Brendan Rodgers. Ross County v Celtic in Dingwall. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
THE NOTAPRODDYGAL – 7.5/10 – ‘I’m dropping Greggs today because they’re too damn close to me in that wee ground.’ So singing controversy was canned, formation altered, accommodation made, and we started with two strikers for the first time since Jackie Dziekanowski was caught playing with a pair he wasn’t married to. And, ultimately, it all worked out once more – his system held against the chill, and produced more shots on target than we’ve seen recently. Maybe this mad attacking insanity will be a regular sleight of hand to flummox opponents?
🗣️ "The players showed a fantastic mentality and ended up really good winners"
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers reacts to his side's 4-1 win against Ross County ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/EHdfE6xVz7
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 11, 2025
Referee Matthew MacDermid with Callum McGregor. Ross County v Celtic in Dingwall. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
MIBBERY – 5/10 – ‘The screen’s frozen. Just say it wisnae a pen…’But the shiny schoolboy in charge wasn’t having it from the Boolin’ club VAR gimps and after an overnight stay in the local hostelry we got what the challenge merited. Only justice, after the when-is-a-trip-not-a-trip? Reo incident first-half and their ‘coming together’ cheap pen. Thankfully it all ended as it had begun for the MIBs – colder than cold and minus 18 to contend with on the long trek back to civilisation.
Celtic celebrations. Ross County v Celtic in Dingwall. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
OVERALL – 8/10 – Another late, late show in Dingwall – the now almost customary Thai-massage happy ending for our trips to the edge of the known world. This would have been a frustrating one given the chances we’d created up until the breakthrough moment on 81: some scintillating moves – excluding the first goal – not bearing fruit and an opposition keeper having a blinder. But it seems made for Hooped drama up there and this finale can be added to the canon of climatic Dingwall thrills as another joyful belter.
Ross County v Celtic in Dingwall. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
The pitch started off resembling a thawing ice rink and ended with the admiration of the local Mammoth farmers as it finally cut and bobbled and chopped up under the strain of weather and studs. The temperature held somewhere just above freezing the baws off a Sabre-Toothed tiger so it was up to the players to raise it with some cockle-warming (steady Jamesy) football. We got it as the Hoops brought the heat to bear on the stoic local tribesmen, and after a thrills-and-spills final spell they sent everyone down the road happy to be feeling 18 once more…
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Agree with you about Engles; he’s a bit gallus but you can see he will keep improving. Having Brendan at the helm, young players will want to come here to improve. The future is bright ‘cos it’s Green & White.