Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Celtic v Stoned-Apis

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Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic

Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic reacts after Referee Don Robertson showed him a yellow card for a challenge on Kieran Bowie of Hibernian. Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO Shutterstock

GET CARTER – 7/10 – Tackle of the season. Textbook-perfect slide, feet on the ground, cleaning out ball and man. Penalised. Booked. Get lost. Like his defensive counterpart, the big mhan got a good workout against the polarised cultural icons. Kept him occupied and alert for the 90, which is a tune-up bonus for the coming matches.

Celtic captain Callum McGregor

Celtic captain Callum McGregor looks frustrated at full-time. Final score Celtic 0 Hibernian 0. Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 27 September 2025. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO Shutterstock

CALMAC – 7/10 –  Calmac the way he was meant to be – henchmen around him, not invisible. Allowed the skipper to rotate the ball sharply, probe excessively, and wonder like the rest of us how Hibs survived.

THE TERMINATOR – 6.5/10 –  As above – facilitates his captain’s best game. It’s about Engel’s positional play, Playstation FIFA-generation chumps, not his nerdy stats or X flaming G or YMCA or whatever else perks their peenies. Simply this – compliment the dictator with an able and capable vizier and we’ll dominate. Oh, and how Arne didn’t nail the winner with that eight-yard stab is known only to the secret society of flukey goalies.

HIGHLAND TOFFEE – 6/10 – Luke at that starting eleven! It IS Luke! And he did alright; certainly more involved than we’ve seen Reo this season, appearing confident and guileful. Just faded second 45 when we could really have done with his can-opening feet.

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About Author

The Celtic Star founder and editor David Faulds has edited numerous Celtic books over the past decade or so including several from Lisbon Lions, Willie Wallace, Tommy Gemmell and Jim Craig. Earliest Celtic memories include a win over East Fife at Celtic Park and the 4-1 League Cup loss to Partick Thistle as a 6 year old. Best game? Easy 4-2, 1979 when Ten Men Won the League. Email [email protected]

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