The Scottish Premier League title was secured in emphatic fashion at Kilmarnock this afternoon as The Champions recorded the highest winning margin by any team in the league this season before celebrating an unforgettable league title.
There were sterling performances all over the field for Celtic but it was Charlie Mulgrew who made it his business that there would be no mistakes today. He scored two and created another two of Celtic’s opening four goals before a late flurry finished the scoring.
The opening goal was a bullet header from Charlie from a Kris Commons corner with less than 7 minutes on the clock. Mulgrew could have added a second three minutes later when he combined with Commons on the edge of the area before trying to clip the ball past Cammy Bell in the Kilmarnock goal but on this occasion his attempt went wide.
Glenn Loovens made it 0-2 after 15 minutes when a short corner was played across the field to Mulgrew on the right. Charlier swung in a deep cross to the back of the six yard box for Loovens to of back across goal and into the net.
On 35 minutes Mulgrew cut inside from the left wing and opened space for a delicious right foot shot inside the far post to put Celtic 0-3 ahead and in dreamland.
Moments later Adam Matthews crossed to the dangerous Commons who could have turned and shot but played the ball into the past of Georgios Samaras who drew a magnificent save from Bell.
Seconds before half time Mulgrew sent in a mirror copy of his earlier cross for Loovens but this time Gary Hooper raced onto the ball at the back post to fire into the net and give Celtic a four goal lead at half time.
Commons, who played as a false centre forward for most of the game to great effect, should have earned a penalty on the hour mark when he was barged off the ball when clean thought inside the box but his distinct hooped shirt counted against him.
Kris then played a magnificent pass onto the rampaging Loovens who injured himself in a challenge with Cammy Bell as his shot went narrowly wide.
The second half looked set to end without a goal before a couple of late contributions, the first from Ledley who combined with Stokes before clipping the ball over the goalkeeper. Gary Hooper then fired an unstoppable shot into the postage stamp corner from 19 yards to complete the rout.
Have a Champion Easter and enjoy your well earned celebrations.
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Tommy Joad on 8 April, 2012 at 12:35 said:
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That was magic TJ! Thank you kindly sir!!!!!!!!!!!!
HH
We are all Neil Lennon
The nuns have just found out we’ve won the league.
Oh Happy Day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLY7yI1xV-M
Ready for the Beach
It seems that every day on NewsNow:Celtic there is a feed to a Newcastle page dis’ing Celtic and Scotland. Apparently today big Forster has a “plastic” medal.
Newcastle are now officially my 3rd most detested team in the world – behind R*ngers and Chelsea, but ahead of Hearts and Hamburg.
The Wakes
Celtic Symphony/St Pauli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_QP9Np7uM0
Party still in full swing.
Newcastle couldn’t win a menage. Bitter with jealousy.
“Fighting the Fuzz” flavoured ice cream
As opposed to the invisible non existent medals that Newcastle players have for anything.
Geordies are the most moronic self important non event group of people in the world.
Newcastle, still narked that we voted Bellamy player of the season when he was on load.
Loan, of course. Loan.
I don’t do Twitter, but the wife just showed me some tweets from Nacho Ned….little git that he is.
Someone please ask him how many contracts he had at Ipox!
T4
Have you ever met an intelligent Geordie?
Me either.
“Fighting the Fuzz” flavoured ice cream,
Newcastle? Medals? No, it’s just too easy.
I hear talk of us being in for Craig Gordon again. Wonder if it is just a back up plan in case Fraser fancies a life of mid table obscurity back at Sports Direct Stadium?
Not even being force fed River City could change my mood. And many moons ago I met Lenny Murdoch at Hampden – 2004 I think – the Dunfermline game – they went 1 up before half time.
Happy Easter everyone.
Remember, do only good…
U
Charlie and the Bhoys
Inter Milan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xv6SSGtZZo
A ‘plastic’ medal eh?
Newcastle always say they are a ‘big’ club
If my memory serves me correctly, they haven’t won a trophy in 40 years
Stupid Geordies
My boys pal is a relative of Novo- and his family are tims- after a derby game during which Novo was subbed to a chorus of “Nacho Novo your a w*%ker” my boy was at their house when Novo phoned them to be greeted by the whole family signing the same song to him down the phone
BBC: SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW
After Celtic’s long-awaited securing of the title yesterday, attention turns to the relegation battle and the chase for the second Champions League qualification spot as Hibernian host Motherwell. Should they win at Easter Road, Stuart McCall’s third-top Well can move seven points clear of St Johnstone, who slipped up with a draw at home to Inverness, and eight clear of Dundee United, who lost away to Aberdeen. Second-bottom Hibs, meanwhile, can stretch the gap between themselves and Dunfermline to nine points in the two-horse race to avoid the drop after the Pars lost 2-1 at home to Hearts yesterday.
Who says that Scottish football needs … er what were they called again?
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Mort..
If you really want to Come over for the Last Glasgow Derby.. I’ll get You a Ticket.. ( Hopefully)
PM me on FB.. If your Locked in..
001Bhoy
EK Celtic Shop Window
Hibs 1 (O`Connor) M`well 0
Some goal for Gary Oconnor
1 -0 Hibs
Good.
bournesouprecipe on 8 April, 2012 at 00:59 said:
Celtic Champions 2012 – live from the Vatican
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That’s the Chambers !!
:-)
Stairheedrammy – my mate’s youngest boy used to be good friends with one of Nacho’s sons/stepsons and told some similar stories.
Did the family go with him to Spain and Poland?
T4
Good afternoon all.
I believe there were a number of CQN’ers in Bar67 yesterday which explained why my ears were burning – I nominated two persons to defend my honour, needless to say im sure they both ended up agreeing that I talk garbage most of the time!
I’ll hold my hands up at being wrong with Fraser Forster and Charlie Mulgrew and Samaras as a winger – but thats it!!!
Anyway, havent logged on since the most emphatic victory I have seen in a long long time – we would have beaten Barcelona yesterday I really mean that such was the level of hunger and desire within each and every man out on that pitch yesterday.
They played like true custodians of Glasgow Celtic Football Club, a club with one of the best histories in world football.
Well done to Kilmarnock for facilitating a good after match celebration.
Picking up on that newcastle thing – I agree, does that person realise his own hatred towards Celtic and Scotland will have turned hundreds maybe thousands of us against his own club – it doesnt sound like that kind of person would even care.
Its a great feeling sitting here on Easter Sunday quickly logging on, as a champion!
Resurrexit sicut dixit.
Happy Easter to friend and foe alike
Just got caught up!
Well that was some day! Match day tradition is to buy Conor a badge pre-match but was a wee bit short on time yesterday so explained to Conor we would get his badge after the game. My buddy Sean told him he would buy him a badge if Charlie Mulgrew scored so he ended up with 2 badges!
The game was amazing and the support was fantastic. Rugby Park was rocking!
Ended up going out last night, was in Coatbridge watching Claymore and partying the night away, got home about 3 am and got up at 9. I’ve spent the last few hours watching the game and celebrations (spotted me and the wee bhoy more than once) and catching up on the comments. Feeling fairly rough but well worth it!
Stand up for the champions!
Hail Hail
EWO – I can exclusively reveal that we all agreed you do indeed talk garbage! :-)
Nice meeting your bro, a right good Tim.
T4
Happy Easter to All
He is Risen!
Eyes Wide Open
I was in Bar67 with the CQN Bhoys n all we did was celebrate our teams league triumph so don’t know how your ears were burning
Hail Hail
;-)
tommytwiststommyturns on 8 April, 2012 at 13:10 said:
I thought as much – should have known my bro would turn on me!!
Sounded as if you all had a good day.
Hail Hail
Winningemmell,
Surrexit Christus Alleluia,
Cantate Domino Alleluia
Martin42
EWO – don’t listen to him, he was steamin by that point! :-)
Mind you, he had been drinking Guinness since lunchtime, so he did well to keep partying until much later on!
T4
Thanks again to the CQN bhoys I met up with yesterday, had a fantastic day n night in Bar67.
Brilliant bunch of Bhoy’s
HH
Bundoran Bhoy
met four green fields at the park after the match.
was at beamback and stayed till team came back… great day..
TTTT
Was that me you were talking about? ;-)
HH
BT
Glad you had good day? Bar67 was bouncin, loved it
HH
did you meet up with PFayr..?