It was an unfamiliar Celtic starting line-up at Pittodrie this afternoon which resulted in the visitors dropping league points for the first time in four months. Andre Blackman and Mikael Lustig made their Celtic debuts at left and right back respectively, while Charlie Mulgrew played central midfield alongside Joe Ledley.
Neither full back got forward as often as we are accustomed to see Celtic play, which perhaps contributed to the disjointed performance.
Charlie Mulgrew almost opened the scoring on 5 minutes when his swerving free kick rebounded back off the inside of Jason Brown’s far post in Celtic’s only genuine chance before the 28th minute goal. Mulgrew was key again in the move that counted, controlling a difficult ball before twisting his marker and knocking the ball forward to Kris Commons. Commons spun before playing a perfectly weighted pass into space inside the box for Anthony Stokes to run onto. Stokes first touch took the ball past Brown in the Aberdeen goal before he slotted his shot into the net.
Aberdeen were well out of the contest in the first half and had to wait until near the end of the half before they managed an attempt at goal, a Fyvie shot which was blocked. Then, only seconds from the break, a long ball forward to Fallon brought Aberdeen level. Fallon turned and his forward run drew Blackman, Wilson and Rogne, leaving the right back space unattended. Gavin Rae ran 70 yards to fill that space and fired a shot which was going narrowly wide before Blackman’s block bounced over Forster into the net.
A minute into the second half Ryan Jack almost reached a cross from the right as Aberdeen seemed to take encouragement from their goal.
Anthony Stokes looked Celtic’s best player but whenever he linked with strike partner, Gary Hooper, the ball invariably bounced out of play or to an Aberdeen player, most notably on the 55th minute when Hooper failed to control on the edge of the six yard box.
Aberdeen’s best chance to win the game arrived on 63 minutes when Meganson evaded Lustig but shot wide when clean through inside the box.
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Hamill made a complete horlicks of the penalty, but he followed up and dinked it in.
I thought we were getting a break from laughing at them today. Seriously my sides are in agony.
Will have to avoid reading the blog for a few days.
The fat PLG certainly living up to his name!
I like Kevin Wilson
big, strong, quick, comfortable on the ball, plays it simple, makes very few mistakes…what’s not to like?
Put it down to larceny by a man who masquerades as a ref, Assistant has no spine, how will the officials be able to sleep tonight? – Rangers TV
They don’t do walking away…nor do they do winning at home! Shortbread was comedy gold today! Great that a patchwork Celtic team can still extend our lead. Nice to get our key players rested for the cup games. Another glorious day to be a bhoy!
Devalued title? Burley ya FUD! More ground gained on the scum.
Its good to know that the ‘ come and support your club ‘ campaign has meant that approx 100,000 huns rather than 80,000 huns have now seen their club getting pumped.
These admin guys are good.
LET THE PEOPLE SEE THE HUNS GET PUMP!!
Strange game. I wonder if our manager was utilising his players with next Saturday in mind. Aberdeen could have played all day and never scored. I hope it doesn’t affect our new left back. He looked quite a good player.
Was the pitch as bad as it seemed? The ball seemed to bounce any which way on occasion.
The best you can say about Aberdeen is that they were well organised. Have the bankrupt ones to go to Pittodrie?
Oh, Thompson is either a total cheat or totally incompetent. Some of his decisions to stop play were “daft” (putting it kindly). He denied us clear advantage on a number of occasions. Mind you, some of the “fouls” he gave to Aberdeen were beyond my ken. What do they think of him in UEFA? Is he one of the Dallas’ clique?
Are there any huns left to say goodbye to their “heroes”?
Not with a bang but with a whimper.
Huns humped by the wee huns; our result looks just fine; a great weekend for the Bhoys!
Hail Hail to all CQNRs
Geryy
ChampioneesCSC
Dons 1 Celts 1
RFCIN 1 Jambos 2
Instant Karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead
Can anyone confirm if we can win at the Big Hoose? Can we win it before then by any mathematical combination of results?
Fat Sally for manageress of the year!
Regarding CW.
I think he needs a lot of work but he has a lot too offer.
Struggles with a bit of physicality.
Struggles with the ball at his feet.
Struggles if put under pressure.
Looks a bit lost at times.
However he has pace and he has a lot of potential.
He was not the player we needed but he is the player we got.
He needs time to settle down, both with the pace of the SPL and the intensity of playing for CFC.
Another argument against rangers going in to liquidation:
the bad decisions are only just beginning to ‘even out’. They have another 140 years worth of Karma coming for that too…………
As I said earlier…
Jobo Baldie on 3 March, 2012 at 15:46 said:
Well, not the best performance of the season however,
1. We extended our lead at the top to 21 points
2. Our last domestic defeat was more than 5 months ago on 2nd October, 25 games unbeaten.
I remain a very happy and contented Jobo
And had a couple of quid on Hearts at both 11/2 and 9/2 so tonight’s curry paid for.
Jobo
Celtic have only lost one goal since Kelvin Wilson returned to the first team…
SP
Ha Ha Ha – let’s all go to Dunferline and show solidarity – Ha Ha Ha
0-2 – Motherwell
Whilst your team gently weeps…
You bunch of dozy, dozy bams.
Rangers supporters don’t do irony, but if they did, or even if they could remotely comprehend its inherent humour, they’d still be greeting all the way to the clockwork orange.
The team gets the support it deserves and the support gets the team it deserves.
Karma – you sure took your time baby, but jumpin’ jehosephas! did youjust run with it????
I’d like to offer this one up to my Dad, John – who always said their day would come – but I didn’t believe him.
God Bless John.
U
Joy of joys. Look like another week ahead of of impromptu guffaws and spontaneous outbursts of childlike giggling. I am surely beginning to unnerve the locals here with my sudden bouts of the chortles.
See? All those who were quick to criticize how we slipped, how do you look now? A little foolish perhaps? :o) Just kidding, well maybe not entirely…
kevinlasvegas on 3 March, 2012 at 16:53 said:
We dont do walking away, we just go..lol
what was the other one, ie refering to a hertz challenge?……………as late as a hertz paycheck………lol
Hearts win the Liquidation Derby.
Can we not let the huns survive a bit longer so we can keep winning money betting against them?
The most they can get is 81 points, if they win all their remaining (scheduled) games. Stop laughing, I’m not finished….
We have 75 points. 82 wins it. Any combination of 7 more points for us or lost by them, gives us a party.
Wee fat sleekit Ally isnt doing to well at this management game he is a real asset to Motherwell.H.H.
MadMitch on 3 March, 2012 at 16:56 said:
Regarding CW.
————————————————
Craig Whyte?
Joes haircut. Weeon
Celtic fans round me on pub agree with me he can’t win headers ( sorry forest fans said same ) plus he is slow. Celtic fans in pub and me and forest fans said same
We need a CH and we have needed one for years. And we still do
Think we can win it at the BigotDome; ohhh whit’s no tae like? !
Ya dancer! :-)
Even better that the MIB’s did them!
T4
How bad does that make last week’s performance by Inverness look. 1 – 4 to that mob. Dear oh dear.
We don’t play well today and draw with the Dons but yet move another point ahead of the Huns – ‘brilliant pure dead brilliant by the way’
“Points we don’t need your stinking points”
I make it Huns can get max 81 points (78 if we win at ibrox)
MurderWell can get max 78 points
We win at Ibrox we go onto 78 points
More misery in the hunnery,haha!
The only comment I would make on todays team selection was that three left footed players in the midfield does not make for great creativity. James Forrest didn’t see much of the ball as it kept going left.
A chorus of boos at full time by the loyal fans to encourage their players before they get the chop on monday.
21 clear, what’s not to like.
Sneaky Sally MUST Stay!!!
Where have all the MIBBERRY Bungs Gone ???mmm
Hail! Hail!
FPLG will be calling Sue Barker PDQ!!
So THEIR Game is Over?
And THEY,Loast…
Well..
Question, tae the Company..
“How diz THEM.. Losing.. Affect ..
the IMPORTANCE.. o’ our Fixture Agin Them..at the End o March?
Wull Today’s Result..
Render oor Upcoming Game Agin THEM..Noo..
Meaninglless??
or
Wull that Game, continue to Remain
MEANINGFUL?
Kojo
Laughin’
Estadio Nacional on 3 March, 2012 at 16:57 said:
Hearts win the Liquidation Derby.
Very good.
Given all the joy, can I go from jelly to rhubarb crumble? Just checking, don’t want to be a party pooper!
Did the Huns win?