Celtic swept St Mirren aside this afternoon as a hat-trick from Gary Hooper and goals from Georgios Samaras and Dylan McGeough
Celtic came roaring out of the traps and blew St Mirren away this afternoon. Georgios Samaras got the show underway on 4 minutes when he collected the ball after Marc McAusland failed to make a clean connection on the ball. Samaras still had a lot to do and carried the ball into the box. With defenders closing in from all around the Greek striker placed his shot instead of going for power. St Mirren keeper, Craig Samson got a hand to the shot but the ball spun slowly towards goal and settled 8” over the line.
Four minutes later, a clearly confident Samaras drove into the St Mirren penalty box before cutting the ball left for Anthony Stokes, who’s fired cross was turned over the line from 3 yards by Gary Hooper.
Samaras was running the show but was hampered by a knock to the ankle which he took a few moments to recover from. This coincided with St Mirren’s best period of play as the visitors gained more possession and territorial advantage in the period before half time.
Celtic started the second half just as brightly as they did the first as Hooper and Kayal could both have added to the score, however, the third would arrive 8 minutes into the second half. Victor Wanyama played an excellent forward pass to Stokes who hit the goal line before cutting back for Gary Hooper. Hooper collected with his back to goal but spun and shot in a sweeping move that left Samson with no chance.
Hooper completed his hat-trick on 57 minutes when he tried to play a one-two with Stokes but the ball was returned by a defender, allowing him to chip the on-rushing Samson.
18-year-old Dylan McGeough made his first impact as a Celtic player minutes after replacing James Forrest when he collected the ball 10 yards in front of his own box, ran 70 yards into the St Mirren box, before creating space and despatching Celtic’s fifth goal. An unforgettable moment for the young player.
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A very good performance today
Victor has the potential to be a regular for the next 10 years – unfortunately dont think we will have him that long
Good to see the young lad DMcG get some game time – he has a bit of the gallusness required to be a top player
Matthews and Ledley had excellent games – though I would much rather see Joe back in the mddle of the park
Heard on the radio that the huns have not lost at Killie in 17 years – so not expecting anything tomorrow – we just need to keep winning!
Good to see the GB know their history by usng my moniker – as AJ would say!
Or does that make me a hun?
HH
Real Madrid fans unfurl a banner that reads: ‘Wanted—A rival capable of making derby matches worthwhile.’
Full-time. 4-1 for Real Madrid.
jackie mac
Aye, no half. The Club will be getting it during the week as well with the next round of attacks. It’s a guarantee. It’s relentless this season. Maybe I’m mad, but it seems to me the establishment see us as socialist subversives, and that’s why they are keen to encourage these attacks. Demonstrators and “subversives” are being actively quelled just now before the coming storm of recession and demsonstration. I shouldn’t comment though, no politics in football and all that :)
Well if we can’t beat the tenth team in the Spanish league we should chuck it.
Atletico lose 4-1 to Real. Were the Atletico of old. Reduced to 9; could have been 8.
If you bought a programme today then go to page 32 and read Murdo’s account of a game dated 21/05/79
I can still see that 4th goal behind the goal to make it Celtic 4 Rangers 2……………………………………. :)
Lennybhoy
I taught the bhoy everything he knows :)
Well done the Bhoys.. GIRUY all you Sammi doubters..I love the big Mhan!
Bundoran Bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:42
With the money you have, get yourself there Friday my Bhoy…:)
hamiltontim says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:42
I was in full voice today my friend, especially every time Samaras was on the ball…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Just back from the game and about to go out so a quick player assessment.
Matthews,Ledley and Wanyama were all top drawer.
Stokes,Hooper,Kayal and Loovens,were all very good
Majstorovic,Forrest and Forster were all good. Sammi was brilliant for 15 minutes then seemed a little confused as to where he should be! Sammi is Sammi.
Incidentally, I thought we were even better on Wednesday than to day but on both occasions, we played some exhilerating football. Not quite Barcelona but getting close to Arsenal at times.
JJ
JJ
As one of the usual moaners and groaners.
Nine points and an improvement of eight goals in difference in a week is certainly a great improvement
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:53
I wish mate lol anyway your the guy with all the cash ;-)
Wish i could make it though mate, would like a catchup again with all the bhoys
HH
I was round at the brothers today – naw, no the pub to any residents of Rue de La Possil – and got talkin to my 17 year old nephew. 17 and 6’2 with size 12 feet.
Lovely young fella. We got round to the fact that I couldn’t stay the night bevvyin with him and his dad as my good wife was goin out, and I had to babysit my 4 year-old nephew.
He informs me I’ve broken the “bro-code” – has anybody heard of such a codex? It seemed to impugn, judging from his demeanour, a lack of manliness?
I could see any respect he had for me fading before my eyes. There was only one, desperate, option left.
I kneed him in the nads.
My brother understood – he said he’d have done exactly the same thing. I love im… sob
hamiltontim says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:52
Aye right, I’ll crack the jokes…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Dylan is a greedy youngster?
Who made my day brighter!
Hope it’s first of many.
Bundoran Bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:54
e-mail me at work and we will do lunch before Christmas…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Eyes Wide Open says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:17
That for me is the best, most uplifting and happiest post I’ve read on here for a while – THANKS!
I can just imagine the wee guy… brilliant.
hh
bjmac
PS Well played today Celtic, very similar performance to Wed night, we managed to finish better – we’re starting to click – long way to go though.
Lovely story about the wee bhoy going to his first game. I had a wee reminder at half time of my own early days getting into Celtic Park. A chap who must give me at least 10 years (so, he is definitely getting on) saw me entering the area where you get the teas and that.He hadn’t moved from there. He reckoned I was every bit as mad now as I was in the distant pasy, asking to be lifted over even at the reserve games. Couldn’t argue with that. You’d have to have been a wee bit mad to brave that wind and rain today.
Lennybhoy
I used tae play him at centre half :)))
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:48
Dylans mum was in front of us in 139.
what a day for her as well.
can you imagine, your bhoy, playing for celtic and scoring a goal like that.
Guidi on clyde claimed that Lenny visited the family home to persuade the bhoy to come home.
0ro se ……….
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:57
DEFFO buddy, drop you an email at some point this week
Well…. off Wednesday (obviously) n half day Thursday for wean so possibly lunch week after this one?
HH
vale bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 19:16
If that’s what we’re facing on Wednesday then, although a joy to watch, we’re fecked!
vale bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:50
Well if we can’t beat the tenth team in the Spanish league we should chuck it.
Make you mind up :>))
Is it just me that thinks with us now putting some pressure on the huns its actually a good thing for fat sally.
Surely now its starting to sink in to him that he’s going to blow a 15pt lead by christmas.He will get nervous, start worrying, lose sleep and STOP EATING……
and lose some weight!!
One thing i hate more than the inbred huns.
Fat inbred huns!!
LET THE PEOPLE SING
I was never a Samaras fan, but fair is fair, he was a star man today. I take my hat off to him.
Excelant result today Bhoys…beaming from cheek to cheek for big Sammi
Guys deserves a bitta luck have to say I had my unlucky feeling in my gut feeling before todays game..
HH
and Adam C of Bishopton aged 8,
first celtic match.
been to 1 hun game and 1 saint mirren game before.
today he is converted and away home with a halfprice celtic bank and playing cards, eyes for a bargain.
and i said, you can allways say, the first time i saw celtic, dylan mcgeoch the celtic european cup winning captain, scored his first goal
Other than my two post already, don’t want to say too much more about the performance today as so many posters have already expressed my views. However, in the tradition of Ant and Dec, my highlights on a dreech day and in no particular order:
Samaras, McGeouch, Wanyama and the Green Brigade…I salute you, the rest of the Players and those fortunate to be able to be inside Celtic Park today and thanks for bringing pride to the thousands of Bhoys and Ghirls throughout the Globe…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
hamiltontim says:
26 November, 2011 at 20:59
You told me you thought he had potential…..as a GK
Hope you’re well. x
bjmac
What you reckon lhads 15m for Sammi in January lol
Eyes wide open……Loovens and Dan were great today….!!!!
Moisty (aka Fat Sally) is getting his Christmas bonus from CW early:
http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/weight-watchers-selection-box/
not even thinking about tomorrow and what the points could be – in my head its 7 points – i can see killie rolling over and getting their bellies tickled
just a great day all round – samaras has a brilliant game, hoops scores a hat-trick and then young Dylan comes on scores and by all accounts his mum in the crowd given it dixie and the match i was at today which saw Cliftonville beat the glens 2-1 with a 92nd minute og
my dad has just phoned me to say he got 4 numbers in the irish lotto 6, 8, 22 and 24 which gets him £1600 in the bookies
if carlsberg did saturdays
What a performance a great goal by young Dylan.
Who did Sammi run to on the touchline after he scored.
Springhill Bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 21:09
Looked like Zaluska to me
HH
I hope that when we got young master McGeouch from the orcs, they insisted on a sell-on clause.
Imagine the consternation when we sell our double-CL winner to Barcelona (ok dreaming) for £40m and they don’t get a penny ‘cos they went bust in Jan 2012.
Springhill Bhoy says:
26 November, 2011 at 21:09
Hope it was that clown in the crowd that gave Lenny abuse on Wednesday
VP
Today was mild compared to that day at Firhill.