Celtic 1-0 Motherwell

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Motherwell fought tenaciously for most of the game at Celtic Park this afternoon but a momentary lapse was all that Georgios Samaras and Gary Hooper needed to settle the contest.  Celtic moved an astonishing 23 points clear at the top of the table and are odds on favourite to become champions before the next return to Celtic Park.

Samaras was first to show after 9 minutes when he latched onto a Matthews flick but Darren Randolph was quick off his line to block.  Player of the Year elect, Charlie Mulgrew, then jinked past a defender before slipping the ball to Samaras.  The Greek’s shot was block and Mulgrew blasted the rebound wide.  Randolph then saved well after Samaras shot from inside the D.

While Celtic always looked dangerous, Motherwell were in no mood to concede, so the goal was surprising in its simplicity.  Adam Matthews fired a throw-in to Samaras, who chested the ball into the path of unmarked Gary Hooper.  Hooper put his laces through the ball from a narrow angle to give Randolph no chance.

Samaras, Hooper and Forrest all had chances to finish the game off but the second goal never arrived.

Good defences are a lot harder to quantify than poor defences.  Today Celtic strolled through the game at the back.  No one was stretched and Fraser Forster didn’t have a save to make until the 77th minute.

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  1. Lennybhoy

     

     

    Thanks. Hooper like anticipation amigo! The answer given before the question is asked.

     

     

    You get a start with duff and phelps at this rate!

  2. Did anyone else hear keevins on Snide talking about the fantastic turnout for a mid week game between the mothers and hibs on Thursday night?

     

     

    Could it have had anything to do with the fact the mothers could be looking at 2nd place? A potential CL spot?

     

     

    Welcome to our world Hugh…….

  3. muillach says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:00

     

     

    Hyperventilating mate, I am so charged that I will explode the day they are liquidated and as I said I am quietly confident this will indeed happen. I will not need any champagne or alcohol, I will be so high on the adrenalin rush…

     

     

    Stringer Bell says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:00

     

     

    Cheers mate.

     

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

     

    Hail Hail!

  4. HH from a bright and sunny NE Scotland. Glad to see NL taking the muppet Hately to task. Good luck to ICT, it will be interesting to see if they retain their application and endeavour for getting stuck into teams from Glasgow? I think not.

  5. Nope! There is no sign of it wearing off.

     

     

    This deep deep feeling of exultant joy.

     

     

    Just thought I’d share :)

  6. The arrival of DD must have worried moonbeams no end, because he was richer.

     

    The 6-2 game must have caused him great consternation but being ‘still game’ he went and spent £12m.

     

    Halifax merging with his pals at the Bank of Scotland and subsequently upon examination of MIH and Rankers accounts moving all control of them away from the masonic mafia up here must have made him nervous and twitchy.

     

    So what did DM do ?

     

    He installed place people with their hands on the levers of power and influence through the sfa and the media because they the Peepul had to prevail at any price.

     

    It’ll be amazing to see just how obvious this all becomes as the veil is torn aside.

     

     

    That’s what i think

     

     

    HH

  7. Do the Orcs kick off at 12.30 or 12.45? i need to let the ice cream thaw a bit and want to time it right

  8. Fellas

     

    What’s the poppy story? My great grandad, grandson of an Irish immigrant, was killed in 1915 and his name is on the Cenotaph in Levengrove Park Dumbarton.

     

    I should be interested to find out if a (much maligned, rightly or wrongly) charity for old soldiers has been abused for the purpose of faux jingoistic posturing.

  9. A thought occurs:

     

     

    What if Sebo got an EBT or a second contract?

     

     

     

    The gift that keeps on giving.

  10. Lardo66 says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:18

     

    Fellas

     

    What’s the poppy story?

     

    —————

     

    No story just a rumour at the moment, we all have our fingers crossed that it turns out to be fact.

  11. Where are all those folks now…. who would come on here and dismiss the cheating Celtic have faced (these past few seasons in particular)

     

     

     

    Are you still to be convinced ?

     

     

    I work with a guy who STILL laughs at the thought…..

     

     

    Never mind he’ll be going into his pocket when the Huns are wiped out by Hector.

     

     

    Mon the Caley

  12. Imatim and so is Neil Lennon on

    2010 Never Again

     

     

    The pennies are beginning to drop over on folgen folgen

     

    (sweary words have been edited)

     

    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

     

     

    Join Date: 30-07-2006

     

    Location: Ex CR2

     

    Posts: 4,813

     

     

    Re: Bain – £400,000 bonus when Whyte bought Gers

     

     

    Quote:

     

    Originally Posted by Sir Duncan Ferguson

     

     

    Obvious to me Whyte is nothing more than a patsy for Murray. Bain, Ellis, Whyte, Murray, Betts…all of them are in cahoots with each other

     

     

    EVery ***king one of them are in it up to their necks.

     

    Spot on. When the truth comes out I believe this has been a coordinated sting on Rangers FC and Murray is the architect of this scam. He was in total control and him and Muir must have hatched a plan to get Lloyds their £18m.

     

     

    Wonder how much Muir got from Lloyds for getting them the £18m????

     

     

    Scumbags like Bain should also be looking over his shoulder. He lives in Scotland and we should be letting him know it’s not acceptable to screw Rangers over

     

     

    He’s been sucking Rangers dry for years – he was on the EBT so his £600k salary was also tax free as well as any other bonuses.

     

     

    Bain is an imposter and was also shite at his job and Lieswell ran rings round him.

     

     

    I posted yesterday the new board need to be appointed for their love of Rangers and not their love of money and perks of the job.

     

     

    The fans should not allow a repeat of the gravy train mentality that the Rangers Directors have been enjoying.

     

     

    People like Bain, McClelland, McIntyre should NEVER be allowed back at Ibrox – they are parasites who have bled Rangers dry

     

     

    How can they sleep at night knowing full well that they are responsible for this disaster that is unfolding in front of us.

     

     

    As for the main culprit Murray – he is another shyster who has dumped the club onto that ***t Whyte and Murray should be outed if we can prove he has been scheming to get rid of the £18m debt and liability for the Big Tax case.

  13. Should really tale it easy on hateley.

     

    He’s obviously still on stage 2 while the rest of TFOD are now on stage 3.

     

     

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

  14. The bould Hector’s bhoys……Tá ár lá anois s says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:25

     

    What channel is orcs game on ?

     

     

    Cheers

     

     

     

    SS 4

  15. Ghuys stop blaming Sir Minty moonbeams you’ll piss of Chico and Jabba, didn’t you know that Minty was the saviour of Scottish football and his only real crime was being far too gulible. Really Didn’t ya all know this FFS

     

    :-)

  16. Agent Craig "Green and" Whyte!! on

    Imatim and so is Neil Lennon says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:24

     

    2010 Never Again

     

     

    The pennies are beginning to drop over on folgen folgen

     

    (sweary words have been edited)

     

     

    Still no mention of the “myth” in amongst the list of the guilty.

     

     

    Have they sacked that kitman yet???

  17. Paddy Gallagher * on

    theweegreenman says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:24

     

    Should really tale it easy on hateley.

     

    He’s obviously still on stage 2 while the rest of TFOD are now on stage 3.

     

     

    Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

     

     

    He certainly dresses like he is on stage..

  18. I wonder if there’ll be a comical Paisleyesque firebrand figure who’ll rally ra peepul into a Eugene Terreblanche style finale on the steps of Holyrood as fat eck tries to stitch his fabric of scottish society back thegither ?

  19. I think I’ll lay off the jelly and ice cream today and switch to shortbread and whisky.

     

     

    C’mon Terry, make super Swally look atrocious – you can do it if you really want to…

  20. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!..OUR DAY HAS COME. on

    I don’t read the s & dr, but read NEIL’s commendable rebuff of HATEley’s unintelligent / pathetic rant….how can anyone criticise Celtic for ranker’s potentially illegal cheating, resulting in TAINTED trophies, and resulting in putting all other SPL teams under extreme financial difficulty over many years…….good on Celtic for refusing to allow rankers stupidity to influence our Financial Strategy…….

     

     

    Hateley was simply ‘currying favour’ with the baser elements of their support….the rest will know what he’s up to………pathetically comical…!!

     

     

    HATEley = FUD = Fekin’ Unbelievably Dense

  21. oglach

     

     

    To be fair..

     

     

    Unlike other teams we could mention,..I don’t think Caley will hold back. They haven’t in the recent games they met at least.

     

     

    Im not usually a betting man but been making a few bob off the huns,…another double on this week so certainly hope they dont. :o)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  22. Imatim and so is Neil Lennon on

    The bould Hector’s bhoys……Tá ár lá anois s says:

     

    26 February, 2012 at 12:26

     

    imaTim

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97mSAAzwtv8

     

     

    :O)

     

     

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    2010 Never Again

     

     

    Indeed!

     

     

    But to their peril they didn’t factor in the involvement of “The Unseen Fenian Hand” to the equation :-))