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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if commons is going then so be it, a very good player, but to be honest he was not being doing it at the start of the season and we could invest the wages saved on signinig a player we need, a quality centre back. one of wilson, rogne, charlie can partner
A lot of it comes down to who you support…..
When you think about it, it’s not difficult.
They unite to want to beat us, and we want to show that we should have been picked to fight for the cause………
In my mind that explains the differential in team’s efforts, us against thems…..
*first drink since finishing the anti-biotics*
:)
Nice to see the wishy m/well and huns fans sharing a mini bus for todays game.
Car share makes sense to me
….PFayr says:
2 January, 2012 at 19:44
Aye four or five I guess, I don’t recognise Lanarkshire when I come home now been gone thirty years and to be honest I couldn’t wait to get out of Hamilton, it was a place I never took to after the raerified atmosphere of Carfin..
Funny feeling Hooper is for the off after todays patchy display. Seemed totally uninterested at times and very lazy too!! If he stays he will need to severly step up his game.
bankiebhoy
had a great Chilean wine over Christmas ..Carmenere …excellent resembled a strong Italian
i think the original vine is French …keep a wee look out for it …mind it`ll costa fortune where you are ..it was £15 over here
If Commons has to go, then he has to go. If he has undermined Neil (or his trusted staff) in any way, and I don’t know anything about the things that have happened, then there would be no way back IMO.
I will be sorry to see him go as he proved to be a very potent weapon from midfield but it could explain the stuttering start to this season by the whole team.
If he does leave (it is still just a rumour) then he will go with best wishes from me and from all Celtic fans and I hope he goes on and does well at his next club, likewise with all ex Celts.
PFayr
I rest my case,thems aint going away.
vic is superb in the holding role and a guy said he attempts to make forward passes and on occasion they dont come of, fact is it his class as a player that allows him to make these passes with confidence that they will reach their target. to many modern players think passing from side to side is good enough, but it is not.
vic will continue to develop and get better lets hope he does not become expert on side way passes
Meanwhile, Stuart McCall’s Motherwell fall to their 4th straight defeat to Rangers(the only team that Motherwell haven’t socred against since McCall took charge!!!), conceding 17 goals and scoring …..NONE! Mmmmmmm?
Make sure Ally buys you a good steak tonight Stuart!
From a Motherwell fan
As others have pointed out, The Mothers are Flute-Puffin’ Surrender Monkeys. Even Jam Farts try harder.
Other point – Comical Ally’s statements over the past few weeks have struck me as being utter, utter bull. He seems unable to stop talking once he’s started. I’m not even sure he realises what he’s actually saying. Do the huns really swallow the crap he spouts? He’s so completely unconvincing.
PF – I’ve had it, and it is a belter. Tesco sell it here as part of their finest range.
I was at Woodwards auction in town pre Chrimbo with the missus and they were doling it out on arrival. It was so good I had to have a swatch at the label.
Been off the scud since Christmas Eve tho’ due to chest infection ( I know, I know), first time I’ve felt half way decent was today.
The result was the important thing……..treating myself to half bottle of Lindemans Shiraz Cab Sav, half price at Dunnes……
Cheers.
bankiebhoy
chest infection even put me of the drink ….it was at the point Mrs was getting a bit worried
took me a wee while to feel right …probably had my most abstemious festive period for a long time
got a wee night out on Friday ..will be right up for that :¬))
NatKnow says:
2 January, 2012 at 19:59
As others have pointed out, The Mothers are Flute-Puffin’ Surrender Monkeys. Even Jam Farts try harder.
Other point – Comical Ally’s statements over the past few weeks have struck me as being utter, utter bull. He seems unable to stop talking once he’s started. I’m not even sure he realises what he’s actually saying. Do the huns really swallow the crap he spouts? He’s so completely unconvincing.
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Comical Ally does indeed spout shite at a very high speed
Evening Bhoys
Reading back and noticed a few comments re hoops today he’s not scored in th last 3 games but he scored 9 in 11 before that I’m sure. I think all this off the boil doesn’t want to be here is a bit premature I saw him give stokes a ballocking 1st half when he got a shot off instead of playing him in.. 3 nil away from home can’t get any better just ashame the mothers couldn’t do what dunfermline ict st johnstone have done in recent weeks and gave the orcs a game
HH
Trying to get my SKY e-mail on,
up pops a ‘Huns swoop for Novo’
Are we meant to be scared,impressed or
embarrassingly piss ourselves laughing?
Well that’s the type of game that wins you the league and I’ve never seen so many Celtic fans in their ground.
Near the end neds from the McCathie stand went down to the front to hassle the Celtic support………………………and ended up lifted!!
Ron Bacardi
hey Ally ..”firmly believes “..all that he says …
he firmly believed that they would beat Malmo in Sweden, Maribor at home and CFC on Wednesday
i`m content with his firm beliefs
me tae, probably dropped half a stone, not that anyone would notice!
The fragrant missus is eating for both of us tho’….
Strange experience following the game un-jaiked!
Maritimo 2 Santa Clara 0 with 20mins left
Baba Diawara with both the goals
great finish from stoksie 2day
keep it going celts
Re: the Huns…
I agree with posters saying that Ally talks mince. His rambling explanation about how he is going to meet “Craig” to see “what can be done” was Duffield-esque in its revelation… Here is a man who is utterly out of the loop, possibly completely out of his depth, but who thinks that by saying a lot, it will make him seem connected and important.
It just made him look like a bit of a numpty…
And his comments about how Dorrans “is a player I like”? I’m sorry, WTF? you haven’t put in a bid, he is not for sale, and has not asked for a transfer, and Ally is happy to let his media pals run with the nonsense suggestion that Dorrans might actually be about to join the Huns!
If I were WBA I’d be furious at sucha cack-handed attempt to unsettle a player.
My prediction: Jelavic has played his last game for them, he’ll be sold for £4million this month. £1million of that will go to Vienna, £2milion will pay January’s wage bill, and the rest will be used to give Novo and Boyd short contracts.
No Sportscene tonight??
I’d forgotten about Commons – amazing we’ve got ourselves back without him, will we miss him – a big question
Re. Gary Hooper’s performance today. The service to Gary was pants, non-existent. Hooper is a great player and goal scorer. His record speaks for itself. We are mixing-up the system more this season than last when we went with Hooper and Stokes fairly consistently. It is obvious that when doing this it will have some sort of effect on team and individual player performances.
Ooh .. ah, Gary Hoooop-er etc
PF,
Nectar… I’ve been bleating on about this wine for a wee while now
Specially if it’s a carmenere from the apaltagua valley. It was an old French grape killed off by some virus the name of which I can’t be bothered to look up.
It’s a gem though.. Used to get it at 6.99, struggling for under a tender now
One of the other things Vic has brought to the party is his therapeutic influence on the defence.
The days when opponents strolled through our mid-field to score with their first attack are now consigned to history – I hope.
Somehow Vic made big Dan look like a centre-half and he gets our defenders to defend now .
I would agree with the manager about Vic’s distribution. It’s not always perfect – particularly late in games. But, after all, the boy’s only fourteen.
Another gem now.
Marks an Sparks are doin a Barossa blend – Shiraz – for 9.99.
An absolute cracker, buy it by the case if u can get it
I really hope that M’well get what they deserve and fail to make the top 6 after the split. It would deprive the huns of 3 cast iron points and a big boost to their goals for. It would also save us a few injuries not having to play the hatchet oooooops, sorry, steel men a fourth time.
Of course, we might have the league wrapped up before then.
Either that or the huns might end up in the bottom 6 after their points deduction. Or am I being greedy?
bankieB
Dropped half a stone. Had your ears pierced?? lol
JimmyQuinnsBits says:
2 January, 2012 at 20:28
PF,
Nectar… I’ve been bleating on about this wine for a wee while now
Specially if it’s a carmenere from the apaltagua valley. It was an old French grape killed off by some virus the name of which I can’t be bothered to look up.
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Oooooooooh! Don’t ye just love the Glasgow banter :-)
PFayr
Do you know Cogan’s from Newarthill?
If you bought a programme today, go to the back page. “Pars Hospitality” – “Matchday hospitality from only £20”
Is that entry to the game and a pot of stovies!!
Novo and Boyd will get goals against the other teams, they will keep them in it…….just as Healy and Seanie kept them in it today.
We mustn’t weaken, and we must strengthen.
We must always expect them to have the Luck of the Devil.
*replaces cork in bottle and places bottle out of reach*
:)
Been seriously impressed with young Victor these past 10 games.
Could he turn out to be as good?
Italiabhoy
tapping up players via the media is Sally`s MO
remember the public courting of Goodwillie, Murray Davidson from StJ etc
he`s now at it with Allan (DU midfielder),Dorrans and Novo
thankfully it`s mostly BS for Hun consumption
hamiltontim
very well
if your talking about Frankie,Jim ,Dessie et al
Jude,
Good job I’m not sensitive you cruel brute!