{"id":3001,"date":"2026-01-02T08:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2026-01-13T07:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T07:29:07","slug":"old-firm-showdown-wilfried-nancy-under-pressure-as-celtic-face-rangers-in-crucial-derby-live-on-spotv-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/old-firm-showdown-wilfried-nancy-under-pressure-as-celtic-face-rangers-in-crucial-derby-live-on-spotv-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Firm Showdown: Wilfried Nancy Under Pressure as Celtic Face Rangers in Crucial Derby, Live on SPOTV NOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Celtic vs Rangers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Celtic Park<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, January 3, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kick-off:<\/strong> 12.30pm GMT<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where to Watch:<\/strong> Live stream on <strong>SPOTV NOW<\/strong> (Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Macau)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Celtic\u2019s season is teetering on the brink. Since taking charge, Wilfried Nancy has struggled to inject consistency into the Scottish giants, leaving their title ambitions in serious doubt.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>From seven matches, Nancy has managed just two wins. His woes deepened after a crushing defeat to St Mirren in the League Cup final\u2014a stark contrast to the success enjoyed under Martin O\u2019Neill during a similar spell.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neill, stepping in as interim boss after Brendan Rodgers\u2019 departure, delivered six wins and a single Europa League defeat in his seven games tenure. He guided Celtic to four straight league victories and a League Cup final appearance\u2014only for Nancy to falter at the last hurdle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5eTZx7CMEUU?si=6v50MP0uqG8R87Gv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, the Frenchman\u2019s future hangs by a thread. A loss in Saturday\u2019s Old Firm derby at Celtic Park could seal his fate. While Nancy admits the pressure is mounting, he insists his job does not hinge on this result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d Nancy said. \u201cEach game is important for me and for the team. I don\u2019t think about my future\u2014I focus on what we need to do now to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This festive clash comes with an unusual twist. For the first time since 1993\/94, neither Celtic nor Rangers sit atop the Scottish Premiership. It was Aberdeen who were at the summit on that occasion and this time it&#8217;s Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers, meanwhile, are on the rise. Danny Rohl replaced Russell Martin on October 20, inheriting a side eight points behind Celtic and 13 adrift of Hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Rohl has masterminded eight wins in 11 league games, cutting the gap to Celtic to just three points. Victory at Parkhead would see Rangers draw level with their fiercest rivals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vjuseEWAebk?si=0l-PhZChUhhHquk9\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rohl remains grounded despite the surge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve reduced the gap, but in football that means nothing,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s about what comes next. If we keep this momentum, we\u2019ll have a strong second half of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the city braces for one of the most pivotal Old Firm derbies in recent memory, both managers know the stakes couldn\u2019t be higher. For Nancy, defeat could spell the end. For Rohl, it could ignite a title charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic vs Rangers Venue: Celtic Park Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026 Kick-off: 12.30pm GMT Where to Watch: Live stream on SPOTV NOW (Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Macau) Celtic\u2019s season is teetering on the brink. Since taking charge, Wilfried Nancy has struggled to inject consistency into the Scottish giants, leaving their title ambitions in serious doubt. From &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/old-firm-showdown-wilfried-nancy-under-pressure-as-celtic-face-rangers-in-crucial-derby-live-on-spotv-now\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Old Firm Showdown: Wilfried Nancy Under Pressure as Celtic Face Rangers in Crucial Derby, Live on SPOTV NOW<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,5],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-3001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-top-stories","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3001"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3009,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3001\/revisions\/3009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}