Celtic were invincible domestically in season 2016-17. Players like Tierney, Dembele, Roberts and Rogic lit up the league, but Scott Sinclair was unequivocally Player of the Year. His impact on the team was immediate, scoring 20 minutes after coming on at Tynecastle on his debut and turning up on all the big occasions.
His partnership with Tierney on the left forced opponents to become preoccupied with stopping Celtic down that wing, which allowed others freedom elsewhere.
One moment in particular stood out. Celtic were 65 games into their unbeaten domestic run when they faced Motherwell at Fir Park in November 2017. The same teams met three days earlier in the League Cup Final, which was settled when Scott won a penalty, converted by Moussa Dembele, which saw Cedric Kipre ordered off.
At Fir Park, the Motherwell fans jeered Scott every time he touched the ball, blaming him for making the most of the contact from Kipre. It must have been a torrid experience for the player. An own goal by Mikeal Lustig gave the home team a lead on 78 minutes but Celtic won a penalty with two minutes remaining.
When many players hide under that kind of scrutiny, Scott grabbed the ball, scored the penalty and extended our unbeaten run. It was a great moment in our treble treble years. He was a player who never hid.
The decision to take up the option to extend his contract by a year in May looked obvious. He was a known resource at a time when the team faced a number of changes. I have no idea why Neil Lennon left him out so much this season. Mikey Johnston and Mohamed Elyounoussi are at the top of their game, but have been out injured simultaneously. Still, Scott was only used for a meaningless Europa League fixture.
He leaves for Preston a Celtic great.
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JAMESGANG on 10TH JANUARY 2020 11:46 AM
I think our summer transfer window was a success. We still have 3 full weeks of the current window to complete some signings. That should be our focus before playing Partick Thistle.
I couldn’t care less about the PR battle.
…..another useful tactic that can be used in the “influence” stakes is Divide and Conquer……….
First you lay out the “facts” ( as you choose to portray thum) and then you goad the target into taking easy, fractious, opposing viewpoints or perspectives.
Timaloy29 replying to JG
Sorry I seem to have missed something… who won the last 10 domestic trophies?
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It’s the next trophy that counts my friend.
Those last 10 history are there to point at in the history books
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Neither did the Weimar Republic!
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WBC – thank you for the grammar lesson. A habit of mine to misspell naughty words. Feck, jesus roy, corksocking – no idea why. Might br my evangelical wife.
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new article posted.
Dembele will go for close to £90m
Lenny is quoted today saying he wants to add quality and experience to the squad to augment the youth we have in our squad (which I totally agree with) . The day after Scott Sinclair ( who has both qualities in abundance imo) is allowed to leave after being frozen out of the team.
It really is a funny old game.
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