SANDMAN’S DEFINITIVE RATINGS: CELTIC @ FIR-BURGER PARK…
“Without ethical consciousness, a painter is only a decorator. And The Zombies will pay neither.”
– Robert Motherwell.
THE FRIENDLY GHOST – 6.5/10 – You forget Kapser’s probably been here before in a previous life so the grubby skankiness of the surroundings don’t faze him much. After Wednesday he may have expected a lighter Sunday outing but got shocked out of complacency early, dicing with death and thanking his voodoo for their hoodoo as the woodwork saved him more times than titles the Zombies have won. For the rest of the match his blood pressure returned to normal, and safe hands made bright work; not to mention classy feet as he half-volleyed a 50 yard pass low through a forest of legs to give us the goalkeeping highlight of the game.
UNCANNY – 7.5/10 – Very tuned and very tidy. Moves like a pimped-up Bernabei with many added upgrades. There’s the Barca-bred footballing instinct you’d expect from his pedigree but there’s also a finesse and consistency there, plus great reading of a game; notable cover and support play. Gilded another fine game with a superb delivery for AJ’s goal.
🤩 “A fabulous second goal!”
Alistair Johnston makes it 2-0 with a powerful header ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/35Jyy1mkyP
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) October 27, 2024
WAYNE GRETZKY – 8/10 MOTM – Das Kapitan. An honour for The Moose and a day he wanted to remember fondly. Set about it with custom energy and powerful play up the right, linking well but fruitlessly with Jamesy. No let up into the second period, when the relentless pursuit of victory led to him capping his perfect afternoon with a stylish diving header that gave us breathing space and ultimately the points.
OF JUSTICE – 7/10 – Repetition is the definition of insanity. Sort of; Paraphrasing that doesn’t suit Liam’s method – repetition is what his game is built upon; in this case practice doesn’t make perfect but perfect practice does. So David Brent management speak aside (feel free to use those to impress workplace stiffs) we expected/hoped for an Atlantis repeat. And he tethered the backline for the opening strife until a re-jigged Celtic framework gelled, then switched out to left-back later on to maintain his overall excellence.
TC (or Scoobie,as he was called) was a player,and no mistake, though the fans often didn’t appreciate his unselfish running.totally selfless man.R I P
True gentleman, and a great player,.met him at the convention in Vagas,true ambassador for celtic. Rip Thomas.