Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Celtic v Dundee Mifflin

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MIBBERY – 6.5/10 – Ooft, a latecomer storming up the rails in the final furlong, throwing a yellow at every Bhoy within his gaze, peepee tingling as Celtic tired and the opposition got wired for a late equaliser. No coincidence they were hanging on at Tannadice to see if we won, and the moment their MIB crew in Glasgow failed, the Zombies got their last-breath non-penalty penalty in the forty-first minute of added time; co-ordinated desperation at its most risible.

OVERALL – 6/10 – A title-winning three points. These are the games that matter. Embattled Celts, off-key, unable to slit the throats of an opponent they’ve caught in a chokehold. Big night, big expectations, big last-hurrah for a living legend; all recipes for disaster for Celtic of recent times. So to get the job done, close on one collective and evade another further, was all we could ask of the Footy Gods.

Elvis was in town and we were tuneless. The stands were increasingly frustrated and anxious as the players – not struggling, but not synching fully – toiled to finish off a side who must have begun to seem like a jinx; remember this same set of eleven jobbers took us to the cleaners in Dundee a month or two ago. Our Bhoys had to face up to opponents not fazed by reputation, with full recent knowledge of the sweet taste of a rare victory over them.

So it was a sticky wicket, to use an analogy from another sport – Bonnie Blue’s pastime of choice… But the points were ours and the advantages gained, by the time the goodbyes and gratitudes were shouted. Now the table’s set for Sunday dinner. And while their bloated old zombie hogs of a cousin club toil well below, the young pretenders from Edina snort their way along the M8 looking for scraps of glory…

There’s gonna be a carvery. Bring your daughters to the slaughter, Rugger Bears. Here, piggy-piggies…

Go Away Now

Sandman

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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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