SANDMAN’S DEFINITIVE RATINGS: CELTIC @ SILENT HILL…
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Will Durant
THE FRIENDLY GHOST – 6/10 – Kasper the grasper. Some pinning their looping header second on him but get lost with that – there shouldn’t have been any looping header in the first place if the centre backs hadn’t imploded like a pair of drunk penguins attempting to navigate a fresh ice sheet. If he’d reached that we’d be proclaiming ‘great save’. In any case he did just fine – safe hands and improvised feet kept them to a brace while his defence evaporated at times.
KATIE – 6.5/10 – Our most solid, consistent performer. Even in the doldrums of that insipid first 45, he was the one player powering on, driving the side on down the flank, firing over some useful balls. Just think what might have been if anyone around him in a hooped shirt could have kicked their own backside.
Esta locura en la grada de un estadio en Escocia la provocó un futbolista mexicano. Con su gol en el agregado, Julián Araujo 🇲🇽 le dio el triunfo a Celtic en el último minuto del partido y dejó una de las mejores celebraciones en lo que va del año.🏟️🏴pic.twitter.com/Vkvu6ftCRq
— Julio Rodríguez (@julioordz10) February 16, 2026
Mexican commentary of Araujo’s GOOOOOOAL!!!! pic.twitter.com/FOI2wlqkIg
— Celtic Curio (@Celticcurio) February 15, 2026
AZTECO – 6.5/10 – Yaaaaaaaasssss! Mad Mexicaaaaaaaaaaan!… Was the last thing I remember before the Guinness tsunami hit. Never will he crack a more vital goal with his standing peg than that rigging-wrecker, perfectly pitched high and soaring, a trajectory he followed into the crowd to be engulfed by jhoy. One of those players nothing much was expected of, who’s bought into the Celtic vibe and wants to play a major role in the quest for success. Thankfully on it for the duration today, much like KT, as many others around him spent their time picking their noses, more or less.
OF JUSTICE – 3.5/10 – The Ginger Baresi? More like the Gallowgate Garfield; slow, hesitant, absolutely suckered out of position at the first – drawn to the touchline and mugged with a deft clip inside for his fellow partner in criminal defending to be rinsed. Killie’s second: a weak clearance of half-intent and no purpose allowed the clip back in to danger. Almost resurrected our hopes with a near-header himself and arguably shook himself down for the second 45, yet still gave off unusual signals of frailty.
🟢 There was 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 at Rugby Park as Julian Araujo scored a 97th-minute winner to seal victory for Celtic, who were two goals down against Kilmarnock ⤵️https://t.co/A7WrEpflqw
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) February 15, 2026
CRUSTY THE CLOWN – 3/10 – Been outstanding 90% of the season since his return. Not today. Ridiculous, impotent defensive work at the opener – recovered from losing his man only to then let him shift inside for the OBVIOUS shooting opportunity. Maybe that surface got to him because he spent every involvement trying to change direction like a Looney Tunes character treading air against inertia. Not often both your centre backs hit a wall of despair in the same match and are unable to bail each other out. But we got away with it in the end.
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