Celtic were always in control against St Johnstone in Perth this afternoon and deservedly picked up the three points although it took them almost an hour to open the scoring. Gary Hooper knocked in a loose ball on 59 minutes before Ki Sung-Yeung finished off a sweeping Celtic brea five minutes later.
St Johnstone kept things tight early on and kept Celtic from creating a chance before Georgios Samaras created space for a shot which was saved well by Enckelman. Celtic’s best move of the first half came after 31 minutes when Ki, Forrest and Brown combined to release Hooper. The striker shot low and on target but Enckelman pulled off a remarkable save.
Both teams picked up the pace after half time but it was Mackay who created the first chance of the second period, forcing a save from Fraser Forster. Cha DuRi twice crossed dangerously. Firstly for Hooper, whose hooked effort from 4 yards was turned over by the impressive Enckelman. James Forrest then turned a snatched chance over from Cha’s next effort.
Just before the hour Charlie Mulgrew dropped a corner into the six yard box which Victor Wanyama contested. The ball dropped between a sea of St Johnstone legs but Hooper was onto it in a flash and prodded over.
The game was put beyond the home team five minutes later. St Johnstone were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Celtic penalty area after Mulgrew was penalised for climbing. The Celtic was stood strong and from the subsequence block James Forrest drove forward at pace. Samaras returned a 1-2 to Forrest to drew Enckelman before squaring for the unmarked Ki. The Saints’ keeper did well but could not prevent Ki’s shot from crossing the line.
Samaras mishit a shot after the impressive Cha again crossed to effect before the Greek striker ran 40 yards and had his shot blocked.
St Johnstone’s only real chance fo the game came when Wanyama slipped to let Haber close in on Forster but the keeper was equal to the shot.
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BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS, 19 December, 2011 at 08:06
Cracker!!!
;o)
Morning all, another fine performance yesterday from the players,supporters and the manager, onward and upward.
Just a thought, does anyone else think that the sectarian supervisor might still be doing his job in Scotland, sort of unofficiALLY, you know like a quiet
wee word here and there amongst the brethren, just saying like.
Hunt them all Celtic.
Guy in the pub last night was talking about some rc pilgrimage to Dunfermline that took place in the 50s/60s. Something to do with the remains of queen margaret. Folk had a mass at east end park. Anyone the wiser?
A bit like the laptop loyal, hear no evil speak no evil.
Have a good day y’all……….
Western media silence
Taggsybhoy @ 8.31
The Dunfermline Pilgrimage was the annual Scottish National Pilgrimage in honour of St. Margaret. I think she is buried in Dunfermline Abbey. It ran for a number of years up to the 60s. It was a real day out in Dunfermline with Mass at East End Park with all the hierarchy in attendance – pretty much a sell out as I remember. I went a number of times as a boy. The National Pilgrimage now takes place annually at Carfin.
PS. Maybe it was stopped because of the sectarian singing!!:-)
Brogan Rogan @ 8 20.—–
Guidolin made a lot of very favorable comments about Celtic but he absolutely ranted about how dreadful the officials had been. .
Di Natale said it was a game which had given him much pleasure —-” it was fun , it was played in a good spirit , it reminded me of the games I played before I became a professional ”
Udinese had a hard fought 2-2 away to Lazio yesterday . A result that sees them slip to 3rd place —- 2 points behind leaders Juve who they play on Wednesday.
Went to Catania 2 —- Palermo 0 yesterday . No away support allowed. Good goal from the about to be sold to Milan – Maxi Lopez and a fabulous shift from the Argentinian -Almiron, who will go on to play for a much bigger team than Catania .
The game was a lively ,political affair – Fireworks, smoke bombs and no shortage of discriminatory /political chanting including ————
” We eat pasta ——–You eat cous-cous “.
Sunny ,clear blue sky , cold wind from the Balkans , a feels cold 8 degrees -way down south.
Taggsy
That’s true. Dunfermline was the burial place of St Margaret, patroness of Scotland, and has been a pilgrimage site for centuries.
In the 1930s, there was a revival of public pilgrimages, in November for the feast of St Margaret (16 November) and in June too. I think it was the June one that used to culminate in Mass at East End Park. In the 1970s, the football ground ceased to be used for this and this “national pilgrimage” transferred to the shrine at Carfin, but thousands of people attended Mass at East End Park over the years.
goldstar10 says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:12
So, yesterday’s game was a controversial one with 2 big talking points.
Meanwhile an incident free game occurred at Ibrox.
Even Kim Jong Il couldn’t have made this up.
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There was 2 controversial incidents?
What the hell were they?
Good morning folks from a cold and wet Gourock…
After watching the huns cheating again (No other definition possible) there is no chance we will win this league. The Lisbon lions in their hey day would find winning this league a task too far…
Frightening…
B R T & H @8.20
Any link to that comment from the Udinese manager?
JJ
taggsybhoy says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:31
I remember a pilgrimage big jonnybhoy and I made 4 Februarys ago at 7am to Fife, 18 holes at Aberdour then off to East End Park with centre stand tickets and watching the hoops pummel the Pars 8-1 with a goal from wee Lenny.
That, the 6-2 game and the birth of my eldest. All great, great days.
greenjedi
“There was 2 controversial incidents?
What the hell were they? “
1) Celtic won
2) The points gap did not widen
That was all!
Green oak Tree
Daunting as the cheating may be, we cannot afford to give in to the loser mindset of “We’ll never be allowed to win it”
I want a level playing field but, in its absence, I want us to win under these handicaps.
taggsybhoy says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:31
Seems to be true.
‘The Roman Catholic pilgrimage to Dunfermline was held and Mass was celebrated by the Archbishops and Bishops of Scotland at East End Park, the first time that this had been done by the Hierarchy.’
http://www.dunfermlinepress.com/news/roundup/articles/1970/01/01/22615/?mode=print
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19520609&id=Ak1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z5EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4984,3741897
The only answer to the cheating is the one we gave yesterday, after Mr Norris had manufactured a scoring chance for Saints we went up the park and scored!!
Big Jock knew this as did Martin and Gordon.
Well played Neil and the Bhoys yesterday, that’ll do nicely.
SP
Green Oak Tree says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:57
‘After watching the huns cheating again (No other definition possible)’
It’s not the huns who are cheating, it’s the officials.
gallagher says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:37
Excellent link Mate, thanks for that.
SP
ernie
Yes. But the Huns are complicit in that cheating.
JJ
Watching the game and big Dan’s header was one hundred percent legit. He went in with conviction and took the ball cleanly. It was their player (Robertson?) who made contact with Dan, not the opposite.
It was not, nor even close to, a Cousin like – I’m going to put you out for ever Mick – challenge.
Still waiting to see Scott Brown give the ball away needlessly and I’m 38 mins in.
If you steer the ball out the park with your hand you are cheating. If you pull the attacker on the blind side of the referee and throw your hands up as if you didn’t you are cheating. The referee is complicit.
Jungle Jim says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:06
‘ernie
Yes. But the Huns are complicit in that cheating.’
They are aware of it and they benefit from it.
They probably sense they will get away with things others won’t, but other than the diving, they’re not cheating.
It’s the officials who are cheating.
setting free the bears says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:01
SFTB….
I also would love not to be negative but after watching the blatant cheating of the last three games I cannot look at this campaign positively…
BlantyreKev – Hail Hail to the Kano Foundation says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:11
‘If you steer the ball out the park with your hand you are cheating. If you pull the attacker on the blind side of the referee and throw your hands up as if you didn’t you are cheating.’
Then in that case every player and every team that commits a foul is cheating.
What’s the betting that it is a case of ‘Arise Sir Wattie’ in next week’s New Year’s Honours, or if you like Dishonours list.
Correct, to foul intentionally is cheating, punishable by free kick, caution or sending off.
Morning CQNer’s.
starry plough says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:04
The only answer to the cheating is the one we gave yesterday, after Mr Norris had manufactured a scoring chance for Saints we went up the park and scored!!
Big Jock knew this as did Martin and Gordon.
Well played Neil and the Bhoys yesterday, that’ll do nicely.
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Nail on the head M8!
Hail! Hail!
Or not punishable at all if you have a complicit accomplice!
If I remember correctly, Stan Petrov wasn’t too bad a performer in the judiciously falling down stakes. So much so that it was uncomfortable watching him. At the end of the day ‘drawing the fouls is simply a sophisticated form of cheating.
ernie lynch says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:05
Huns, officials, Masonic, orange, SFA, and SNP….All the frigging same….
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Morning all, Roccobhoy had a brilliant day in Hospitality yesterday in Perth with fellow CQNer Smashing Milk Bottles. 5 course meal and lots of free drink, I was speaking to a CQNer named ” was a Tim” ( I think) on the phone last night so if ur on, confirm ur blog name is “was a Tim”. I was a wee bit drunk when speaking to you. I was put on to this guy on the phone last night thru a mutual friend.
Hail Hail
Roccobhoy
ernie
They are both cheating! The difference is we are used to players cheating on a regular basis and to many (too many) that is acceptable. Referees cheating is another matter altogether .
JJ
quonno
Funnily enough I remember Stan being fouled a lot!
The only Celtic player I ever really recall seeking to gain advantage by deception was big Jiri Jarosik. Naka scored from 2 free kicks, home and away, against Man U as a result.
ernie lynch says:
19 December, 2011 at 09:05
Green Oak Tree says:
19 December, 2011 at 08:57
‘After watching the huns cheating again (No other definition possible)’
It’s not the huns who are cheating, it’s the officials.
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2010 Never Again
I’m afraid it’s both. They are in collusion.
We are back to the darkest days of mibbery. It’s happening every week.
quonno says: 19 December, 2011 at 09:14
I wouldn’t be surprised either. Ponder for a moment that Sir Fred Godwin will always keep his knighthood and you realise how perverse that whole pantomime is.
REMINDER – It’s a 1.30pm Kick Off v Kilmarnock this Saturday, Christmas Eve 24th DEC 2011!
I see the Glasgow Derby on the 28th is in doubt as many of Scotland’s top officials will be attending the funeral of Kim Jong-il
Raising your flag for an offside that was not offside is cheating. The Rangers players were not complicit, though of course compliant, as we all would be, if ever given the opporchancity.
Imatim:
Was looking for your e-mail address today, seek had a couple of links that you might find of interest.