The BBC were forced to apologise on Saturday after former Premier League goalkeeper Shay Given described Wilfried Nancy's brief managerial spell at Celtic as "an absolute Holocaust". One viewer wrote on X: "RIP Shay Given career. Given has just said Celtic 'had an absolute Holocaust' on BBC Final Score." Another said: "Shay Given just said that Wilfried Nancy had a 'Holocaust' of a week when he took the job. Shay Given is Irish, is talking about Celtic and is working for the BBC.

Source: BBC January 11, 2026 01:30 UTC