Ryan Christie’s pitched cross for Scott Sinclair to open the scoring with a volley was a thing of beauty. It was 30 minutes into the game and Motherwell were withstanding everything Celtic could muster; it was going to take something special to open them up. Sinclair’s finish was accomplished.
Ewan Henderson, on his first start in senior football, created space on the right wing to send a ball onto the forehead of Odsonne Eduard for the French striker to score his first of the day. His second, which arrived on 88 minutes, but was just as crucial, was a thundering free kick from 26 yards, which clipped the underside of the bar on its way in.
You wait weeks for a great goal then you get four in one afternoon. James Forrest darted into the box before sliding the ball into the path of Oliver Burke, who finished in the top corner.
So good for Celtic, but the story of this game runs a little deeper. As though our central mid problems were not significant enough, Ryan Christie collapsed injured, prompting Kris Ajer to knock the ball out of play. But, also making his first start in senior football was Motherwell’s 18-year-old striker, James Scott.
Scott collected the subsequent uncontested throw-in, which convention dictated would be returned to Celtic, but the teenager ran into the empty Celtic half and fired a shot at Scott Bain. The Celtic keeper saved, but Scott had an accomplice in the form of 24-year-old Gboly Ariyibi, who scored with the rebound.
At this point, the game needed someone of character to make the right decision. Unfortunately, this proverbial football fell at the feet of Motherwell manager, Steve Robinson. He just “didn’t know what to do”. Motherwell accepted the advantage their break with acceptable standards provided them with, without recourse.
I get teenagers make worse mistakes than this, although we should be clear, he has played the game all his life and will be more familiar with this scenario than you or I. I could also understand that Robinson was caught like a rabbit in the disco lights, but then the Motherwell manager tried to throw Celtic fans under the bus in a clear case of whataboutery in his post-match interview, by accusing them of celebrating the departure of injured Carl McHugh. Robinson has already told the radio audience McHugh has been knocked unconscious for the fourth time in his career.
This context was unavailable to Celtic fans during the game. The context of Robinson’s comments were crystal clear. It was shoddy, calculated and therefore worse than James Scott’s earlier transgression.
If you like football of the blood and snotters variety, the remaining 39 minutes, plus 9 minutes added-time, were right up your street. The goal upset Celtic’s hold on the game and until Edouard’s late strike, Motherwell controlled the game. But, the champions had enough and finished the visitors off in distinguished fashion.
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Armstrong Oko-Flex puts the reserves 1 up. Karamoko playing as well.
This ‘Brendan Rodgers to Leicester’ guff is one of the most intense efforts by the media to unsettle Celtic in recent times . I realise that a treble treble and 10 in a row frightens them but WOW! I feel their complete terror.
what’s up doc.
Irrespective of current form, Levein will have the scumbo’s up the fight on Wednesday.
It will be a tough game.
Although Hearts are getting majority of key players back, I still feel we are catching them at a decent time. None of their better players are hitting top form as yet. Still a few of them getting up to speed.
We’ll take advantage of that, I am certain.
Business news.
Along with well-known business woman Karen Brady, Celtic director Sharon Brown has resigned from Taveta, the holding company of Sir(sic) Philip Green’s Arcadia group. Sharon’s role was to head a combined audit and risk committee for Arcadia. I would imagine that an audit of Philip Green’s activities would identify quite a few risks.
Sensible girls.
DR running with the Huns unaudited accounts of a £5.2m profit, that’s before any deductions. Bit like looking at you pay slip and thinking everything on the left-hand side is going into your bank account, then you notice the other side tax, NI etc. They must think we are buttoned up the back of the heed
Fan-a-tic,
“Celtic should gather the entire playing squad at Lennoxtown today and use what’s happening to
galvanize a siege mentality for the run in as the cheating is accelerating.”
******
What would it take to galvanize those who come on to blogs and PUBLICLY criticise the club and those responsible for it?
Why do some, in the knowledge that we are under attack from all sides, throw stones at the club and supply the MSM with their copy?
I will never understand that mentality.
I would no sooner publicly attack Celtic than publicly criticise my own children.
What I would say privately, as in the home, or in the case of Celtic, in the pub or bus, may be another matter.
But we don’t do siege mentality.Do we?
THOMTHETHIM
Why don’t you address that person/person’s directly?
Devlopment team bhoys win 1 nil Oko-Flex
The irony of someone who uses a post suggesting the players develop a siege mentality against the ramped up cheating as a stick to beat Celtic supporters for lack of unity.
Priceless.
Will the increasingly desperate sfa and mibs see wed night as their last real opportunity to derail the 8?
Brendan Rodgers favourite for the Chelsea job yet?
SOUTHSIDE
I expect they will try.
MacLean is the ref i believe and he has had no hesitation in blatantly cheating us in the past.
He was picked for the job as DallasBeaton,,Muir and Madden have all overplayed their hand recently
Southside
If this season is anything to go by, every match is an opportunity for that mob.
We just have to keep hammering teams to factor in the mibbery….
SOUTHSIDE
Yip, ……………… ” Brother McLean reporting for duty……….saa “
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Thought Keppa had already appointed himself as new coach?
FAN-A-TIC
Who’s Sarri now
Headlines you will not read in the compliant SMSM:
Rangers will be lose making AGAIN this season.
2018/19 season still unprofitable despite UEFA Cup run and Gerrard hype.
Nope. According to the BBC if you lose less money than last year you finances have been ‘boosted’.
BREAKING: Steven Gerrard expected to take over as Bradford City manager.
@mcbhoy
Another trophyless season for loss making Rangers. How long can it last?
Fan-A-Tic
“The irony of someone who uses a post suggesting the players develop a siege mentality against the ramped up cheating as a stick to beat Celtic supporters for lack of unity.”
Thst’s not how it read to me.
Lack of unity was not mentioned.
Criticising our club was.
Any lack of unity exists because there are different views on how culpable the club is, from those who think it is all their fault and feel they bring it on themselves, a position very close to that of our enemies, and those who will see no fault in the club even when it is obvious.
Thomthethim is merely suggesting we reserve the more extreme form of club criticisms for more private settings.
SFTB
An unsurprising post from you.
Lack of unity was not the actual wording,
(But we don’t do siege mentality.Do we?)
But the above pretty much suggests the same as my original post he ferried to was about unity in the Celtic camp against the cheating they will probably face.
Interested in .how you know what THOMTHETHIM meant?
STARRY PLOUGH on 25TH FEBRUARY 2019 11:57 AM
Motherwell are a team made in the image of their manager, classless, clueless and grubby…
Celtic are a team made in the image of our manager, the difference is like night and day..
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Listened to Brendan and Robinson on the way home yesterday, the gulf between them in every respect was gargantuan.
Fan-A-Tic
“how you know what THOMTHETHIM meant?”
My answer is in the original post- “That’s not how it read to me.”
If my response was “unsurprising” why would you ignore what I did write?
I too, sadly, thought the Green Brigade timed their chanting and jumping up to the exact moment that the stretcher was lifted. They had been crouching in preparation for a wee while. I hope I am wrong. If not, imo. another stain on our good name.
SFTB
Because it is a blog which is for reasoned debate.
Apparently the Bears against the BBC are calling for an end to impartial and biased reporting.
TheGiftThatKeepsOnGiving CSC
Fan-A-Tic
‘Because it is a blog which is for reasoned debate”
That is an answer to a question I did not ask.
SFTB
You so love to be selective in your responses.
I answered the part that was on unity that was relevant.
I also wrote -Interested in .how you know what THOMTHETHIM meant?
You reposted-“how you know what THOMTHETHIM meant?”
You have your reason for such i am not arrogant enough to believe i know what your thinking.
fan-a-tic
You said you were inTerested in how SFTB knew what TTT meant. How about this :
TTT
” I would no sooner publicly attack Celtic than publicly criticise my own children.
What I would say privately, as in the home, or in the case of Celtic, in the pub or bus, may be another matter.”
jj
HOT SMOKED
Good for TTTT to hold this opinion.
I have no issue with that.
And as i said i am not arrogant enough to assume i know what another meant.
fAN-A-TIC
I might regret asking this but are you saying you never know what any post means and anyone who claims to is arrogant?
JJ
Not good news is what I’m hearing
Join the dots
HH
HOT SMOKED
Of course i have done so and subsequent responses have put me right and made me realize how foolish and arrogant my assumption was.
ffs….
CATMAN
Why don’t you just post what you’re hearing and where you’re hearing it from?
Hoping the bookies get it wrong,Brendan 4/7 in plces for the Leicester job,
not good taking into account the post from Catman
places