Another thumping semi-final win at Hampden – ‘Piling on the agony putting on the style’…

Callum McGregor and James Forrest — Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi Final match between St Johnstone and Celtic at Hampden Park on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Celtic yesterday put one hand on the Scottish Cup, and took a step closer to a domestic clean sweep as they blew away a sorry St Johnstone side in very one sided Scottish cup semi-final.

Epic rendition of “Piling on the Agony” during today’s Celtic – St Johnstone Scottish Cup Semi-Final clash at Hampden.

Just goes to show the difference it makes when all of the Celtic support join in. pic.twitter.com/NFmnq9LpeS

— The Fast Lovin’ Sin-Soaked Heathen (@fast_sin) April 20, 2025

Similar to the Premier Sports League Cup semi final at the national stadium back in November against Aberdeen, we endured something of a frustrating first half an hour before making the breakthrough. After Callum McGregor opened the floodgates Celtic had the game finished as a contest by the interval as the players trooped off to a chorus of the famous ‘piling on the agony putting on the style’ tune blaring out from the massive Celtic support inside the National stadium.

Daizen Maeda celebrates. St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday 20 April 2025. Photo by Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Callum McGregor fired us into the lead in the 34th minute before a Daizen Maeda brace and an Adam Idah goal from close range sealed our return to Hampden on 24 May. It was a blistering first half with the players at the top of their game, especially the superb Reo Hatate who laid on three assists in a superb individual showing.

The second half as you’d expect was similar to last week’s one sided league win over Kilmarnock, merely resembling a training session with substitute Jota inflicting more damage on the deflated Perth side by grabbing a fifth goal, fittingly enough on the 67th minute.

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Greg Taylor. St Johnstone v Celtic, Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday 20 April 2025. Photo by Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Celtic’s treble dream is very much alive, and only Aberdeen now stand in our way as we strive to accomplish yet another domestic clean sweep. Before that we have five league games to win and all sorts of objectives to meet, like getting Daizen up to 40 goals and winning Sky Sports ‘Summer Bragging’ rights cup in a fortnight’s time.

Then we can go to Hampden and make history. Well done Celtic and also the Celtic support who were magnificent on at Hampden in the Sun.