A five star performance from Celtic extended their lead at the top of the table to an incredible 17 points as Anthony Stokes and Gary Hooper dictated the pace and outcome of the game. Stokes made sure he got on the end of a Charlie Mulgrew corner on 14 minutes to head the opening goal from inside the six yard box. Six minutes later it was 0-2 when Hooper collected on the halfway line before playing a forward pass to Stokes. Stokes advanced into the box before slipping the ball to Hooper, who slipped the ball underneath Graham Stack from 10 yards out.
Hibs first genuine attempt arrived midway through the first half when Adam Matthews failed to deal with a long ball and was robbed by Stevenson but Fraser Forster saved. Wotherspoon then had a good chance 8 yards out when he met a cross from the left but his attempt went wide.
Celtic should have had a penalty when Anthony Stokes again rushed into the box before cutting back and had his ankles clipped but the referee waved play-on.
Two minutes after the break Charlie Mulgrew removed any remaining doubt about the result. Gary Hooper was fouled 23 yards from goal and Mulgrew thundered the resulting free kick into the far corner of the net.
Hooper and Stokes linked again when the former back-heeled for the latter but Graham Stack blocked the shot from 12 yards. Hooper’s second goal of the game arrived seven minutes into the second half when James Forrest passed to Mulgrew who fed Hooper. The striker’s shot bobbled over the diving Stack into the net.
A careless back-heel by Kelvin Wilson was collected by Gary O’Connor who crossed for Leigh Griffiths but Forster collected comfortably. The rout was completed when Stokes fed substitute Kris Commons whose wayward shot struck the knee of Ki and deflected into the net. Joe Ledley almost made it six when he won a header from a Ki corner but his attempt rebounded off the bar.
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Strange thing, looking at the bet365 site, the uk list, the huns game next week is not listed. Mmmmmmm
Guardian discussing der hun on talkSPORT press pass.
Just watched the highlights of the Huns match.Even the MIB have forsacken them not one honest mistake Brines take a bow
First Scotland call up for Chaz Mulgrew coming soon? Although it would be good for a giggle to see him playing for the USA.
Have we seen any cracked rangers crests in the papers yet, or is administration and likely liquidation not quite up there with losing to an EPL team in a pre-season friendly?
Depending on results Celtic can win the league on St Patrick’s Day without kicking a ball.
My player of the year –
Celtic FC.
Well done and thank you.
I thought we went straight into the Champions League group stages for next season, but I saw someone during the week stating that wasn’t so. Anyone have any clarification on that?
The unsung hero of the team this season big Charlie Mulgrew well done son
philbhoy
have a look at bjmac FB..(well get Olivia to show you it…)
the Carluke bhoys have a banner at HMRC in Edinburgh….
Whenever we win the league and wherever we win it, it willo be wonderful!
Patience bhoys!
Ard Macha 19.18
Your last paragraph sums it all up for me.Rotten to the core.slan
bt
Will do!
Uttering……knowingly passing off documents which you know to be false as genuine
naughty naughty
Player of the Year
My personal shortlist-
Fraser Forster
Charlie Mulgrew
Victor Wanyama
Re Ibrox game, is there anything in the rules to stop Duff & Phelps charging us say, £60 per head instead of the expected £42?
If we tried to reciprocate I would expect the Huns end to be empty for the last game.
PF
you better not defend them ya bassa…..
bt
Love the party hat bjmac is wearing!
Snake Plissken says:
19 February, 2012 at 19:29
double party at Hampden on the 18th ;-)
Hail Hail!!
Just in from a 10 hour shift, managed to get away for half an hour at 3 to watch the first 30 minutes, thought Hibs played fairly well until the first goal then we simply went up a few gears and it was bye bye
SB
Mikey,
Silver Wedding this weekend, Mrs BMA an me oot in Glasgow, an she’s tellin me wits happenin at ibrokes, and aw the jokes an songs this is producin,
Mrs BMA I salute you………………
Bma
Árd Macha
They have been cheating us since way, way before my time, always been so.
BBC commentator as Killie score – ” to be fair it was a vg goal”
To be fair? Hmmm where are his allegiances?
I know the history attached to POTY and what our list of winners looks like.
I think it would be great to present the accolade to every player that has worn the Hoops this season.
Every one of them.
They all deserve it!
Legalese Dictionary
Utter:— v. to issue a forged document
So we do have to qualify for the group stages of CL. Not sure where we are seeded, if at all though.
PFayr
Care to have a stab at what may have been Uttered !!
PFAyr
Beat me to it. Darn,…Almost sounded clever there for a moment.
:)
So when I tell Mrs Lucky Number 7 that I was at the garden centre and was actually at the pub am I guilty of uttering?
San Diego Bhoy
we have at least one maybe two rounds….
San Diego Bhoy
Two rounds, via the champions route, we should make it with a decent draw.
TET
The missing £24M perhaps….?
When HMRC win the big tax case does it become Hector’s Big Hoose?
That’ll be Regan off the hook then.
The documents provided by the huns were, err, uttered.
Right, so we go in to CL qualifying in the 3rd round. Won’t be easy, but with this team we are capable of beating any potential opposition.
CoefficientCSC
lucky number 7 says:
19 February, 2012 at 19:41
So when I tell Mrs Lucky Number 7 that I was at the garden centre and was actually at the pub am I guilty of uttering?
Lot unless you show her a Dobie’s receipt borrowed off a mate!
Bring Me The Heid of Thunder Crap Reid says:
19 February, 2012 at 19:21
‘Perfect end to a wonderful week’
Eh, Sunday’s the first day of the week.
Pedant CSC.
San Diego Bhoy,
Levein said during a previous commentary that only injury stopped him calling Charlie Mulgrew up for whatever the last Scotland match was. He is a cert for the next squad I would have thought.
The huns are utter pish!!!
Problem solved.
Hail hail