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By ANDREW PRENTICE, SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 11: 17 AEDT, 28 October 2025 | Updated: 11: 22 AEDT, 28 October 2025 2 View comments Ange Postecoglou's successor as Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has resigned, with former boss Martin O'Neill and Shaun Maloney put in temporary charge of the Scottish giants. The move has prompted speculation that Postecoglou could return to the club which he led in two highly successful seasons before securing a move to England in 2023. Postecoglou was recently sacked from his second Premier League job with Nottingham Forest. Rodgers' second spell at Celtic ended after Sunday's 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat at Hearts left them eight points adrift of the Edinburgh side. The champions have dropped 10 points in their opening nine matches. A club statement read: 'Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation. Celtic have parted company with Brendan Rodgers, with speculation Ange Postecoglou could return to the Scottish giants Rodgers resigned after a poor start to the season domestically in what was his second spell at the club Postecoglou won back-to-back Scottish League titles with Celtic and the domestic treble in 2022-23 before moving to Tottenham 'It has been accepted by the club and Brendan will leave his role with immediate effect. 'The club appreciates Brendan's contribution to Celtic during his two very successful periods at the club. 'The process to appoint a new permanent manager is underway and the club will update supporters further on this as soon as possible. ' Postecoglou won back-to-back Scottish League titles with Celtic and the domestic treble in 2022-23 before moving to Tottenham. Despite leading Spurs to a breakthrough Europa League triumph earlier this year he was sacked shortly afterwards, mainly due to a poor league record, where the club finished 17th. The 60-year-old then lasted only eight winless games at Nottingham Forest before being dumped for the second time in five months. Meanwhile, Celtic legend Frank Mc Avennie doesn't believe Postecoglou should return to the club. 'I loved his way of football going forward, but sometimes you've got to defend, ' he said on his Let Me Be Frank podcast. 'We were great in Scotland, then all of a sudden you come up against European teams and get battered. 'Every time they (opponents) attacked they looked like scoring, and he doesn't change his ways. '
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