Celtic collected all three points in one of their most comfortable away performances of the season at Dunfermline this afternoon. Anthony Stokes and Victor Wanyama gave them a half time lead before a Charlie Mulgrew free kick completed the rout in the second half.
Mulgrew set pieces, the source of four consecutive goals, have become important to Celtic recently and could have led to an opener in 12 minutes when Thomas Rogne was wrestled to the ground inside the Dunfermline by Barrowman, who used both arms to prevent the Norwegian getting on the end of the corner, but referee Ian Brines, who had a particularly poor game, along with his assistants, missed the incident.
Five minutes later Celtic were in the lead when Mulgrew’s short corner was worked out to Anthony Stokes who shot from the 18 yard line into the postage stamp corner, giving goalkeeper, Chris Smith no chance.
Moments later Stokes, Hooper and Forrest combined well before Stokes tried a cheeky shot to Smiths’ near post. Celtic were now in full flow and Wanyama saw his shot from 25 yards tipped over by Smith. Five minutes from half time Celtic were in easy street. Charlie Mulgrew free kick from 28 yards was met inside the six yard box by Victor Wanyama who volleyed into the net.
Dunfermline almost caught Celtic snoozing within 60 seconds of the second goal when Barrowman knocked a through ball onto Burns but his shot was saved by Fraser Forster.
11 minutes after the break a Mulgrew free kick made its way left to Ledley who clipped a cross for Hooper but the strikers’ header went narrowly wide. On the hour mark James Forrest ran at Dunfermline from 50 yards but his cutback from six yards didn’t find a taker in the middle and slipped past the post.
High winds played their part today and almost caught out Rogne and Forster who struggled with a high ball that held up but Dunfermline couldn’t profit.
Charlie Mulgrew completed the scoring on 69 minutes with a free kick from 28 yards. Dunfermline keeper, Smith, should have done better as the ball went into the middle of the goal just under the bar.
Samaras linked with Brown to carve an opening but his shot was blocked. The ball broke to James Forrest who shot from outside the box but Smith made no mistake this time, turning the ball over for a corner. Mulgrew fired in the resulting corner and Ki found a yard of space 11 yards out but his shot went narrowly wide.
Ki Sung-Yueng made no contact in a tackle with Paddy Boyle, the Dunfermline player hurdled his challenge, but then grabbed and threw Ki by the throat. Ki never retaliated, no doubt expecting the referee to show Boyle a red card, but instead Brines booked both players. It was perhaps the most ridiculous refereeing decision of the season.
Emilio Izaguirre made his long-awaited return from breaking his leg at Pittodrie in August but almost marked his performance with a negative contribution. Having controlled the ball he then tried to dribble out of his own six yard box but was fortunate not to be punished.
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MWD
Classic lmao
Which = witch
According to Sporting Life web site Ayr races has been
“Abandoned: No working PA systems and crowd safety concerns”
Glad the priorities are in the right order
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon – If Nacho Novo is high on McCoist’s list ,you have to wonder who is near the bottom?
Craig Whyte prepares to bankroll audacious Rangers swoop for Scotland aces
(thumbsup)
Morning all Cqn ers from storm lashed Noddy land.A bit like Sally I have no power. Scottish power say if still no power by 6pm tomorrow then phone back. Jeezo.
Anyway fine result yesterday. Mon the Bhoys
philvisreturns,
Two for a pound … get your cheap huns here
MWD
aye -it was great the way broony just blanked him…funnily enough so did the match officials who must have heard him; in fairness they probably didn’t understand Bartley’s estuary accent ;-)
HH
M
Nice morning.
As Christopher Lloyd might have put it… “Somebody better fix this door…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_bEXeTwrC8&feature=related
Actual footage of McCoist asking Whyte for January transfer funds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZrgxHvNNUc
RTC up early this morning. Must have been worrying about Craig Whyte’s roof.
I like the wee bit in bold.
MWD
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rangerstaxcase on 03/01/2012 at 6:52 am said:
glesgapunter says:
03/01/2012 at 2:17 am (Edit)
Is being touted that correspondence is on MIH letterheads, could explain why murray is anxious to keep a rein on matters, also why rangers feel they may get a result.
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As TBK says above, that makes no difference whatsoever. Much of the correspondence will be on MIH notepaper because the administration of the trusts was managed by individuals who worked out of Charlotte Square. (Make no mistake there is a mile-long paper trail confirming that Rangers’ directors were fully aware of what was going on). However, MIH did not employ Rangers’ players: The Rangers Football Club plc did. The assessments for taxes that should have been deducted from Rangers’ players are not addressed to MIH, they are addressed to Rangers.
There is also another little twist in this MIH administration aspect that I cannot discuss just now. However, let me just say that it does not do anything to enhance Rangers’ arguments in this case.
In the last days of the Third Reich, Hitler and his coterie repeat their confidence that General Steiner’s planned counter-attack would relieve Berlin. It was important to keep hope alive and morale up. As absurd as the idea was (Steiner’s men were too few in number and were exhausted) the lick-spittles in the Fuerher bunker grasped at this straw of comfort as to admit that it was stupid was to admit that all was lost. Do you see the parallel?
just thinking about pre-match tunnel classics
would love to have been in Lisbon tunnel when we Bertie started up the Celtic Song
dimly lit corridor and all eleven hoops belting it out …the sound of stamping studs on the concrete floor as they kept time with the ..Hail Hail….punching clenched fists in the air
Inter really had nae chance ;-)
HH
M
we bertie = wee bertie
So the thug Heally scores the opener in a game he should have been sitting in the stands watching ,well done W Collum ya bottle merchant .
hail hail
Happy, healthy 2012 to CQN’ers and the Celtic support.
hail hail
COME ON YOU BHOYS IN GREEN
Thought that Brines was ok
4 turnstiles for east stand not too good
And after game polis directing buses to travel east not too bright
Morning…a bit breezy eh.
If gollum hadnt cheated on wednesday and had shown the inbred bigot a straight red for the attempt to finish JFs career.So he would have been suspended for yesterday.
Could/would the huns have appealed the straight red or is it only for violent conduct an appeal is accepted.
Gary O’Connor to Huns this week. Decent source.
Tech help please guys.
Plugged my phone into laptop with USB, Laptop says doesn’t recognise try again, now seeing the phone fine but continually opening window and ringing bell that it doesn’t recognise when there is not even a usb connected.
I tried a system restore to before problem but it is still happening, and driving me crazy.
Having a look at their bench yesterday they are struggling to put a team on the park .If we can keep this winning run going for while longer ,they could start to feel the strain .
Also with laughatme looking to be out for a month and them seemingly determined to flog jellylegs it does not leave Sally many options .
I think you can put the kettle on for the honest mistake sometime soon
hail hail
ItaliaBhoy says:
3 January, 2012 at 12:08
Saw him coming on yesterday and he looked out of shape ,is this why he did not start the game for Hibs .
hail hail
FERGUS SLAYED THE BLUES
Hope this works,courtesy of KIRKINTILLOCH EMERALD
http://www.kirkintillochemerald.co.uk/showthread.php?p=25179#post25179
Maybe this one,the pos is on page three at 0110
http://www.talkceltic.net/forum/showthread.php?t=117127&page=3
fergus,
Not sure, possibly. Source is a Hibby, tends to know what is going on there. I asked if the Huns were paying with bottle tops and he laughed nervously…
Well said Phil Mac 15 minutes ago
If Bangura can get away with calling himself a footballer well I might as well claim to be a nuclear physicist
Fancy a laugh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dJpf3zOXd4&feature=youtu.be
What the hell…
mickbhoy1888 at 12:16
Nice. He’s only started 1 SPL game and has had 8 sub appearences. Not really a lot to go on yet, he might still come good but slagging off Celtic players doesn’t do Phil any favours.
Mort
RogueLeader
Thanks for that.You have just made my day.Slan
People who are serial Celtic abusers on our media & elsewhere are legitimate targets.
They deserve no sympathy.
Their wives, mothers, sisters, etc, are something completely different.
Their only crime is to be associated with the bigot involved.
Let’s try to rise above the juvenile, smutty & unfunny remarks about people who deserve only our sympathy.
These are great times.
Don’t tarnish them.
mickbhoy1888 says:
3 January, 2012 at 12:16
“Well said Phil Mac 15 minutes ago
If Bangura can get away with calling himself a footballer well I might as well claim to be a nuclear physicist ”
4 goals in 2 bounce matches. Phil Mac better learn the Schroedinger equation, it will come in handy.
Bangura has scored a few goals in bounce games but not looked too good in the real thing so far. Perhaps it’s a confidence thing or he is trying too hard to impress?
I’d give him a start in the cup game at the weekend and see how he does over 90 minutes
Bangura had a decent scoring record in Sweden.
OK, the Swedish league isn’t the best in Europe, but neither is the SPL.
I don’t think he has suddenly become a rotten player. (thumbsup)
fanadpatriot – I have watched it…eh…twice and I…..eh….still have….eh…no idea what it is….eh…about.
TO THE QUEEN!
They obviously don’t do irony in the blue room. I am sure she would much rather have the boggle eyed shyster and the retired parent carer pay her some tax rather than drink goats blood from what looks like a souvenier from an Austrian petrol station forecourt.
Mort, wonder what Phil would have thought of John Hartson, who took something like 12/13 games to open his account?
SffS
FERGUS SLAYED THE BLUES
Third time lucky,I hope!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNl-OieRDf8
feeding time at the zoo I see
Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
new article posted.
Hello folks, just seen that Phil had an article written last night….Things seem to be moving along quickly for them now.
This, being the biggest story in decades is now running to a close.What a show it’s been.Paul, Phil and Rtc have played leading roles in keeping us up to date in the sorry saga.
The tabloids have played very shamefully during this, and in truth, it’s exactly how we thought they would approach this huge story….They really have been left behind now…the old agenda driven media is at last dying people.
That 2.8M arrested from rangers accounts has been at last transferred over to HMRC..is this anywhere near the back pages??
Now we await on the issue of the the euro liscence granted by the sfa to rangers….Which for me, begs the question of: How easy was it for rangers to convince the sfa under George Peat, that there was no bill that they knew of which couldn’t be paid? this MUST be answered! Did the sfa just take theyre word for it?? In either case this issue stinks to high heaven!….we must press this issue, not just Phil….Collectively we can all get these answers!