SANDMAN’S DEFINITIVE RATINGS: CELTIC @ FEENYANOORD…
“This could be Rotterdam or Amsterdam
Liverpool or Home
‘Cause Rotterdam’s where Martin wins
You’ll never walk alone
You’ll never walk alone”– The Beautiful South, ‘Rotterdam’.
THE FRIENDLY GHOST – 8.5/10 – Magnificent Schmeichel family traditions maintained in Holland. Two world class Danish legend specialities kept us in the game, and ahead. One fluff when he punched instead of claiming led to time standing still for a few milliseconds, but overall no wonder they named a Corrie dug after him.
KATIE – 8/10 – Since cementing his chapter in Scottish football history by becoming a national superhero, KT’s just looked more like… Well, KT, than ever before. Tricky proposition tonight facing up to their best asset – some brill-creamed, man-bunned, posing, whining metrosexual pain in the bhaws. But handled stoically and solidly.
MELLOW YELLOW -7.5/10 – “Big rampaging lang streak o’ phish INCOMING!” yelled the opposition’s defence in unison, in continental gibberish or whatever language they speak there, usually requiring a tablespoon of phlegm trapped in your larynx to pronounce anything anyone local can comprehend. And the bhoy in from the chill burned up the doubters with a focussed, enthusiastic performance, particularly instrumental in the third goal.
OF JUSTICE – 7.5/10 – The Liam Legacy is fast becoming a string of contrarily terrific displays in circumstances where Playstation FIFA virgins have already prophesied calamity on a grand scale. Once Liam’s nerves settled over a misplaced Brodge sideball, he defaulted into Ginger Baresi mode and his prescience (see what I did there, Dune fans?) was acute and unfaltering.
CRUSTY THE CLOWN – 7.5/10 – We’re still waiting on him burning out after a startling run of 90 minute appearances. But no sign of that as the Yank who’s not a tank uses that sinewy athleticism to perfectly complement his fellow lefty in central defence – a number of interceptions and stiffings tonight exquisitely-timed.
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Let Wilfried wait till May.
MON &SM getting a tune out of the squad.
Cal Mac who I had given up on back at his best.
Treble on if the Temps stay.
Wilfried’s imminent arrival a concern.
Great support from the travellers last evening.👏👏👏
Hail hail
Had B.R. still been around , we would have played a 4-3-3 and got “Humped” , by a verry good team . Change of formation (extra men in mid-field) allowed our creative players to excel . Engels , Hetate , McCowan McGregor all showed how they can play when they are not outnumbered in mid-field . Instead of chasing shadows they were running the game —Something the most discerning fans have been calling-out for seasons .
Well done MON & staff .
Can we just keep MON & Maloney? At the very least please promote MON to the new post of Director of Football. This move would demonstrate the board have learned lessons and are now starting to take the club in the right direction. No club can afford to let a man of MON’s calibre just walk away.