CELTIC MATCH REPORT:  ST MIRREN  1  CELTIC 0

PRE-MATCH COMMENT: Globespan's change of flight departure at least meant that I could sit down and watch The Bhoys after missing the last 2 games.

BORUC ….……....5  Had no chance with the penalty and had nothing else to do apart from delay the game by tying his shoelaces and fixing his gloves (this was when Celtic were trying to equalise)

HINKEL..... ……..4  After a good run of consistent performances he chose this game to produce an abysmal show of poor passing, eye off the ball and no surging runs.

CALDWELL......... 5  He wasn't to blame for the goal and would probably have prevented Dargo getting his shot away.

McMANUS…. … ..4  Celtic do not require the "I'll run through a brick wall" type of player if that is he has to offer. His tackle for the penalty was typical McManus but what was worse was the fact that as Captain of Celtic FC he was not seen raging and cajoling the players after his team went one down!

O'DEA...….……4  I thought that the penalty incident highlighted the main reason why he will not make it as a Celtic regular. Watch the way he "strolls" after Dargo before McManus is skinned. he just does not have the pace that is required for top level football.

CROSAS......... 5   Just did not influence the game in the way I expected.

BROWN…..…...... 5   MOM  Tried hard but was another who could not make the vital pass or run.

NAKA.... ……....4  Even early in the game as you watched him make the most unlike Naka type of pass you knew that this was not going to be his game but who would have expected the type of miss-pass that led to the goal?

McGEADY.........4  Had no impact at all although to be fair he had no overlapping partner and was coming deeper and deeper for the ball.

JVOH................4  At least he had a couple of efforts on target but what weak efforts. Has only scored in one game this season and yet he is an automatic pick.

McDONALD....... 4  Could do nothing right.

SUBS:

SAMARASS.......... 3   Where has he gone?

CONROY .............  4   This guy is a winger who GS is trying to do a 'Wallace' with. Why did he not go on as an outright winger and played a back 3?   There is a very good strong, fast, skillful left back playing for the reserves called Lafferty who would do a better job than either Naylor or O'Dea.

REF…………...... (Richmond) 6  To book JVOH was ridiculous but at least he correctly only gave a yello card to McManus.

THE GAME ……5 There was once again no football of the type a Celtic team should produce. 

GOALS ……….   1. A absolutely, definite penalty.

                               

COMMENTS ….. 1. Further evidence that "G.S. should not renew his contract". He picked the right team but failed to galvanise them in any way after the penalty. He must be ruing the decision to send Caddis out for the rest of the season. 

GS will leave at the end of the season and I sincerely hope it is as a title winning Manager. The interesting part will be who replaces him.

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