SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025SHORTLISTED FOR THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS: SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'O'Neill can talk the talk as he's walked the walk.' 'O'Neill is an elite motivator' The Times'Peppered with insight and brilliant stories from a career spent shoulder to shoulder with some of football's biggest names' I PaperIn more than five decades in the game, Martin O'Neill has seen it all - but no one could have predicted his extraordinary return to the top flight of Scottish football when he returned to Celtic in October 2025. In The Changing Game O'Neill brings his unique perspective on the events, managers and teams that define football. Bringing his sharp instincts and intellect to look at his own tenures as a manager for Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Celtic and the Republic of Ireland, as well as many others, fans will enjoy the first-hand anecdotes of how to prepare for and play against the titans of the game. Martin explores every aspect of contemporary football at the highest levels, including speaking truth to the powers-that-be, how teams deal with injuries, foreign influences on the British game, the changing roles of managers, coaches and agents and the effect of social media and wage structures on players.Charting the evolution of the top levels of professional football from the beginning of O'Neill's career in 1971 all the way to the present day, you'll enjoy O'Neill's unvarnished take on the inside story of the changing game.
