Joe Ledley scored the only goal of the game as Celtic restored their four point lead at the top of the SPL but although the visitors didn’t force a save from Fraser Forster this was a tight encounter for most of the afternoon.
The opening minutes firmly belonged to Celtic. Georgios Samaras had a first minute shot deflected wide and Victor Wanyama headed narrowly over from the resultant Charlie Mulgrew corner kick. Inverness’ first venture up-field forced Mulgrew into an important interception on the edge of the area to deny Nick Ross.
The best move of the game resulted in the only goal. Gary Hooper combined with Adam Matthews before James Forrest collected wide on the left. The winger raced forward and fired the ball across the face of goal for Joe Ledley to meet it at the back post and knock the ball home. Back post runs have been particularly profitable for Ledley this season.
Four minutes later Charlie Mulgrew worked the goalkeeper with a free kick from just outside the angle of the box but Ryan Esson turned the ball over.
At half time Celtic could have reflected that despite enjoying the vast majority of possession their lead remained narrow; twin strikers Georgios Samaras and Gary Hooper didn’t have much of an opening.
Early in the second half referee McLean had his first major decision of the day when Richie Foran wrestled Scott Brown to the ground, after play at stopped, with an arm around Brown’s neck. The incident deserved a yellow card but Foran was already booked and the ref took no action. Five minutes later Daniel Majstorovic ambled towards a ball played over his head but Inverness striker Jonny Hayes flew past the Celtic defender forcing Majstorovic into a sliding tackle five yards from his box. Despite making clear contact with the ball, and no protests from Hayes, who continued to chase, the assistant referee indicated to the ref McLean that Majstorovic fouled. McLean showed the Swedish central defender, who was the last man, a straight red card.
Inverness pressed forward and forced Celtic to defend deeply but the visitors were unable to create a genuine chance. On 73 minutes an Adam Matthews free kick from near the corner flag was cutback to Ki, who mishit his shot, which appeared to be going out for a throw in but Georgios Samaras chased the lost cause with some effect.
Catching the ball on the line Samaras spun and darted past Williams, who, already on a yellow card, bundled the Celtic striker off the field. The referee, perhaps mindful of his earlier trigger-happy moment with Majstorovic and failure to punish Foran, gave Williams a second yellow.
Back on an equal man-count Celtic were never again put under pressure although Hayes caught the defence napping to latch onto a 40 yard pass but fired over.
Jinky Samaras could have wrapped up the points late on with a mazy run but he was unable to convert.
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Joe F.
Agreed
I was not saying Lenny signed a dud,
i was saying wait and see, Bud
What is the Stars says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:26
11/4 at the minute
hope its better than my tips
PFayr
You just made my cry there.
B-b-b-b-buuuuu-t-t-t d-d-don’t-t-t yo-o-o-ou w-w-w-w-oor-r-r-r-r-ry i’ll (sniff, sniff) b-b-b
b-b-b
b-b-b
be f-f-f-fine!!!
M-M-MWD
ibleedgreenandwhite1
1 or 2 people in the media back then were poking their nose into an issue that Dalglish didn’t want looked at
Dalglish couldn’t give a flying fig about Celtic
antrimkev at 13:27
I agree with you. As much as I have a lot of time for King Kenny, he has shown himself to be out of touch regarding Suarez and Evra. Sure you want your manager to back your player but when found guilty the best thing for all to do would have been for Kenny to apologise to Evra on behalf of Liverpool and for Suarez to apologise. Even if he didn’t feel he did anything wrong his apology could have been worded in such a way as to say that he was unaware that what he had done could have caused offence but having seen what happened he apologises unreservadely and says it will never happen again.
I think everyone at that stage would have just let things go. For Liverpool to continue to back him was a stupid decision that has backfired on them big time.
Mort
SOAL
Video it, Bud
Get it up on youtube, or would it be redtube?
:-)
Kelvin Wilson
Has pace.
Expects too much time on the ball.
Will come good.
Will receive 100% of my support any time Neil affords him the opportunity to wear the hoops.
MWD
Mort says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:34
as much as i dislike Ferguson, he has played a blinder here on this
he is calling Liverpool out and it will be interesting to see what they do next
RRC
Do you have Beatmax?
Scotland star David Goodwillie’s interview on rape claim set to be probed
Feb 12 2012 Exclusive by Marion Scott
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A WOMAN who accused Scotland star David Goodwillie of rape yesterday demanded to know how he appears to know details of a private meeting she had with
prosecutors.
The 24-year-old mum says the footballer, who gave a newspaper interview yesterday to deny the allegations, appears to know details of a discussion she had with officials.
He told the newspaper she denied sending a text message before the alleged attack and said it must have been sent by Goodwillie or his friend.
But the woman says she only ever revealed that in a private conversation at the Crown Office and it was not included in her police statements.
She said: “As far as I remember, those details were not given to the police but Goodwillie or his legal team appear to have been told my reaction to a text message made on my mobile phone. It is now being used to try to discredit me.”
She has asked her lawyer to contact Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland and ask for an explanation.
Scotland and Blackburn Rovers striker Goodwillie, 22, was charged with rape in a flat in Armadale, West Lothian, on January 2, 2011, following a night out in Bathgate.
The woman who woke up in the flat alone was stunned when she discovered that she had sex with two men.
She says she has no recollection of it and did not consent.
She later passed a lie detector test when polygraph experts asked her if her police statements were truthful.
Goodwillie has always denied doing anything wrong.
Despite the charge being dropped, the woman was awarded £11,000 compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Top QC Derek Ogg, head of the National Sex Crimes Unit at the time, publicly questioned her compensation award.
He said: “Had I been contacted, I would have told them it had been my recommendation not to proceed with the case.
“It had been independently assessed by the most senior prosecutors in the country before a decision was taken by the Lord Advocate due to the high-profile nature of the case.”
antrimkev says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:27
ibleedgreenandwhite1 says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:19
to me Dalglish look an embarrassed man last night
twice he has backed Suarez and twice Suarez has made a James Hunt of him – the t-shirts thing..then suarez admits to calling Evra a Nigger 7 times
then at the SSN press thing on Friday he was asked will they shake hands? he said definatley then Suarez does that to him
I think Liverpool FC have made themselves look like laughing stocks over the whole thing, and if it comes from the main man seen to be backing Suarez (Dalglish himself) then you get more racist incidents at Anfield – the racial abuse of the oldham player at anfield and the racial abuse of Evra again at anfield
Liverpool fans and liverpool FC have backed themselves into a corner now
and Fergie is calling them out on it now
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I understand why Kenny is doing what he is doing,hes trying to protect his players and his club,,do i agree with what he is doing,,,no i dont!!!
But Ferguson has an absolute cheek,,,he has no morals as a manager or as a player,,,he would do anything to win,,,yet he is giving advice to Liverpool Football Club about sacking one of there players,,,unbelievable stuff from Fergie!!
Giggs-slept with brothers wife
Ferdinand-drugs cheat
Rooney-pays for sex with elderly hookers
Cantona-assaults a fan in the stand(i actually think Eric was right to do what he did lol)
Keane-purposely waited months to get fit to injure an opponent
I could go on,,,bottom line is Suarez and Evra dont like each other,,,,nothing will change this fact,,,time to move on and play the game!!!
Hail hail
antrimkev at 13:38
Well Ferguson is a clever man and has done nothing wrong in this situation at all. Would be interesting to see how he would have dealt with it had the situation been reversed. I don’t think he would have let things get this far.
Mort
@ibleedgreenandwhite1 agree on your comments re. Suarez / Evra. Suarez was wrong. Period. Liverpool and KD have consistently made poor decisions since this began, t-shirts being the worse imo. In my opinion, the inconsistent application of context by the “independent panel” when looking at what was said by Suarez and Evra would have many up in arms if a similar situation occurred in Scotland. Yesterday was a debacle, and all involved are culpable. The media will run with this because those involved continue to give them reasons to do so.
lucky number 7
Terry Butcher co-writing my posts. What just is it that you are alluding to without actually saying.
Just what is it that YOU ARE trying to say?
MWD
PS Cultsbhoy is Steven Mclean :-))))
ibleedgreenandwhite1 says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:40
i agree he has a cheek
but he has played a blinder here – everybody in the world knows that Suarez racially abused Evra – Liverpool FC, Dalglish and the fans are being seen the world over to be backing a racist
Fergie is calling them out, and Liverpool are in trouble here
they have backed the wrong horse here
ibleedgreenanwhite1 13.19
I complained about it at the time.
He was an utter embarrassment.
Kenny Dalglish is only interested in his own ego.
He has far too high an opinion of his own judgement of a player .He has wasted tens of millions.As for his judgement on giving John Barnes the Celtic managers job.It was ruinous.
He is also a judas in my eyes.
Only a wee while prior to talking over his “director o fitba” role at Celtic he was donning a Rangers blazer and club tie ,and signing Seb Rozental for Rangers.
Maybe he was a counter intelligence spy.(:-)
For Kenny,it’s all about Kenny.
TT
Mort
I disagree he equated Evras behaviour as being understandable when in fact that was more likely to start a riot.
SAF cannot call anyone a disgrace having embraced hun signing policy.
HH
Did badcock do the dirty on the huns after a masonic handshake got him off with a rape charge ?
HH
WITS – I’ve already backed Nicky Henderson’s French import, Captain Conan in that race. I backed him on his winning introduction to British racing last time out and I’m hoping for similar in his first race in Ireland.
T4
Kenny Dalglish great Celtic player, but very badly let down by the board of Liverpool Football Club who should have protected him from the media, and the racism row, where he is clearly out of his depth.
Sharp witted and street wise football man, but the lack of direction from the club and it’s owners of how badly they misjudged the matter has left Kenny as a patsy.
The club are to blame, but it’s a complicated case, with some justifiable grievance where an English player has been treated very differently, on an identical charge.
Why is it most subjects can be discussed apart from the merits or otherwise of Celtic players
The EPL clearly has an excellent marketing strategy the blog is regularly consumed by it, the latest being the Suarez/Evra non event handshakes before a game……………. in the good ols days men shook hands after the game
When at paradise i support Neil and the bhoys 100%
this is a Celtic blog
Taggsybhoy
Thanks for a great nights entertaiment at the quiz big respect to all the teams that took part knowledge is everything.
Great meeting cqn posters like CRC and top corner and BRHT and also tony from the CQN mag
Re wilson beleive he will become a player as he get more game time Players like Elliot and McCarthy struggled in the first season.
Re Dalgleish he is now an embarresment for LFC as a manager just like he was for us after the Barnes fiasco
as a player up there with the very best.
HH
bournesouprecipe says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:48
Kenny Dalglish great Celtic player, but very badly let down by the board of Liverpool Football Club who should have protected him from the media, and the racism row, where he is clearly out of his depth.
Sharp witted and street wise football man, but the lack of direction from the club and it’s owners of how badly they misjudged the matter has left Kenny as a patsy.
The club are to blame, but it’s a complicated case, with some justifiable grievance where an English player has been treated very differently, on an identical charge.
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Agree 100% m8,,,,very sad!!
Hail hail
Baahhhh Who needs medicine,had a headache,had a bottle of Peroni,headache gone,any chance of
getting this on prescription?
Hebcelt (Blackpudding Celt of the North)
Just cut myself a couple of slices of that Stornoway black pudding. Slipped it under the grill and cooked gently on each side for 5 mins. Plated and with a glass of full cream milk I now ask that you sir are afforded the first CQN Timhood for services to Tim pallette’s.
Outstanding.
Just away to cut myself another 2 slices.
MWD been worth the wait since LC final day last year.
Lionsroar67
Who is preventing you discussing the merits of Celtic players?
Did I miss something?
HH
MWD
Aye you look as though you need another two slice.
Enjoy
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:54
Lionsroar67
Who is preventing you discussing the merits of Celtic players?
Did I miss something?
HH
:D
Hail hail
MWD – how’s the diet going mate?!
T4
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
12 February, 2012 at 13:5
I never said i was prevented, please quote accurately
Guys I never came on to knock KW or DM, one of them may come good and the other may or may not sign a new contract in the Summer. My point was more to do with having a consistent defence and not chop & change every week, this is what happened at the begining of the season.
I want CM to be the constant CH, others may come and go, he is the organiser. Yesterday CM once and JK twice denied shots in the box in the first half, both centres were posted missing on many occasions yesterday. Neither knew who was last man, neither did anyone else in the team. Muldini is always last man, the defence know this, the midfield know this.
TSOAL
Wouldn’t like to wither away now.
TTTT
It’s going well. Really well.
MWD
Steven MacLean who was the ref yesterday was on radio during the week describing the`important get together` that Scottish refs were having in Spain. Did we see the benefits of that yesterday? :-)
tigertim
I think you’ll find if Neil had a choice he would not be chopping and changing.
One word repeated 3 times.
Injuries.
Injuries.
Injuries.
MWD
If Neil doesn’t have cover at LB that that has nothing to do with injuries, we have 1 LB injured not 2 or 3.
I read earlier how we have a full team of internationalist reserves, and we don’t have a LB spare.!!
Izzy has been out since August yet CM never played LB, why now?
Good afternoon friends
Today I’m mostly going for Wolves, Man City and Villareal.
Jobo
jobo perfect timing
west brom have just scored
timing is everything jobo..
WBA have just scored..H