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Martin O'Neill's first thought when Celtic call came from Dermot Desmond - and it wasn't stepping back into the dugout

Martin O'Neill's first thought when Celtic call came from Dermot Desmond - and it wasn't stepping back into the dugout

O'Neill admits he was caught off guard when the Hoops supremo called him on Monday

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