CELTIC 1 RANGERS 1

PRE – MATCH COMMENT: Last year when Rangers came to Paradise they left with all 3 pts, surely Celtic cannot play so badly again?

BORUC................6 Only had one real save to make and unfortunately he didn't make it!

HINKEL..................7 Was back to his attacking style and sent over a couple of very good crosses. Was lucky to finish the game being able to stand after an atrocious tackle by Thuggery.

LOOVENS.............. 6 Was firm in the air and good in the tackle but when he has the ball at his feet he's a nervous wreck.

CALDWELL............. 7 In what is probably his last game for Celtic he snuffed Boyd out of the game and sprayed some good passes around. Could he have done better at their goal? Haven't seen the replay yet.

FOX............................ 7 In his first Rangers game he showed that he can defend in a forceful and physical way. Completely dominated his side of the field.

N'GUEMO.................8 MOM Another fine game from the on loan player. Never shirked a tackle and was involved in a lot of great one touch passing moves. According to my marks he has been Celtic's most consistent player this season after Aiden.

CROSAS.................6 A few people thought he might not have the physicality to perform well in a Rangers game but he showed that having class is the most important thing. I thought that Celtic lost a bit of composure when he went off.

McGEADY..............8 If only he had taken one of the two good chances he had he would have had a 10 for to-days performance. None of the Rangers players could shackle him and he made McDonald's goal.

ROBSON...............7 Played out on the wing, which is not his strongest position, and played well. He epitomised the character shown by Celtic to-day.

FORTUNE............7 Always a threat to the Ranger's defence but not unfortunately to McGregor.

SAMARAS.......... 7 In the first half he was unplayable and if only he had taken a couple of his chances he would have been a contender for MOM.

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McDONALD........... 7 Thought it was the correct decision to have him on the bench as he seems to do very well coming on as a sub. Took his goal well and played very brightly.

REF ..................(Conroy) 4 He only had two major decisions to make (Fortune and 'Thuggery') and he got both of then wrong.

RATING: Quality: 6.9 (l.y. 4.9). This is the highest rating this season and last season's game was one the lowest.

POSSESSION: 56%

COMMENTS:1. I know there will be a lot of supporters complaining about our inability to convert more chance but ,whilst I left disappointed about the result, I thought that Celtic dominated Rangers both in skill ability and in commitment and desire. The future IS bright!

2. The reaction to Boruc's traditional blessing of himself has always left me amused so I wonder how they will react to Fortune's 'Novena' just before the Huddle?

3. There wasn't a failure to-day and, with the potential of yet more strengthening by bringing in new players and giving ZZ, Brown, Maloney, the Korean guy, McGinn, McCourt, etc. the chance to make their mark, if this level of performance continues the Championship should be back home at the end of the season.

4. Yet another refereeing decision has a major impact on a game but hey, they all even out over the season.............don't they?