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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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  1. hamiltontim on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 01:54

     

     

    Oh I don’t know you seem like a fairly smart cookie to me, although the teacher is never wrong :-)

     

     

    Laughed at your comment earlier about not lowering standards. Over Christmas I went out on a few occasions with my uncle. He’s always been an exceptionally good looking man but is now approaching 60. To make matters worse he’s a musician who thinks the world owes him a living.

     

     

    He wouldn’t talk to any female over the age of 20 and reminded me of Woody Allen!!

  2. Margaret McGill on

    hamiltontim says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 01:58

     

    I’ll ignore your patronizing and condescending tone like you knew better. Are you seriously suggesting that the away support physically protect lenny? I havent forgotten anything. You can wear your away badge of stupidity if you like. Just remember you’re funding huns! Next?

  3. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Kenny might have to spend a little less time on the golf course,and a wee bit more on team bonding.

     

     

    A fairly damning indictment of his players,unusually so.

     

     

    Pressure?

     

     

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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9030531/Liverpool-manager-Kenny-Dalglish-issues-warning-to-disrespectful-players-following-Bolton-Wanderers-defeat.html

     

     

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    He either sorts it-PDQ-or he leaves……….

  4. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    HAMILTON TIM

     

     

    I promise not to be like that in Bristol,but I canny say the same if we met a decade ago!

  5. hamiltontim on

    Margaret McGill says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:08

     

     

    Interesting post. You seem more interested in the huns than actually SUPPORTING Celtic. So now Celtic fans are STUPID for supporting their team? Would Lenny have preferred the Celtic support not to have been there that night?

     

     

    Remind me where you live?

  7. hamiltontim on

    BMCUW

     

     

    You’ve disappointed me mucker…. “Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of ….Bristol!”

     

     

    Aye maybe you’re right :-)

  8. Margaret McGill on

    hamiltontim says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:15

     

     

    Wrong again!

     

    SUPPOTING celtic..well there is supporting celtic and supporting huns..Celtic away supporters support huns…ah wait a minute.. ah I see.. I’m a hun if I dare pass disparaging remarks on those Celtic supporters who fund huns?

     

    Splainit to me…I’m listening…

  11. tarrant on

    http://www.101greatgoals.com/gvideos/st-mirren-0-celtic-2/

     

     

    Great effort today Celtic.

     

     

    the vaguely accurate (oxymoron I know – because I got them from the) BBC stats tell us St Mirren had 15 shots to our 7 (ie, St Mirren scored zero from 15 chances; Celtic scored two from seven; struggling league leaders; wantaway Hooper begs Lennon for move to glamourous Southampton); meanwhile, the mighty Gers front-line, (18 shots to 7) led by the headhunted Jelavic crumbled under the excessive pressuire fron the HMRC and YET ANOTHER early kick off for their fenian rivals.

     

     

    Ach I say that with no awareness yet of the media reaction to the huns heroically salvaging a point against the fortunate and in fact possibly cheating sheepfarmer couponbusting bestialic fenian-loving furry-boot tim-loving Neil Simpson (sounds like TIMson) bazzas.

  12. Margaret McGill on

    I cannot be held responsible for the conceptual difficulties of stupid celtic supporters who give their money to clubs that vote against Celtic. But then again maybe lots of Celtic supporters believe in the self mutilation of Celtic supporters a la mode de Silas

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    HT

     

     

    I’m a single bloke of 48,and you’re suggesting I take another bloke by the hand?

     

     

    Erm…..

  15. hamiltontim on

    Margaret McGill says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:19

     

     

    Now now Saggie Maggie behave :-)

     

     

    At no point did I state or even hint that you are a hun.

     

     

    Occasionally at games the Celtic support are known to sing, “We’re only here to see the Celtic!”

     

     

    That’s the key, we’re not stupid we know when we buy a ticket where the money is going. The significance comes in the Celtic factor of that. We care more about supporting the team than worrying about who benefits financially.

     

     

    I get your point, I just wish you could get mine.

  16. Margaret McGill on

    hamiltontim says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:33

     

    ok fairs fair ..no malevolence

     

    I still disagree with you…Money is all this scum care about..starve them..end of

  18. hamiltontim on

    BMCUW

     

     

    FreeLove CSC

     

     

    48??!! You’ve just reminded me it’s my birthday VERRRRY soon…but I’ll no be 48 :-))

  20. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    MARGARET McGILL 0219

     

     

     

    Stop giving him a hard time just because he disagrees with you. See my post at 0202,it’s all about the experience and about supporting the team.

     

     

    You always criticise the suits,canny blame you for that,but the away support is nothing to do with the suits.

     

     

    It’s to do with love of the club.

     

     

    There’s a dichotomy in what you suggest,and as I’ve already said I won’t be back while PL is drawing a wage-which hurts,btw-and that is that you do not want Celtic fans attending away games,because it funds those who would do us harm.

     

     

    But you also say we should not support the board by buying season tickets.

     

     

    What are we supposed to do ,Margaret,watch it on the telly?

     

     

    SKY?

     

     

    Owned by yer best bud,murdoch?

     

     

    Get real please.

     

     

    Too many confrontations,and not enough solidarity.

     

     

    PS.any photies?

  22. Tom McLaughlin on

    Margaret –

     

     

    If and when the time comes for SPL clubs to vote for or against newco remaining in the SPL, everyone connected with Celtic will be looking for the other clubs to do the right thing.

     

     

    You want the Celtic support to get those clubs onside by what . . . boycotting away games because we believe they are all huns?

     

     

    How will that work?

  25. montreal_bhoy on

    hamiltontim

     

     

    A wee question. If the horribles wriggle out of the dues owed to HMRC and emerge stronger than currently they stand. Would you maybe then agree that starving the wrotten lot of them would be something you’d seriously consider.

     

     

    HH

  27. hamiltontim on

    Philvis

     

     

    “dude” that phrase alone must make you at least…60?

     

     

    Not normal to see you around these parts at such a late hour…

  31. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Aye,I’m a few years older than your good self.

     

     

    However,since you work in the public sector,you are nearer to pension age than I am!

     

     

    Feeling old now,haha?

     

     

    My next birthday will be spent in denial,and the one after that will be the second time I’ve been twentyfive.

     

     

    Now,THAT was a very good year….

  32. Margaret McGill on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:38

     

     

    ok I see your point about your moniker namesake. I dont mind supporting away teams . However, in Scotland with the possible exception of St. Mirren and Dundee Utd they can all go to hell. ..and yeah even St. Mirren played gypsies tramps and thieves today.. I mean is anyone listening?….tax dodgers..cheating of galactic proportions..of italian proprtions..bomb threats..Lenny death threats..but still we go to fund away teams who screw us..why? Foritza? Wise up FFS!

  34. hamiltontim on

    montreal_bhoy says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:43

     

     

    I don’t want to sound like some sychophantic extremist mate but it wouldn’t make a bit of difference to me personally.

     

     

    Supporting Celtic is more important than anything to do with the huns.

  35. Margaret McGill on

    Tom McLaughlin says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 02:40

     

     

    Lets wait and see what they do..maybe I’ll be pleasantly suprised

  36. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PHILVISRETURNS 0241

     

     

    Referral denied,but if it’s the one with Maggiie Grace in a pink outfit on the beach with o-u-t-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g

     

    legs,well,that’sthe one I was talking about.

     

     

    Got to go,back shortly.

     

     

    GoooooooooooodmemoriesCSC

  40. kitalba on

    Supporting Celtic is a vocation that does not follow a defined pristine pat. Often there are tough individual decisions to be mad, as long as those decisions do not compromise the good of Celtic then each should support the other even if their opinions are at diametrical odds. As long as we get a level playing field, that’s all I WANT, getting it whilst not fragmenting or fractionalising the support, now there in is the problem.

     

     

    Philis :-)

  41. philvisreturns on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS – You dirty old man. :) (thumbsup)

     

     

    hamiltontim – I met Antonio Fargas many years ago, he was even cooler in person than he appeared on TV. (thumbsup)

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