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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So are the Huns going to be saved or what???????
Either or please this whole saga is boring me to death!!
Hail hail
Good morning all. One L of a day here in North Ayrshire. Here’s hoping this is the day we have all been waiting for, the day they go to the wall.
I cant shake the feeling that this ‘preferred bidder’ deadline is all about getting another 500k income to see them to the end of the season.
Tony Watt, Marcus Fraser, Jackson Irvine, Dylan McGeough, Filip Twardzik, Paul George…
Reasons to be cheerful…
I am a simplistic man, so I wanted to put down in simple terms what seems wrong with the present situation regarding the likely “successful” bid.
I am sure I must be missing something obvious.
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/d-day-for-rangers-preferred-bidder-to-be-declared-all-problems-sorted-maybe-not/
And, mirabile dictu, the deadline has moved again!
Duff & Phelps for the Scottish Comedy Awards!
Whither the plucky cash-strapped scrofulous Hillbillies the day?
Paul McC on 23 April, 2012 at 08:28 said:
Great stuff Paul…
These fools have no intention of doing the right thing, it hasn’t even entered their heads..
The Blue Knights more like The Blue Rinse..jokers..
Pay your bills…
I maybe missing something here but if all the bidders plans are conditional on a CVA route, why would anyone pay a £500,000 deposit before the result of the creditor vote is announced on Wednesday?
Why are people trying to make sure these cheating scumbags survive, surely everything they have done is regarded as illegal. Why are the people involved not up in court? Pay your bills you filthy bigoted animals. Death to RFC
Exactly why i find it hard to talk about either Rangers or Hearts. Makes my blood boil. Would love to see them both wiped off the footballing map asap
Serge-stop pussyfooring around and get off the fence ;/)
Dbbia
The fence is about to break….I’m due a rant. I hate them both more than brussel sprouts & that says alot cos ive been dodging them for 33 years ;-)
I have taken to reading more on these pages than posting for a number of reasons. However, given that this is Blue Monday I felt the overwhelming need to commit my thoughts to PC (paper!). I have read various reports on the blue knights re-bid and their desire to look after players with thick bank balances as opposed to 134m worth of creditors.
Someone in that sorry clan must realise that as they read down the sorry list of those impacted by RFC cheating that there are normal every day people – many of whom will be loyal subjects of the ibroke realm – who face going bust or making redundancies themselves. How can anyone who claims to be a human with an inner spirit, far less a WASP, feel that this is the right thing to do.
A 75% cut to most readers of these pages would literaly have the same impact as 100%, but these players are earning thousands, many of them tens of thousands. To say they (BKs) have a duty to look after them instead of Joe punter is repugnant, to use someone elses phraseology.
I hope that today marks the end of this sorry institution, that D & P sells the assets and at least offer some solace to the newsagent owner et al and that the Blue Knights and other interested parties meet the same financial doom as RFC 1873, gone but never forgotten or forgiven.
Serge 8.57
Hey less of the Brussels Sprouts bashing ok.
That’s my favourite veg you’re talking about.
SERGE 0857
Brussels sprouts may have been the only vegetables the Orange Walk didnae have to dodge when they went past HT’s Dad’s windows…….
who’s up for collecting as many hun tops as possible and burning the lot of them
Cavansam
“Broccoliiiiiiii Broccoliiiiiii”
Serge on 23 April, 2012 at 09:05 said:
Patience Serge they’ll be burning their own tops soon enough!!
Starry
Serge 9.05
Now you’re talking, I’ll bring some Sprouts for roasting.
From the RTC blog
7 April 2012
David Gauke MP
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road,
LONDON
SW1A 2HQ
Dear Mr Gauke,
RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB
As I am sure you know, Rangers Football Club is currently in administration, and HMRC is the main creditor. A number of bidders have expressed interest in buying the club. However some of these bids could involve liquidation. It is reported that much depends on the attitude HMRC decide to take.
I am therefore writing to you, the minister responsible for HMRC, to convey concerns from Rangers supporters, many of whom are my constituents in the South of Scotland region. It is not only fans of the club who are concerned about its future – I myself support one of its rivals. This is a major Scottish institution and it would be a blow if financial mismanagement by individuals were to destroy the club in its present form.
It will also be damaging to the tax payer if Rangers goes into liquidation. A Company Voluntary Arrangement would be the best way out of administration and would ensure that HMRC has the opportunity to recoup some of its losses.
While I understand that this is a primarily a matter for the administrators, Duff & Phelps of London, I hope you will do what you can in your capacity as Exchequer Secretary to impress on HMRC the value to both Scotland and to the UK tax payers of the club’s survival.
Yours sincerely
Joan McAlpine
MSP for the South of Scotland
http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rstsite/letters/Letter_from_Joan_McAl
pine_to_David_Gauke_MP.pdf
Serge @ 09:05
Caution!
(And save yourself a match): a bundle of Orc vests would actually self-combust …
FF
BMCUW
haha i would spend a day throwing veg at that lot. HH
A bit off topic guys. 30th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum. We might not all be on CQN if it wasnt for that computer. Have a look at this website its got all the old games on it. Brings back lots of memories. Dont know how to do the link thingy but just go to zxspectrum.net
Hail Hail
Paul The Spark
More off topic than veg? ;-)
Jet set willie & Horace the hun goes sking!
Paul The Spark 9.09
Ah the days of playing Head over Heels, Lords of Chaos and The Double.
Simpler times.
SERGE
I recommend turnips. Softer veg would just be making a gesture……
Lads they have most of the games that I can remember like atic atac and jetpac. Way better than COD
BMCUW
oooow a turnip would be ideal. or a baked potato….straight off the hun nose.
I’ve had pay day this month pencilled in for the BIG news that the Hun canny pay their players.
Defunct the day after we play, & hopefully having handed them a Celtic youth led spanking, how sweet would that be?
Duty calls…..the pubs are open!
Granger-Banyard on 23 April, 2012 at 08:07 said:
Revenge is sweet my friends. We
only won 2 titles between 67 and 86
but we lived the high life for the next
15 years
They actually won 3.
Bad news when we know their history better than they do!
They actually won 3 between 1965 and 1986(1975,1976 + 1978)wonder why he selected 1967 as the start point!
Another Monday morning as champs! Watt a debut! Ledley, Wanyama and Rogue every time for me.
Another year has passed, in that time the little knowledge of corporate governance and insolvency practice has certainly increased. Yet, I still can’t get my head round how anyone could buy a club with the amount of uncertainty which hangs over that rancid institution.
Paul The Spark 9.09
So you were one of those flash kids with colour while I made do with a zx81 (enhanced with a 64k ram pack) and dreamed of buying a sticky-on keyboard with buttons that pressed.
A bright, pleasant morning here in North Ayrshire.
Well done to young Tony and to Celtic.
Now, what about them hingmies?
How much is an Atari worth? I still have 1 boxed up in excellent condition.
jhilday on 23 April, 2012 at 09:27 said:
Is that as in: “Bring on the hingmies” … ?
FF
The Smallest CSC
You are correct I had ZX 64 k with a seperate tape recorder. Cutting edge. playing Daley Thompsons Decathlon
Serge on 23 April, 2012 at 09:28 said: “How much is an Atari worth?”
If you could get Sir David Murray to value it for you, then get Duff & Phelps to market it for you, you never know what you might get.
I’m led to believe there’s money out there, just looking for a home …
FF