SC replay Celtic v Dundee Utd 18 March 7.45 KO

Na can't see them doing anything against Paton

 

Just keep beating them. If we win on Sat we get to keep them!!!!!

 

Fojut is their only player I've been somewhat impressed by in the 3 games. Looks pretty decent.

 

Comprehensive win. Aside from 10 mins in the 2nd half United offered next to nothing, aside from the Ambrose off the line(as it looked from where I was sitting).

All the controversy in the last few games and yet again, we have a referee with an easy decision making an utter * of it. How the goalie stayed on is beyond belief!!! Murray pointed towards Fojut being in line with the challenge, but he wouldn't have stopped a tap in. An utter cop out by Murray because it was 2 minutes into the game.

For the rest of the half we played what is becoming a norm in Scottish Football, half pitch football. Great header from Denayer to us us one up. We also saw Forrest play to his strengths and gave Rankin an early taster of what to expect for the remaining minutes of the game. Couple of other wee chances which we didn't take. Bitton in particular had a great chance from a duff clearence but chose to take too many touches , instead of shooting towards an empty net. Could have been at least 2 up and also a man-up.

They started off the 2nd half actually playing attacking football. Forged a few corners which we dealt with. Normal service was resumed after this brief pause in our play. We got back into controlling the game, back to getting Forrest attacking Rankin and building up pressure. Brown and Bitton controlled the game till the final whistle. Brown with a magnificent pass to set up Griffiths, who finished well. United couldn't physically match the desired level to contain us after that. Commons then dithered on a chance instead of shooting, before he combined well with Guidetti for a well worked 3rd. Forrest was still being direct and causing Rankin to resort to obstructing his progress with fouls or conceding corners trying to defend. From one corner we should have had another goal, Bitton was arriving behind Van Dijik and would have had a free header on goal. With United getting tired we seen a return to the nippy side of the game. Same faces again from United getting involved, McGowan back to his usual. Stokes unfortunately succumbed to it and retaliated.

Despite being down to 10 men we continued in the same manner. United even with the man advantage couldn't muster anything of note to trouble our defence let alone Craig Gordon. McGowan then showing the same indiscipline which featured on Sunday with Dillon, chose to go down the same path with young Henderson. Maybe it's just coincidental he picked on a young boy but this is a BawBag were talking about. Rankin was also lucky not to join him. A very sympathetic Murray went easy on him as Forrest gave him a hard time. despite numerous fouls (which he booked Ambrose for similar in the 1st half he stayed on the field until FT. A final goal from Van Dijik(Assist from Denayer) topped off the 2nd half display.

Thought Commons would offer us more, faded after a promising start but came up with a goal. Decent showing. Defensively untroubled, with both Van Dijik and Denayer poping up with goals(Something like 14 goals and 8 assists between them, goals return is impressive).
Izzy supported well, combining well with Stokes. Efe was solid (could nit pick about a couple of passes. But then every player made minor mistakes). Couple of times he killed space for Forrest in the 1st half, 2nd he just let him have the space to do his work.

Midfield was superb again, Bitton shading Brown in the prominence stakes. The wee cameo at the end where he held off 3 United players was superb. The wee pat on the head for Connolly was hilarious. Brown worked hard, fantastic through ball for Grffiths goal. Another unforgiving night for Griffiths, lot of hard work against the two lumps. Got his goal and could have had one within 2 minutes was it not for being taken out. Forrest was back to what he does best, being direct,taking on the full-back on the outside and delivering into the area. Done everything but score.

Between Forrest and Bitton for MOM (IMO).

 

/\ Good write up mate

 

Didn't we sign a pre contract with him under Lennon and he got injured

 

Should be highlights from the game on this site here

http://www.timesoccer.com/video/09/12-celtic-vs-dundee-united-live-match-highlights.html

Or the SPL YouTube channel
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCakRszbIjjGYtFrDPeg5Ieg

 

My old da said the exact thing before the first game,he'll enjoying telling me he was right (a rare occasion )

 

The * jaw got in the way * chisel chin

 

that's what happens when you have a big jaw.

 

I didn't really see what happened that led to Stokes decking Paton, but that pic obviously proves that Paton put an arm or elbow in the face of Stokes, which is what caused Stokes to retaliate. Paton is another cheating mother * of theirs as well and this obviously proves it. He puts the arm in on Stokes yet Stokes gets sent off while Paton gets nothing.

The typical referee *-ups as well. Cierzniak scythes down Griffiths within the 1st couple of minutes but only books him; Rankin should have been sent off for his continual late tackles, but is only (finally) booked for one of them (yet Ambrose gets booked for a nothing tackle); Ciftci hits the deck after not even being touched by Brown, but nothing given. Was glad to see that greeting faced * McGowan get sent off....just glad he didn't connect with Henderson though.

So glad we not only beat these cheating * but trounced them. Hopefully they're on the end of another hiding on Saturday.

 

Any links to the goals??

EDIT: Found them a few pages back

 

Goals looked great, some really nice passages of play.

As for DU and their antics..... Scummy wrong yins

 

Not at our brilliant best, but a comfortable win in the end. The first half we probably should have been out of sight, and we totally dominated the game. It would have been made even easier had their keeper received a red card, which I've no doubt it was. Even if Griffiths wasn't going to get on the end of it, the tackle itself merited a red. The second goal really finished them off though, as it had come on the back of their best spell in the game, where they had us camped in our own half to be fair, without really creating any real openings, so for us to go up the other end and score, I think that knocked the stuffing out of them. Very good win in the end, with the Stokes red card being the only downer. Said yesterday that McGowan just looked like a bitter *, and he confirmed it again last night. That was a shocking tackle on Henderson, and he had no intention of winning the ball.

 

McGowan just wanted a ban for sat because he's can't take another humping.

Don't know why they are complaining about red cards. Cerzinak, Paton and even rankin for persistent fouling(VVD San siro 2 tackles). mcgowan rightly off. If anything they've been lucky not more have gone.

 

There will be more on Saturday I think. Ciftci is a stick on to see red in my opinion.

 

Really enjoying watching Celtic play just now. Team will look fresh in next game with Armstrong ang gms available

 

By looking at the pics, I'm loving the reactions of the other Celtic players when Henderson was taken out. Noticed it a few times over the course of the season.

Loving the team's togetherness.

 

Goals and stokes sending off are here

https://twitter.com/eamonjmchugh