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MAGIC WANDS AREN’T IN A BOSS’ ARMOURY

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The LeaguePaper Team
21 December 2025

CULT HERO: Darrell Clarke

IT was fitting that Celtic lost the Scottish League Cup final on the same weekend that Darrell Clarke lost his job at Bristol Rovers.
The two clubs may operate in different strata, but they both fell into the same trap of thinking an old cult hero would magically make their problems disappear.
Just like Martin O’Neill’s brief return to Glasgow, Clarke’s appointment last May was intended to recall former glories and signal that the good times were coming back.
O’Neill won seven major honours at Celtic Park and turned the Bhoys ...

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