Two early goals by Gary Hooper and Victor Wanyama were enough to overcome Dundee United at Celtic Park today but a cracking strike by John Rankin early in the second half ensured the table toppers had to fight all the way.
Anthony Stokes had an early opportunity to test Pernis in the United goal with a free kick, as is often the case with Anthony’s free kicks, he struck the defensive wall. United had the best chance of the opening exchanges after 7 minutes but Fraser Forster denied Garry Kenneth at his near post after a goalmouth scramble. The visitors kept the pressure on for the next few minutes but were to concede soon thereafter.
Thomas Rogne cleared his lines with a defensive header which Stokes won with an aerial challenge and reacted first to prod the ball forward to an alert Gary Hooper. Hooper made the most of the space available, opened his body and placed an immaculately measured shot inside the right post to put Celtic ahead.
Five minutes later Georgios Samaras earned hearty applause throughout the stadium for a robust challenge on Willo Flood before forcing Pernis to turn a shot behind. The resulting corner was played short to Izaguirre who through a deep and high cross into the box. Victor Wanyama was first to react and seemed to have jumped early but he somehow managed to hover a millisecond long enough to be level with the ball when he met it before propelling it high into the top left corner of the goal.
Shortly before half time Stokes had another opportunity from a free kick. John Rankin broke early from the wall, raised his arm and blocked inside the penalty box. Referee, Winter, penalised the player for breaking the wall and ordered a retake, not a penalty. Stokes had two opportunities to make the points safe within a minute of the break. He met a Mulgrew corner on the six yards line with a glancing header that went narrowly passed the far post. Pernis then denied an excellent Stokes strike with a fine save.
The Celtic defence had not lost a goal in eight domestic games before today and could do little about the goal that put United back in the contest. John Rankin struck from 26 yards, the ball clipped the inside of Fraser Forster’s right hand post and bounced in. Shortly before the hour mark John Daly had Dundee United’s best chance of the game but Forster was equal to his header.
Georgios Samaras had Celtic’s best two chances of the second half. The first a diving header from a Matthews cross which was saved by Pernis. The second a cross from Matthews which Samaras pulled down with his chest before shooting over.
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Jungle Jim
Are you agreeing with me or extracting the urine :>)
I know what I see anyways, the cheats with the whistles and flags gift them about 15 points at least per season, only my paranoia mind you.
Has anyone seen bjmac?
Bjmac. See my comment @ 22:06
You must want the same
When Celtic lose I feel sick ,I want to know what happened and who was to blame and how to stop it happening again, it’s called 3Q’s in kaizen , i know a bit over your head
I dont believe in same mistakes happening again
ST
Suspicion of handball at the goal.
Sydney Tim
Do you work for Toyota?
TET
You have forced me out of retirement!! I am totally agreeing with you. Too many seem to be worried that stating the obvious about the cheating that took place to enable their three titles makes us look like paranoid , poor losers,
JJ
PFayr@22:05
Correcto mondo…I smell a rat
Tricoloured Ribbon says:
14 January, 2012 at 22:08
5 v 3 isn’t a fair fight we need to match up in the middle of the park.
PaulAnthony
Every word you’ve ever heard,read or glimpsed the fortitudinal value of las ringlers is absolutely true.
They’re terminally fecked.
And that’s the Gospel truth
HH
SYDNEY TIM 2158
The last thing I would want to do is fall out with you on this,but the money raised in that January window is a red herring,and should be a red card for you,to be honest.
How many of those players sold were you,my good self and a fair few others,demanding,sorry,DEMANDING,be sold,sorry,BOOTED OUT AS NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
In my opinion,not a single player who was sold during that window went with a single tear of what-might-have-been.
Because we had seen what was. They were crap,to a man,and we did well to get a penny-piece for them.
JJ
Much obliged.
Facts don’t matter to ST..
His opinion is the truth and the rest of us have got it wrong….
HT
That’s the kindest post anyone has ever sent me.
You’re a gent.
HH
Bobby over the years as a hoops fan, I can see you can break down the support in 3 ways
1. The fans who live and breath Celtic , every lost title is like a death in the family , they get frustrated if they see things that are obvious and should be improved,
2. Being. Celtic fan is all about sticking together, not being a Hun, being always better than them, whatever happens you wake up next day and you are a Celtic fan :))
3. You are a Celtic fan. Great when we win, but if we lose , then heck there are more important things in life
I would put myself into 1.
Eg Bjmac would be 2 Along with paul67, rougeleader
The #3’s are the 10,000 we lost in the last 5 years under lawell
St
St
Cultsbhoy
Thanks Fur the Compliment,pal… at least, You Don’t HATE me
because,
Ah am a Fervid Supporter of ISRAEL…
Anywey..
You ask.. .. In Paraphrase..
Who Has done Mair fur the Celtic Club ..if Ah Hid tae Pick Wan Person..fae among the Panoply of Owners.. who hiv
bin Privileged tae be in Charge o’ oor Illustrious Club..
Since it wiz Founded?
My Answer is.. Kin Ye run That By me.. again?
Hmmmmmmmmm
O.K.
Please, Sir..
The Wan Name that Leaps tae the Fore , from awe the Names.. of Celtic Owners of the Past
Wid Be..
Heck. Ah am stringing this oot.. in order tae Build.. Suspense..
But,
It is Probably,in Vain.. fur
You Know the Answer tae Yer Ain Question..
Already..
Seeing that You are the Sharpest Knife in drawer…an awe!
So Ah no gonna Tell ye, who Ah wid Pick.
Kojo
Laughin’
PF AYR 2201
Sydney Tim feels the pain all the more for his distance for it.
He felt the same level of pain when he stayed in Scotland.
Not up to your usual level of put-down,old boy.
ST
pot three must contain your pals who don`t come anymore
re Pot 1 …is there any room for enjoyment in your description
UP ON THE MY O MY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq6fCOGyVJg
SydneyTim
Sometimes people can feel defeat for Celtic so keenly that they think it’s like a death in the family. Then they suffer a death in the family and they realise there is a difference.
BMCUW
not meant as a put down
i was being serious
ST never seems to speak of any enjoyment from being a CFC fan
Cults no. Not Toyota , but always work with the same practice
Bobby. I do agree, funds were raised on some useless players
But never reinvested , I asked paul67 what happened to that money , he said to balance the books
ST
we have a core of about 10 good young players and five good players in the 23 – 27 age group
we need 2 very good players in that 24 -28 year old age group to take this team to a higher level and to help push the younger ghuys up another level
another couple of good young player to make the squad better
another couple of young players brought through the youth ranks
max first team no. 21
thereafter, its about bringing young players in very year or so and selling when time is right
based on current scouting i think it would take about 8 million to get the squad looking more like the above.
however, i’d never gamble on selling good players who are doing well during the middle of the season
lenny has a good transfer record we would all agree but nothing is 100%
jaurez, murphy, dan, cha, bangurra (we’ll wait and see)
Sydney Tim..
A Celtic Man (or Ghirl) is a Celtic Man (or Ghirl)…
Divide and conquer,eh?
Well used ruse of a long gone empire.
ST
With all due respect that generalistaion is utter nonsense.
ST
Now we’ve conversed recently in a friendly, mannerly way and I’d like that to continue. However, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting bjmac on several occasions, you couldn’t find a better Celtic man.
Don’t start getting personal it will detract from an already failing argument :-)
Celtic.
That is all.
There goes SydneyTim again….who are you to say Paul67, BJMac or myself do not “live and breath” Celtic? Then to stick Celtic fans into your little heirarchy pots based on your idea of merit?
Here is a newsflash mate, we are all Celtic fans. We are all in one pot. The only pot there is.
Ridiculous post.
tet
Can we sell P L? Now ur Neilly Mochan!!! lol
Big screen at Celtic Park today
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vagelisgeo/6697198615/
ST..
Don’t worry be happy..
The rest of us are…
Top O the league…
Celtic_First says:
14 January, 2012 at 22:22
How is it that when I read your posts I always wish that I had said that!!
I’ve just checked my coupon and realised that Spurs were the only team to stump me today…..for £400 too :-(
Hamilton Tim,
After a 2 minute flurry at the start of the second half we were awful.
Paddy on,take the game to them and we do them,Lennon tries to hang on and we very very nearly feck up.
Sidney Tim
Is an Honest Fellow.
He wears his Luv Fur Celtic oan his Sleeve.
He has his own Opinion of whit is wrang wi’ us.. seeing that We
hivnae..
Exactly, set the Wids oan Fire..during the last Few Years.
And it Burns him ,Mightily.. that we hiv.. seemed tae hivnae Been
able tae Find some.. MATCHES..tae get oor Fire Goin, durin that Period of
Time..
Ah kin see his Point..
There Must be a reason.. why .. Celtic, couldnae find the Matchboax , anywhere!
Ah sympathize wi him..
He is only giving his Reasons as tae why.. we.. well…. Furgoat tae Buy
any Matches..during the Last Three Seasons.
He is a Great Fan of The Celtic, And Ah admire him , fur stickin
tae his Reasoning…
Fur..
When awe is Said and No said..(Maistly,.. NO SAID)
Awe Awe us ,as wan time of anither…
Canny understaun..How the G.A. Managed tae Square the Circle..
and Beat us tae the Post.. those Last Three Times..
Kojo
SydneyTim says:
14 January, 2012 at 22:19
Bobby over the years as a hoops fan, I can see you can break down the support in 3 ways
1. The fans who live and breath Celtic , every lost title is like a death in the family , they get frustrated if they see things that are obvious and should be improved,
2. Being. Celtic fan is all about sticking together, not being a Hun, being always better than them, whatever happens you wake up next day and you are a Celtic fan :))
3. You are a Celtic fan. Great when we win, but if we lose , then heck there are more important things in life
I would put myself into 1.
Eg Bjmac would be 2 Along with paul67, rougeleader
The #3′s are the 10,000 we lost in the last 5 years under lawell
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Syd,
Faffin’ BRILLIANT!
Talk about serve and volley,what a brilliant reply.
Okay,fellas,what camp are you in,cos SYDNEY TIM has put it fair and square.
hamiltontim
Crawley Town doen me for £200
always one
anyways signing off
take care all
Seanbhoy69
Agree.
How are you ?
HH
Tricoloured Ribbon says:
14 January, 2012 at 22:30
Did you see the first half? :-)
Hamilton. Bjmac started it
About the generalisation, just my opinion of course
I posted virtually the same comment about 4 years ago
Still think the same
I remember back when the seats went in the jungle
I sat down and looked around , one of my mates said, this is ok
I said it’s @@@@@@ embarrassment
One team 2 different types of fans, he knew it also
St