Celtic collected all three points from St Mirren Park at lunchtime today but were under the cosh for most of the game. James Forrest opened the scoring in the 71st minute before Scott Brown secured the points two minutes from time to secure Celtic’s 11th consecutive SPL win.
Marc McAusland forced an early save from Fraser Forster on the goal line as a notice of intent on how the first half traffic was going to flow before Gary Hooper made Celtic’s only attempt on goal in the first half, a hooked shot from 35 yards. After 15 minutes a Mulgrew corner was headed towards his own goal by Steven Thompson, who was fortunate the ball struck his own player on the line. Five minutes alter Thompson tested Forster with a header at the other end which was saved well. Graham Carey had a good chance late in the first half but shot wide from a tight angle.
The second half started in much the same patter with St Mirren flowing forward at every opportunity and Celtic looking out of sorts. Paul McGowan setup Dougie Imrie on his St Mirren debut but Forster saved well again. The home team’s best chance of the game came when a Van Zanten shot from just outside the box was flicked towards the opposite post by McGowan but Forster somehow managed to twist his body and flick the ball safe.
Neil Lennon realised his formation wasn’t working and withdrew Samaras and Ki for Stokes and Commons, the addition of the latter proving crucial. Commons set pieces, intelligent use of his body and possession troubled St Mirren. On 59 minutes his corner was met by Rogne, whose goal-bound header struck McAusland on the raised arm, although the defender knew little about it.
On 71 minutes a Commons free kick was punched clear by Samson by Scott Brown met it at the edge of the area before rolling the ball in front of James Forrest. The Celtic wide player shot first-time from 19 yards and found the inside of the post to open the scoring.
St Mirren continued to push forward and McAusland forced yet another save by Forster. Hooper played a one-two with Stokes before shooting narrowly wide but a minute later Imrie came just as close to drawing St Mirren level.
An 88th minute short corner by Commons to Scott Brown caught St Mirren sleeping. The Celtic captain slipped a left foot shot inside the far post, a carbon copy of his Scottish Cup goal against Rangers last season.
A minute from time a Commons free kick was headed in off the post by Thomas Rogne but the assistant referee incorrectly flagged for offside despite the Celtic defender being four yards onside. The game poor advert for the SFA officials with a bizarre collection of mistakes made over which team knocked the ball out of play at corners and throw–ins.
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O.G
I was at Peterhead and was astonished when I saw the comments on here when I got home. I thought he was excellent and that’s from someone who’s not been his greatest fan.
BTW Commons is a good shout from ST and Starry.
TET
10.03
watchin this CAF cup
Senegal gettin gubbed 2-0 (after 66mins) v the mighty Zambia
both teams utter mince
jeordie signing Cisse just comin on now
i have a bet on Senegal to win it overall
oh dear !!
haha
(only cos they sounded like Donegal)
:)
TET
10.03pm
I’m with Kojo play 12 men.
What an advantage that would give us.
Kojo
that’s 12 players
ya maddy
:)
Compare This to Big Tam’s goal today.
Gordon64. By your name I imagine we both share the same birth year
So you should know what its like to watch poor players during their 9 in a row
I don’t care if they cost 6pence or 6m. They must be good enough
Over last 5 years they have not been good enough
starryhope, I asked the question in July ” who was the most important person to stay injury free for us”. I and 99% said commons
How right we were
ST
My dear,dear,dear,friends .. Tricoloured and B2k
Noo ye know why Ah wiz Smilin’ .. Like the cat
who goat the cream!
Kojo
TC
What rhymes with orange?
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Top Guy
Hiya, Pally..
Heck. Ah am no Mad..
Ah am whit is known aroon the Campfires.
as
Pixilated.
and Ah wid tell you this..
Ah am Luvin’ It!
Kojo
yer pal.who likes ye aloater
2-1 ndoye
74mins
mon donegal
Hamiltontim
With a bit of poetic licence, abhorrence.
TET
You have email.
What a winning goal by Robbie Keane.
Kojo
haha
you the man !
:)
here’s a belter for ye case ye missed it…
http://celticgraves.com/topic/9330076/1/
Barry Hughes ?
Whats his role money man or protection if things go (oo) up
Kojo you just said 12 to check if people read you
Aye very good. Lol
ST
hamiltontim, 22:26
I’d go for Commons myself as he has a real range to his game.
He is strong enough to hold the ball up and he change direction of the play quickly. He also is a real threat from 30 yards out if he takes the ball on so the defence can’t afford to let him shoot.
His link-up play with Izzy down the left wing last year was the highlight of the season – the directness and purpose of play was a joy to watch
ST
I’ve seen alot of poor Celtic teams.
Was there aganist ICT, RR and Clyde to name but a few.
Was in Liverpool when we lost 6-0.
But i never ever lost faith in my club.
Because it’s our team.
And we are the best in the world bar none.
hamiltontim
sporange
SydneyTim says:
21 January, 2012 at 22:29
starryhope, I asked the question in July ” who was the most important person to stay injury free for us”. I and 99% said commons
How right we were
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ST
How much of a part has Commons had to play in the 19 point swing since November?
Hamiltontim-………..flute
Topcorner. Thanks for link
Wow would have been some night
Where is that collection now?
C1st
Nice try but nae poetic license permitted :-)
Anyone who hasn’t should go to the rangerstaxcase blog and read Barcabhoy’s post at 21.47. Shows up our media for the pathetic wretches they are.
Kudos to you Barcabhoy
Partizan
What a tangled web they weave.
jc2
He’s being a bit blatant if he’s the money man.
Not going to say any more on here. RTC is the place for that.
But, Seriously,Folks….
Ah am Burstin’ Ma Buttons.. wi’
Pride..
fur..
We are noo Tap o’ the League..
The G.A. are oan the Run..
Lenny, is Adding and Adding and Adding.
QUALITEEEEEEEE….
collie, like Ah done tole ye..
Says.. Raby is the Cat’s Nightware..and .. He wull soon
get a chance…tae Show whit he kin dae.. and he kin dae
a Loat.
Yep..
Ah predict,that we wullnae let the G.A.
Steal the League..
LIKE WE DID..no only LAST SEASON..(And we did let them aff the Hook.. Big Time,Then!)
But, the Two Seasons,afore that ,as well.. we let them Sneak wan over us.. as well…
The Players let us Doon..
Ah don’t believe that This Time, we wull let Them.. steal A March oan us,
by us.. Slumping, unexpectedly ,tae Inferior Opposition..
We must, keep daeing whit we did ,Today.. and
If the Selection is no working.. Change the selection..
Today, Ah am sure that Lenny musta Learned.. whit awe awe us ,
already Know
Broonie,is NO RIGHT WINGER
Forrest,is Best oan the Right.
Sammi, is worse than useless.. in the Middle as a STRIKER.
If he insists oan Playing Brooonie.. well. let him.. Ah won’t approve.
but, let’s no mak a Federal Case Oota it..
It Broonie is included in the Line-up..
He must no be pit oan the Right Wing.
Ah am dying tae see..
Where Broonie wull fit in the Line-Up. When Kayal Returns.
Kojo
HT
I know the difference between an apple and an orange if that’s any use :)
hamiltontim says:
21 January, 2012 at 22:41
How much of a part has Commons had to play in the 19 point swing since November?
None! But if he was fit and playing like he did when he came on today we wouldn’t have been 15 points behind. IMHO, we wouldn’t have won today had Kris not been brought on. The change in tempo, attitude and confidence escalated when he came on.
Starryhope
Kojo
Respect your comments but give Big Sammi a break.
The man deserves our support and respect.
Gordon you could say the same thing as a hibs, Motherwell fan
They have 5k crowds and must rely on bargain buckets
We gave 50k crowds and should invest during a time when Huns could not of
Hamilton tim
Commons absence was main reason , in my opinion, that we were 15 points behind a poor rangers side in 1st place
If he was fit at start if season , we would be at least 10 points in front
ST
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Sydney Tim
Ye Bo’… palomine.
Ye are smarter than a Box o’… “SMARTIES”!
Ah wull keep hivtae keep Ma Eye ,oa YOU.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye,aloater
Full-time.
Betis 1-1 Seville.
Congratulations to our captain – Scott Brown – on a great performance today. Two mesmerising pieces of skill – a wonderfully well judged lay off for young James and a blinding curler into the top corner. Excellent Scott. A true captain’s display. When Celtic needed someone to step up to the plate you were the man! We were going nowhere in atrocious conditions. No one to blame, St. Mirren deserve praise for a spirited performance. Young McGowan was a standout and perhaps he will come back to us at some stage in the future.
However, congratulations to Neil, his team and the players. Good substitutions made the difference as well as the Captain’s display. We’re on our way to becoming Champions! Oh and a special mention to Fraser Forster. What a goalie you are becoming. Exert yourself Fraser. You have everything needed to become a top class custodian. Believe in yourself!
It’s a Saturday night, I was out for a nice lunch in Barcelona today, so it’s a quiet night in for me……
so with nothing better to do I thought I would check out Bett and Ellis……maybe we are all missing something……maybe these guys, who after all are Whyte’s business partners….maybe they are the real deal
You can quite often get an idea of someone’s wealth by where they live….not always admittedly, however, some of you may remember i posted a link to the previous Billionaire who was going to save Rangers…..remember Graeme Duffy, the Florida tycoon ……well I had heard more than a few uncomplimentary things about Duffy from some chums in the Property sector, so I ran a little check, and posted it on CQN and KDS
Duffy had a track record not dissimilar to Whyte and was a serial go-buster…..i also linked to google maps as I had managed to find his home address in Florida…..no real surprise that it was a very modest bungalow which wouldn’t have looked out of place in any run of the mill Scottish suburb
co-incidently the media dropped their promotion of Duffy very shortly afterwards, and he has remained a joke figure ever since
So….on to Ellis and Betts…..Now I am not going to post links as they both live in the UK, and that wouldn’t be fair…..what I will say is Betts, who if you believed the hype over his track record in the Press release when Whyte bought Rangers, was a serious City man…..
His track record is no more impressive than Duffy’s and his own very modest home, bought for £320,000 in 2008, in Bishops Stortford, is hardly Southfork
Now there is no shame in not living palatially, however the signs would suggest he is very far from a serious player….both by his track record and his main home.
Ellis, lives in Barnes SW13 in a pleasant semi detached 2 bedroom home which he purchased for £730,000 in 2005.
His track record in business terms is another of failure and serial go-busting. He does not appear to have any serious business track record
Whyte has been discussed to death on here……his track record is so bad the BBC felt compelled to highlight his many many failures in a Documentary
These are the 3 individuals who are the Directors of the company who own Rangers…..or at least they were before Betts resigned yesterday….
How could anyone think that they could possibly be the saviours…..It takes an hour of research to come up with this…..No wonder RTC and Paul67 are so condemnatory of the media in Scotland……
Fergus put together a board that included a deputy governor of the bank of England, a genuine Billionaire in Dermott, and the Chairman of BAT which is listed on the proper London Stock Exchange with a market Cap of £59.2 Billion. Sir Pat Sheehy has a professorship named after him at Cambridge. Fergus also energized the fans, paid all the bilsl, every single one of them, and raised the greatest amount ever , with the greatest number of subscribers by a Football Club in the UK
Thats what’s needed when your club is in danger….. Not the Moe , Curly and Larry of the business world.
SydneyTim says:
21 January, 2012 at 22:49
………Commons absence was main reason , in my opinion, that we were 15 points behind a poor rangers side in 1st place
If he was fit at start if season , we would be at least 10 points in front
Spot on Mo Charra!
Starryhope