SANDMAN’S DEFINITIVE RATINGS: CELTIC v IT LIVES…
“I see the Past, Present & Future existing all at once before me.” – William Blake

11.02.2026 Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership. Robbie Muirhead scores the penalty for Livingston. Photo Kenny Ramsay IMAGO/ News Licensing
THE FRIENDLY GHOST – 6.5/10 – Kasper does what Kasper does best – blinder of a save early on to deny them a flukey lead. Kept his composure well with the ball at his feet, zero chance at their pen.

Julian Araujo of Celtic and Cristian Montano of Livingston. Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 11 February 2026. Photo Mark Runnacles IMAGO/Shutterstock
AZTECO – 6.5/10 – He’s a buccaneer this bhoy, loves a bit of combat that harks back to his Mexican jungle days guerrilla-fighting the U.S DEA for the cartel. Plently of legs and aggro, just lacked the same as the rest – a killer ball.

11.02.2026 Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership.Marcelo Saracchi scores for Celtic. Photo Kenny Ramsay IMAGO / News Licensing
SCRATCHY – 7/10 – Another South American lunatic on the opposite flank – this is how we win the title, with gun-totting desperadoes blitzing opposition wingers and marauding at will. This one got a deserved reward for his attacking ambitions – slamming home the opener.

Liam Scales of Celtic at the final whistle Celtic v Livingston, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 11 February 2026. Photo Mark Runnacles IMAGO/Shutterstock
OF JUSTICE – 6.5/10 – Liam with a growl is Liam on the prowl; let that yappy wee MIB dug know what he thought of a scandalous booking and put in a controlled evening of firm defending and adventurous forward interaction to maintain pressure.
CRUSTY THE CLOWN – 6/10 – A wrangling night of robust physical encounters with big men; sounds like Bomber Brown’s perfect evening down the docks, if you know what I mean…Handled most of what they threw at him well, and even though we were well on top, he remained on alert for the opportunist long-ball counters which curtailed his attacking involvement.
Welsh. Goal of the season.
Hail Hail.