Victor Wanyama scored the only goal of this game after 72 minutes, a postage stamp corner cracker from outside the box, but the 90th minute created most drama as Fraser Forster saved an Eggert Jonsson penalty to secure the points.
Celtic were forced into yet more injury changes as third choice right back, Cha Du-Ri, was drafted in, in the absence of Adam Matthews and long-term absentee, Mark Wilson. With Emilio Izaguirre and Joe Ledley both close to returning to action Charlie Mulgrew played left back, giving Celtic a physical looking formation but they struggled to impose themselves in the opening 30 minutes.
Gary Hooper and Anthony Stokes offered little up front all day but Hooper had two gilt-edged chances before the break. James Forrest hooked an awkward cross in from the right which the Hearts defence failed to deal with, allowing Hooper to shoot from inside the six yard box but he tame effort missed the target. Minutes later Hooper was again presented with a chance inside the box after Georgios Samaras hit the goal-line on the left but the striker failed to get his feet in gear.
Anthony Stokes connected well with a shot from 25 yards which tested Kello, the only real effort either keeper had to deal with in the first half. Stokes came close again after the break but he couldn’t quite get high enough to above James Forrest’s cross and his header rebounded off the bar.
Charlie Mulgrew struggled with his delivery from free kicks and corners all afternoon but the ball broke to Victor Wanyama on 23 yards out after one Mulgrew free kick. The Kenyan brought his foot from right to left across the ball, injecting a devilish degree of swerve to leave Kello rooted to the spot as the ball flew into the net.
With the clock running down Fraser Forster failed to deal with a corner and Wanyama was penalised in the resulting melee inside the box resulting in the penalty. With Jonsson ready to take the kick Georgios Samaras stood over the ball insisting it was not correctly on the spot, taking a clear opportunity to unnerve the kicker. Jonsson refused to re-spot the ball until the referee moved it clearly away from its initial position and insisted it was placed again.
When Jonsson eventually took his kick he struck it well enough but Fraser Forster dived quickly to his left and turned the ball behind. The winning run continues.
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yogijunior3
Its pretty much accepted medical protocol now that LSD should be accompanied only by Buckfast…
Madrid had a great opportunity to beat this Barca team, especially after the nonsense from Valdes in the first minute, but they didn’t take their chances. All the talk will be that Messi should have been sent off, but the tackle didn’t merit a second yellow.
T4
Gerry Armstrong is no Tim.
He’s as far away from being a Tim as I can imagine.
Tim means more to me than your place of worship on a Sunday.
Árd Macha
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Aldersyde Avenue
Pal..
Ah hiv seen ..A Match.. Box,
and ..
An Apple Turn-Over..
but..
An hiv Nevah seen..
An Orange Walk.
Kojo
yer pal. .who likes ye aloater.
What is wrong with some of you.
We are watching what is arguably the best football team
that there has ever been and some of you are questioning
the religion of the commentator.
Take a look at yourselves.
Aldersyde
My point is this – who , with a brain, really cares?
Ok calm!
You know what I meant, I hope :)
Gordon.
Where I come from people like Gerry Armstrong provoke strong feeling. Google “castle catholic” or “taking the soup”.
If Lennie Leaves.. and.. Ah am sure tha He Wullnae..
Howevahhhhhhhh..
If He diz..
Then..
How aboot the Hartley Guy…?
The Team that he is Managing..ALLOA.. is burning up the Scottish Thoid Division
Second Tap.. only loast Two Games.. and within a
Point o the Leader.. which is Annan.
No bad, fur a First season Manager..’
Eh?
Kojo
who is always keeping an eye oot fur the future..
SwanseaBhoy says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:25
Forgive me for asking pal, is that you driving from the game back to Swansea? If so, thats not a bad wee run you know.
Hamiltontim
Downforsam has called it correct.
He is from West Belfast and used to play for St Pauls gaa as a boy.
He has well and truley turned – and is a total 6 county man, for cod and ulster.
Apologies if already posted.
hurricane bawbag by the Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band
Hamiltontim
No idea. I’ve never seen one down here since I moved away 14 years ago.
I hope I have not offended you with my comment.
I loved living in Scotland particularly outdoor pursuits and probably would not have moved had work (or lack of ) not intervened.
I have found that down here nobody seems to worry about my religion or football team except to rib me if we lose.
EWO
Cheers mate I didn’t realise.
Good evening my CQN friends (and my extended family) – yesterday was a long day, as was last night when I posted about the loss of my Mammy.
The thoughts and prayers expressed last night and throughout today (from around the world) have been a great comfort to me and my family – God Bless all of you.
Been a strange day for all of us – many things to do – people to speak to – a time to laugh and cry.
It’s been interesting reading back this evening (since I posted around midnight) – a mish-mash of; music, wit, a sprinkle of politics, weather forecasts, appraisals of the ‘rag’ headlines, betting tips, travel arrangements, team line-ups, the angst – their result, blow-by-blow accounts of our game – the joy when we scored – the exhilaration when the penalty was saved and the points won and the analysis of the game after the final whistle. I assume the el classico is currently undergoing similar microscope treatment?
All of the above (and more) have been the reasons for lurking and posting these past years. However, what touched me personally (as I caught-up with the past 24 hours) was the collective compassion and thoughtfulness of so many posters (for my predicament) – interwoven among the hectic comings and goings on a crucial match weekend.
I thank all of you – CQN is a truly unique place to be in times of sorrow and joy.
H!H!
Watching Match of the Day.
Ameobi robbing the Norwich boy of possession – I hope you are watching young Stokesy.
I heard the crowd getting on your back if memory serves me it was in the 1st half – around 30-35 minutes, because he stood and watched the Hearts defender in front of him take the ball.
Thats what the punters are looking for son.
By the way – delighted for Paul Lambert.
I love that guy.
Gordon64 says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:41
What is wrong with some of you.
We are watching what is arguably the best football team
that there has ever been and some of you are questioning
the religion of the commentator.
Take a look at yourselves.
————————–
Best quote of the day Mr Gordon 64
Madrids balloon well and truly burst tonight.
EWO
Not Swansea, Chester.
Left Swansea about 2.5 years ago.
Leaving Chester in about 2.5 weeks.
SwanseaBhoy
hamiltontim says Oh ah up Kano and the Foundation x1000 says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:47
The next time a rowdy bunch of Belfast boys have attempted to comandeer Bar67 and the patience is wearing thin – if you know they are from the western part of the city try asking them why Gerry Armstrong gets a heros welcome when he is back ‘home’
Watch for the reaction (maybe step back at the same time)
(he did a programme on bbc I think it was, when he was in St Pauls and there was a pile of kids around, any time I drop that one in to any of my pals (I have to coordinate and get them on their own so they dont know what im at) each to a man reacts with fury.))
He is an embarassment to West Belfast because of how so far he has turned.
Barca win 3-1
Football prevails.
Long live Barca
(thumbsup)
SwanseaBhoy says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:51
Not a bad wee run – do you have a car load of yous so you can take turns for the short straw to drive (while the rest endulge)?
Well done Barca…………
Eyes Wide Open says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:52
He played for St. John’s mate.
Barca deliver another Masterclass to the cynical Heart of Madrid.
Very good reception for Iniesta leaving the field in the Bernabéu. Only he can do this. It was the same at Espanyol.
There is something very special about that young man.
Why disnae Lenny listen tae collie?
Chapter 55
collie, recommended a Striker.. at the tail end o last Season..
and the Guy,whom He recommended..
MATTHEW TUBBS.. yeah.. TUBBS..
Wiz the tap scorer in the Blue Square Lead..
and..
His Team.. Crawley…
Goat Promotion tae the English. Thoid Div..
Wait.. There is Mair..
He hiv jis Signed fur Crawley… that season..
He coast them ,Seventy Thousand Bucks…
oan a Two YEAR CONTRACT..
Noo.. it gets Bettah.. Keep Oan Readin’…
Noo, this Season..
is His. Final Season of his Contract.. Goat That?
And
Good Grief..
Crawley are at this Time..
‘
TOP of the English THOID DIVISION.
Wow!
And
Matthew Tubbs is
The SECOND TOP SCORER IN THE ENGLISH THOID DIVISION.’
Wan Goal or two. From the Leader..
Lenny,are ye reading this..
This Guy is TWENTY SEVEN YEAR OLD. he has Loads of Experience..
And..He kin be Had oan a Freedom of Contract..
Ah Think!
Anyway..
Lenny, why don’t ye gie This Guy a Trial..???
Canny Hoit?
Right?
And… collie , recommends him Highly.. he kin Find the Net..
and He Has Bags,and Bags o Experience..
Jist whit .. the Type of Guy that Ye are Lookin fur.
C’mom Lennie, get aff the dime…
and shuttle doon tae Crawley..and hae a Look see.
Kojo
praecepta – you have many friends on here mate and I’m glad to hear that you took some from comfort that.
My best wishes to you and your family for the days and weeks ahead.
YNWA
TTTT
Blackburn facing £10m demand: Yakubu saves Kean but bank’s deadline leaves players’ wages in danger
By Nick Harris
Last updated at 10:39 PM on 10th December 2011
Premier League strugglers Blackburn are heading for a financial crisis that threatens the future of the club after their bankers, Barclays, handed them a £10million ultimatum.
Rovers, whose manager Steve Kean was saved from the sack last week only by a personal intervention from club co-owner Anuradha Desai, face a relegation six-pointer at Sunderland in a clash between the teams currently placed 18th and 19th after Wigan’s 2-1 victory at West Bromwich hauled them out of the bottom three.
Kean was heading for the exit last week until Mrs Desai, watching on TV in India, saw four-goal hero Yakubu Aiyegbeni celebrate Blackburn’s 4-2 victory over Swansea by embracing the manager.
Mrs Desai interpreted that as a sign of a united club and vetoed Kean’s sacking. Now Kean’s prospects might actually be helped by the new cash crisis because replacing him could be too expensive.
But his players face having to go without the club paying their wages because of the demand from Barclays, the sponsors of the Premier League.
Coaching and scouting departments at Ewood Park were told last week that budget cuts and possible job losses are on the way as the club face the threat of financial meltdown in the New Year.
The crisis is the result of Barclays running out of patience with the failure of Venky’s, the Indian poultry conglomerate who own the club, to honour contractual obligations made when they bought Rovers in November last year.
Barclays say the club must deposit £10m in their account by New Year’s Eve or the bank will refuse to extend the credit needed to pay the players’ wages beyond January.
Mrs Desai, the matriarch of the Rao family who own Venky’s, is adamant that they will not pay the money, believing Blackburn can fund themselves without fresh cash from India.
She has the final say at Rovers and if her stance on funding is maintained, the club’s overdraft at Barclays, currently around £6m, could burst beyond its agreed limit on January 23, when wages totalling £4m-5m are due to be paid.
The club could then face meltdown within a month. If the overdraft limit is exceeded and there is no sign of a cash injection, Barclays can stop funding the club, which could then technically become insolvent.
Barclays and Mrs Desai both declined to comment.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2072615/Blackburn-facing-10m-bank-demand-Rovers-players-wages-danger.html#ixzz1gAvNiCJ4
BelfastCityCelt says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:54
Was it St Johns – that makes sense, I thought it was the Whiterock he was from.
Why should Armstrong be regarded as a Tim?
Has Darren Bent converted to Allah?
Cannot believe any team playing Barca would start favourites……….smiled when I heard that one….!!!!……By the way, Iniesta’s not far away from Messi in the final analysis…….what a team, Barca…!!!!
Aldersyde
No, I apologise buddy its a touchy subject for me. It pisses me off when I hear exiled Celtic supporters slagging Scotland. I love living here.
I’ve had opportunities in my life to leave and go elsewhere but ultimately I found there was too much of a pull to stay.
I was brought up to have great respect for the generations who had gone before me and fought injustice, bigotry and sectarianism. The ’cause’ that Tommy Burns spoke of has achieved great things but there is still work to be done.
Incidentally, it was Lewes mate. I went there for a cheeky weekend a few years ago. We awoke on the Sunday morning and went for a walk around the shops. That was the site that met our eyes, they even had a stall selling no Property T-shirts/sweatshirts.
since when did being a tim become a religious thing..?
Armstrong may or may not be a RC but he is not a tim..
lets get that straight please….
a Tim is a Celtic fan regardless of religioin..
praecepta says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:47
………….
Powerful heartfelt post, god speed you’re mammy on the road to heaven, she’d be proud of you.
Vinny
HH
Eyes Wide Open says:
10 December, 2011 at 22:56
Beechmount mate.