It was Roy of the Rovers stuff at Fir Park today at 18-year-old Tony Watt made his Celtic debut and scored the first two goals of the game within five minutes of getting onto the field.
Celtic have been notoriously slow to start games this season but were on the front foot from the off today as Pawel Brozek looked lively on his first start for the club. They should have earned a penalty kick on 4 minutes when Victor Wanyama was dragged to the ground as he latched onto the end of a Ki free kick.
Thereafter Celtic’s experimental line-up laboured for much of the game. Passing from midfield was profligate and the front pairing of Gary Hooper and Brozek was never a partnership.
After Wanyama’s penalty claim Motherwell enjoyed the bulk of the first half chances. Craig Highton headed on for Chris Humphrey who had an excellent volley saved by an equally spectacular save from Lukas Zaluska to keep the scores level. Humphrey then had a shot blocked by Thomas Rogne before the rebound was fired goal-ward by Steve Jennings to bring another fine save from Zaluska.
Wanyama started the game in an unaccustomed right back role but got forward on 34 minutes as he carried the ball 30 yards before threading a pass through to Brozek. The Polish striker spun inside the box and prodded a shot but he missed the target.
The final minute of the first half brought two chances for Celtic. Charlie Mulgrew did well to rescue a ball on the by-line before flighting a cross in which was knocked out to Kris Commons. Commons shot from 18 yards went narrowly wide. Seconds later Commons and Brozek combined before the Pole’s shot clipped Randolph on the ankle and trickled behind.
Motherwell were first to show in the second half when Nicky Law’s shot from the edge of the area was saved by Zaluska, who had a good afternoon. Joe Ledley then pinched the ball from the toe of Humphrey after the Motherwell winger cut inside Izaguirre on the wing and set himself up for a shot inside the box.
Paddy McCourt, who replaced injured Ki, split the Motherwell defence open with a fabulous pass for Cha but the right wing-back’s cross went straight to Randolph.
Celtic then brought on Tony Watt for the ineffective Brozek and the teenager made an immediate impact. Cha knocked-on a long ball for Victor Wanyama to run onto before crossing deep beyond the far post. Watt had an incredibly tight angle but somehow managed to steer his touch between the posts, leaving Randolph helpless.
Two minutes later Joe Ledley exploited space in front of the Motherwell defence before passing to Watt just inside the box. Tony steadied himself before firing low and hard into the far corner of the net.
Paddy McCourt was quiet on his return to the team after a lengthy lay-off but on 83 minutes he used the abundant space afforded to him outside the Motherwell box to hang a back-post cross for Cha, who headed high into the net to complete the scoring.
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Oh I forgot to say that he thinks my wife is the nicest girl who ever lived – he told my cousin so last year!
Jude
I agree we need a striker but we have been left shortchanged with Killen, Murphy etc, not sure Daly is much better TBH… (mother will kill me as it is her maiden name..)
Sadies bhoy, he did out school discos in early 80’s too… some man..
TOSB
No doubt you tell her that every hour of the day!! lol
Superb…
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjfrzNI0q8
Talking to Ryan Mc Gowans uncle on Friday night he was in the terts end at Hampden last week. He says they are vile beyond belief!!
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on 22 April, 2012 at 22:27 said:
TOSB
No doubt you tell her that every hour of the day!! lol
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Nah .. I don’t want her to get too big headed. I Like to keep her on her toes :-)
They just dont want to give us the trophy do they – makes it all the sweeter
Sportscene managing to show Rangers scoring against us and Hearts winning last week lol
Boy are those producers hurting or what? :-)
How ironic to see a player (wallace) play for a team who haven’t payed one brass button to a rival ( Hertz) & set up a winning goal against that team in their ain midden (swinecastle).
If FC Dignity are so magnanimous then why didn’t they refuse to play Wallace yesterday…as a symbolic gesture of contrition?
obon
And where was the whitacre fore arm smash as well??
Great performance by Tony Watt today.
In the past few weeks we have seen some signs that there are 3 or 4 youngsters who are ready to make more than cameo appearances.
I would like us to properly plan our squad for next year, and it would be good to get deadwood trimmed out our squad for next year, and the (short term) responsibility for squad players being given to Watt , McGeogh and Twardzik.
Lets see these guys step up next year from an average of 2/ 3 substitute appearances to 10 / 15 appearances next year.
This would give these guys a real chance to progress, allow us to ditch guys like Loovens , and invest in a quality striker who can attack the ball, another centre back, and a resolution to our goalkeeping position.
Not much to ask ?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on 22 April, 2012 at 22:37 said:
obon
And where was the whitacre fore arm smash as well??
Never happened!!!
Quiet Timmy.
;-)
Wonkyradar to be fair the Orcs have paid half of the fee. Maybe he should only be allowed to play half of each game!! Hail Hail Hebcelt
wonky
Try watchin a telly uv no paid for? The sherrifs wd be battering ur door down no problems!!
have not been on since I Posted earlier,thankyou to everyone who made comments, regarding my bad news,not been a great day,may he rest in peace.
obon
He got a Y shld have been red.
Clashcitybhoy:
Agreed but keep Glenda, ditch Wilson for me…
Night U all!!
HaiL HaiL
I think Lenny should use all his transfer kitty to buy a real quality striker. Somebody who can score out of nothing- maybe even the finished article- and push Stokes & Hooper onto the next level…but then it does cost hell of a lot of cabbage for such a player.
Sixteen roads to Golgotha on 22 April, 2012 at 21:02 said:
Palacio67 on 22 April, 2012 at 20:26 said:
Re Waxy O’Connor’s
I had the pleasure of spending 3hrs in the pub a couple of weeks ago before we headed off to see the Aussie Pink Floyd.
As you said, there’s something to say for a window seat in there watching the world go by. Very impressed with it. The food looked good as well. I’ll maybe give that a try.
Aussie PF were magnificent btw.
Re Fr.Sweeney.
I know him pretty well. But not well enough. Some of the stories on here tonight are replicated whenever you mention you’re in St.Patrick’s Parish Coatbridge.
I was at funeral the other day, and at the meal afterwards we were seated beside some older ladies from Wishaw. They know him from St.Thomas’s Church in Pather.
I was amazed at some of the things they told me about what he got up to!
A constant thread running through the stories is that if he wasn’t a priest, he’d be a millionaire by now!
SPF
Heb:
Didn’tt realise they had payed that much…still a felonious flange of raggedy villians.
Wonky could,nt have put it better myself.Hail Hail Hebcelt
Is five the lowest number they have on those electronic injury boards at Old Trafford…funny how its always 5+ mins when they need a goal…
Night all ….. L-DAY TOMORROW, OR SHORTLY THREAFTER
Everybody away tae bed?
Gute nacht!
Peace One & All.
wonkyradar
wie geits
i’m still here
FFS I was just woken up by a load a eejits there and looked oot the windae and there was 4 guys wi huns tops on playin football wi a hedgehog , evil bastards
I thought so I picked up the phone and was just about to call the SRSPCA when the hedgehog scored a feckin beautiful overhead kick
go home ya huns
Yon Fr Sweeney has been around – he was our pp when I was at primary – he was dj at discos and took the primary football team for a bit – around mid 1970s.
HH..
Some nights it’s like The WALTONS on here , with all the goodnights…
and THAT is precisely why this works.. There s a lot of friendship , care , concern and love on here..
yes, there is another L word!
CQN I do love it.. I feel I’m amongst a great group of friends and family world wide..
In keeping with tradition..
Goodnight all!
Roll on L day..
dannysbeard
Thought you were going for the hedgehog/thems supporters bus gag there.
Thanks guys for the Glasgow pub guide, I will try most of them on Saturday.
HH
WDH
How are you?
MWD
bloke 109
dont know that one enlighten me
dannysbeard
Tricky one for on here :-) Er, hedgehog has something on the outside, thems bus has it on the inside. If yer with me.
check this wan out bhoys and ghilrs
https://apply.mbna.co.uk/UKNeoCCapp/entry?sc=82ranggs_ost
theweegreenman on 22 April, 2012 at 21:03 said:
So HMRC,agent Whyte and the TBK have came through for TFOD?
I’ll believe it when I see it.
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. Well my friend if it surprises you it certainly wont surprise me . We have had months of fun at there expense , if tomorrow is the day WE FIND OUT WHATS REALLY HAPPENING , then i say thank god , im fed up listening to thems going down , them losing there history , thems in division 3 . blue knights . kennedy, miller .ng. ticketus . duff and duffer, When last did we hear anything about double contracts , off shore accounts . ebt ,s . eufa licenses. campbell ogilvie. shredding machines , hasnt been in topic for a wee while now has it . naw everything is fitting into place for them , as a few of us on here knew would happen . I posted months ago i wouldn,t believe they would be allowed to die . and i still feel the same . We have watched blinkered as duff and duffer as they are known on here . have bought them oodles of time . We have blanked out the involvement of the first minister. his assistants . The rangers supporting MP,S from ALL party,s the laptop loyal , the group of ten and more alarming the governors of scottish football . We will see the rule book altered to accommodate them under the guise restructuring , while uefa turn the blind eye not wanting to get involved . We have on numerous occasions challenged the mibs and the honest mistakes yet even with the clarity of live TV screening they still thumb there nose at us , with the arrogance that tells you WE CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT . Oh yes weve been advised that the board are keeping there powder dry . Utter rubbish ,like every other issue the board will comply , as was evident with the treatment administered to neil francis lennon . James forrest captured it after the 2 match ban for lenny , by not taking it the full hog they came back yesterday with the decision NOT to send whittiker off , had they been playing any other team next week other than celtic .HE WOULD HAVE BEEN OFF. but we cant have them harnessed even more . Also when last did we hear anything from our major shareholder, when last was he seen anywhere near paradise. I wanted them finished , not under any other name, not in any other division ,finished. I still firmly believe craig whyte has a huge part to play , he will show his hand soon . but to coin the phrase from the lord of the realm . i hope WE havent been DUPED .
jimtim
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109
prickly knobs!
Hamiltontim
or anybody.
can you direct me to the post thats getting all the compliments please, would love to read.
cheers.
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