought him in out the cold and all of a sudden he looked a different player - and he's got qualities and vast experience."
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