O'neill 'lit The Fuse' & Fearless Rohl - Fan Verdict On Old Firm Semi

An Old Firm semi-final is seldom a tepid matter and nan Scottish League Cup final-four gathering betwixt Celtic and Rangers did not disappoint.

Celtic won 3-1 against 10-man Rangers aft other clip to beforehand to nan last against St Mirren - but location were wider narratives astatine play astatine Hampden for some clubs.

Martin O'Neill is backmost arsenic a caretaker head astatine Celtic, and nan triumph people accrued thoughts - not slightest by nan man himself - of nan icon staying longer.

Meanwhile, Danny Rohl has mostly impressed astatine Ibrox since taking complete from nan hapless Russell Martin.

So really do some sets of fans position nan crippled and nan managerial situations astatine their clubs? Here are conscionable a mini action of your thoughts...

Paul: Martin O'Neill has someway miraculously rejuvenated and turned astir these players. He should get nan occupation until nan extremity of nan play judging connected performances truthful far.

Sean: I'd for illustration O'Neill to astatine slightest person nan remainder of nan play successful charge. The feline is simply a fable and I'd for illustration to spot him scope his 1,000-game milestone. Thank you Martin for returning and bringing nan assurance on pinch nan nostalgia.

Denis: We suffer players to wounded and each looks bleak. Then a pensioner steps guardant to thief and plays 2 young guys who look for illustration gem finds.

Stephen: The crippled was nan polar other of nan erstwhile derby. So what was nan difference? Easy - nan alteration of management. Celtic look a squad reborn nether O'Neill while Danny Rohl has quickly galvanised nan squad tone successful Rangers.

Paul: Celtic were a different beast. To a man they played for nan shirt. Pride, passion, intensity. How awesome is it to spot O'Neill backmost connected nan touchline?

Carole: After watching 'tippy tappy' backpass shot played astatine stepping gait for months, astatine past nan fuse was lit. Best crippled I've seen for months.

Harry: O'Neill was portion of nan Nottingham Forest squad which won 2 European Cups done accelerated counter-attacking. Rodgers' overdue demise should person nary sympathy from players aliases fans. The modular of shot for nan past 2 years has been unwatchable.

Tom: O'Neill still has nan subordinate small heart put location by Brian Clough and has proved complete nan years that he was an attentive student. He studies and thinks everything done and it was breathtaking to spot each nan boys enjoying themselves pinch rediscovered velocity and style.

But location were immoderate replacement views...

William: Definitely want large Ange [Postecoglou] to travel backmost - loved nan style of shot we played. I besides deliberation nan Celtic committee made Brendan Rodgers nan scapegoat - I didn't want it to extremity for illustration this. He is still a awesome head and man successful my eyes.

Ian: Good to spot nan strength back. Callum Osmand and Johnny Kenny look bully options up front, and Auston Trusty was solid.

Jim: Why has it taken until now for Osmand to get included successful nan first team? Rodgers wanted to nonstop him retired connected loan. It's early days, but younker is yet getting a chance for stardom.

Andy: Great consequence but let's not get carried away. The consequence could easy person gone nan different measurement if not for their mediocre finishing and awesome saves by Kasper Schmeichel. The 2nd half was really mediocre against 10 men truthful location is still activity to do. Schmeichel, Trusty, Arne Engels each excellent. In opposition Michel-Ange Balikwisha is an quiet garment and needs to measurement up if he's to go a Celtic player.

Gary: Celtic would beryllium successful nan Champions League if Osmand had been selected from nan first crippled of nan season. O'Neill and Shaun Maloney person re-introduced attacking football, and should beryllium imperishable appointments. The dismal and disastrous Rodgers authorities is over.

Harry: Celtic request to motion little players, not more. A first-team squad of 16 players should beryllium sufficient, supplemented by reserve and youth-team players. This would let higher salaries to beryllium paid to cardinal players, and transportation costs to beryllium spent connected a fewer high-value signings, alternatively than a succession of £5m fringe players.

Robert: Massive capacity and awesome reaction. We now person a head who is not acrophobic of making affirmative changes, moreover erstwhile nan likelihood are stacked against us. I'm immensely proud of nan squad effort and nan sheer determination shown by Rangers players passim nan full match. We hung successful location and continued to origin nan guidance problems. We now person existent belief successful nan squad and particularly successful our head (yes I do realise we mislaid nan game).

Jim: As a long-suffering bluenose I was delighted to spot Rohl has ignited a fighting tone successful this Rangers side, moreover though we mislaid to our biggest rivals. If nan players support this affirmative cognition possibly each is not mislaid this season.

Andrew: It's nighttime and time from Russell Martin. Yes we didn't triumph but nan second-half exertion was brilliant. Under Martin it could person been 10 aft losing a man. Rohl has astir decidedly earned my respect and I deliberation moreover though nan assignment business was a spot ridiculous he's not fto that faze him. He talks to nan media good and intelligibly gets nan astir retired of nan players that not truthful agelong agone were not performing. Well done Mr Rohl.

Hugh: Rohl has sewage nan Rangers players believing that they are amended than Martin thought they were. Shows what a head who has belief successful nan players gets nan aforesaid belief backmost from said players.

John: Celtic were nan amended broadside 11 v 11. But 11 v 10 they weren't. Sending disconnected was correct. But Trusty and Anthony Ralston should person walked too.

Ian: Showed promise. Showed character. Never successful nan hunt aft nan sending off. Strikers lightweight and hopeless - Rangers been conned pinch them. Kevin Thelwell should beryllium miles distant from nan January transportation window.

Alex: Why does Rohl support playing Nasser Djiga erstwhile it's evident he's useless? John Souttar is besides past it and it's evident Nicolas Raskin is fed up. Rangers should nonstop nan indebtedness players backmost too.

Dan: Same aged communicative - Celtic were nan amended team.

Brian: Why connected world did he play Youssef Chermiti up beforehand and person Bojan Miovski sitting connected nan bench? He should person been playing from nan commencement - a bad decision. We put further unit connected ourselves playing Celtic pinch 10 men but l person to opportunity nan sending disconnected was correct.