Celtic comfortably reached the Scottish Cup quarter final with a 0-2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle this afternoon but the home team will rue two moments of suicidal defending which gifted Celtic the important chances. Georgios Samaras put his laces through the ball to score from a tight angle before Scott Brown converted a penalty after Gary Hooper created a chance from nothing.
Hooper tried a cocky back heal early on after creating a chance for himself but Inverness keeper Tuffey blocked. Nick Ross was first to test Fraser Forster with a shot from the 18 yard line but the keeper dived to his bottom right to turn the ball round the post. Meekings had a good chance from the resultant corner but Kelvin Wilson blocked.
Kris Commons started his first game in over two months and could have converted but missed his shot after Hooper cut back from the goal line. Samaras and Commons then combined well to setup Hooper for a shot from the edge of the box that was saved by Tuffey.
The opening goal arrived after 33 minutes when Commons played a forward pass from deep which Ross Tokely should have cleared but didn’t make a clean contact on, allowing Georgios Samaras to run clean through and thunder an unstoppable shot from a tight angle high into the net.
Five minutes after the break Matthews, Brown, Commons and Hooper combined in the best move of the game before Hooper crossed but Samaras shot from 6 yards flew over. Moments later Samaras had a chance from even closer when Ledley crossed from the left but he could not turn his attempt from three yards goal-wards.
The Greek striker was continually a threat and got on the end of a Mulgrew free kick to head from 12 yards but the attack was temporarily cleared. Gary Hooper collected at the corner of the box and passed deep to where he thought Scott Brown was but on seeing Brown was elsewhere the Englishman chased after the ball and robbed Proctor on the line. The Inverness defender then tripped Hooper as he closed in on goal to concede a penalty. Scott Brown converted with the kind of ease that will have Neil Lennon wondering how his team managed to miss so many penalties in the last two years.
James Forrest replaced the tiring Commons and ripped up the field before shoot wide from 8 yards as Celtic closed out the game comfortably.
Let’s hope we get a home draw in the next round. Although, Tannadice would be acceptable….
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bigjie
she thinks you are cool…
whatever that means?
BT , aye , its a cold one outside mate
Evening all, any undercover agents repoting from fascist fascist tonight? thats got to be a treasure trove of quotable gems tonight!!!
Summer of 65
#havingapartywhenrangersdie
Jelly and ice-cream WRD!
bigjie
mini BT keeps me going..
it is me passing on the faith….
THE EXILED TIM says:
4 February, 2012 at 19:30
if there is any justice in the world , it will be tears of joy soon…
CRC/Starry Plough,
Don’t care how deep it gets I’ll be strapping tennis racquets to me plates o’meat and scuttling off to the shops for a Hunday Mail & Hunday Times if rumours of more Whyte-Out stories bear fruit:)
It’s the end of the huns as we know it, clap your hands…
Hail, hail
sorry to mention the name but isn’t funny that since the truth’s been ‘out’ we haven’t heard from truth47…..
ntb ,thank you
blantyretim says:
4 February, 2012 at 19:19
If you walk 10 miles I will kindly sponsor you in return -)
CRC
SwanseaBhoy
Try the Eagle Inn.
cec
I walk at least two miles every day mate…
I know it doesnt look it though…
Tooting Tim
It’s the end of the huns as we know it…and I feel fine
Every day, even those spent in the deepest days of despair, circa 1994 and the Huns 9 IAR, I have always know what an absolute privilege it is to be able to say ‘proud and loud’ I am a Celtic supporter and I know that this feeling is shared by a diaspora that literally stretches from the North to South Pole and every conceivable watering hole between these respective starting points. Considering myself a reasonably travelled individual I know that I was not the only one to really piss off the wife / partner when only having 10 minutes per week via satellite phone to briefly discuss the niceties of making sure that the kids and immediate family along with the dog are ok that the very 1st question after this out of our mouths were “What were the Celtic results”. From the hottest of deserts to the coldest of Artic tundra’s I, along with a legion of other Celtic fans, have done this. We are Celtic
Proud and erect as the Wullie Malloy CSC would say – Yes I was a Wullie. When asked what colour was my Wullie? I would reply yellow.
“We are going to party when the Rangers die, we’re goin to do the huddle when the Rangers die, we’re goin’ do the conga when the Rangers die”
BT
Do you stay a mile from the PV ?
Great result for big Mick today. I think hiis job was on the line. Seemingly the owner went in and gave the players a right rollickin.
He he
Permaraging Hun 18 replays 18 replays
A big thank you to Tony Sit Down, Token Burd & Michael Flattery for
the company today. Thanks also to MWD for some pertinent funny
laugh out loud points also.
Ma soaks ur dry
Hail x infinity
The buns are 21+
I.e …..a busted flush
Greencar20
that’s some effort!
Made me think of this:
Imperfect List (Weatherall Mix) – Big Hard Excellent Fish
Gordom64@19:27
Sorry my friend, but wrong on every count!
You can’t have any dignity left if you never had ant at all to begin with.
Fall on their swords? Who do you think is gonna pay for the weapons? They’ve nae money.
How can they admit they are wrong? They don’t understand the meaning of the word.
Agree 100% with your sentiments though.
Cheers
Alex
Catholic, Celtic and proud!!!
G64
no 1/2 mile, I go a couple of times per day… 0))
HT
100%
The mood is good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhINd_2WflA&feature=related
A wee neo-classic, always time for an airing!!
Summer of 65
#jellyandicecreasehenrangersdie
hamiltontim says:
4 February, 2012 at 19:49
Nothing, Celtic and proud!
Has anyone got any clip to the Scott brown elbow this eejit is talking about?
BT@19:42
Problem – walk at least 2 miles every day
Solution – find another pub in your area with an indoor toilet, or at least one closer to home.
Cheers
Alex
SmashingMilkBottles says:
4 February, 2012 at 19:48
you remembered:-)
CRC
AAFG
I’m pleased to be proved entirely wrong.
Hoped they might show a semblance of humility.
Scot Browns elbow
http://youtu.be/uDq2L6-I5P4
I posted this just before KO so it may have been lost in the excitement.
I had the misfortune to have RClyde on in the car at approx 12.10 and the, ahem, “experts” were discussing the Celtic team. The only thing that they could focus on was the fact that Stokesy wasn’t playing and how he can’t be very happy about it, and proceeded to talk about him moving to Russia!!!!!!!!!!!
Frazer Wishart, in discussing the fact that Stokesy scored a double last week at Hampden, stated that Gary Hooper was a “shadow of his normal self”. FFS! Anyone who watched that game will be aware that Hoops had a great game. Could’ve done with more service, but he was my MoM.
Experts?
AAFG
you keep posting my good friend…
Broonie was getting choked in that clip
The tackle on Charlie M near the end was shocking, a straight red all day long,Tansy I think, not even a talking to.
Also the one on Vic by Foran at the start of the game, no even a foul, it set the tone for the day.
As the Specials said
‘It’s the dawning of a new era’
yip
Gordon64
TR deciphered
Hail Hail
MurdochauldandHay says:
4 February, 2012 at 20:00
The perma raging hun only say what he wanted to see, clown..Brown got fouled off the ball more than once today and that wee dangleberry Foran got to kick everything that moved AGAIN!!!
They are the worst losers in the world the huns and I look forward to hear this bam again tomorrow after their exit from the Cup…
SP
I don’t like anyone that has a dislike for Celtic
I could’ve used less letters to state my previous sentence
Bleach
No a hope that the hun will lose tomorrow, they need the cash too much, and that wee hun davis will be well gened up for a favourable draw on monday.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a derby match wasn’t the draw.
Wee hun Billy better watch those hot balls :>)))