Jota of Celtic acknowledges the fans after the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Quarter-Final match between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park on March 09, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
NOTEBOOK – 6.5/10 – Light it up, Georgie bhoy! Took a while but when he had his mojo sizzling we got some uplifting and game-changing moments of joy. Overall he was still around 70% the Jota we know, but there’s enough wow factor there to warrant his presence.
Daizen Maeda of Celtic scoring during the Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Quarter-Final match between Celtic and Hibernian at Celtic Park on March 09, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
LORD KATSUMOTO – 7.5/10 – Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain…And Daizen – The 27 Club. And our greatest worst player ever does it again! And it’ll be the 28,29 and 30 Club he’s founding next Sunday… Just when you thought it wasn’t going to happen their keeper makes a blinding stop and Daizen appears from
nowhere to poke it in. Well, not nowhere – he was just completing a quick 10k by crossing their goal-line and the ball dropped in front of him.
May have had a hat-trick amid his torment of their defenders but in classic Daizen style defied the laws of the physical universe (and the metaverse) to squeeze the ball THROUGH the post from three inches out. And was then defied by the fingertip save of the game late on.
Nicolas Kuhn of Celtic and Jack Iredale of Hibernian challenge for the ball Celtic v Hibernian, Scottish Gas Scottish Cup, Quarter Final, Celtic Park, – 09 March 2025 Photo Stuart Wallace/Shutterstock
TAKINTE – 7.5/10 – The opening quarter of the game was all about The Kuhn. We used him incessantly and how we never carved anything out from his dynamism and sleek feet is a bit of a mystery.Thrilling movement and guile to set up one and nearly another few. Faded second-half as energy drained and Hibs doubled-up, but shall remain out most potent and unpredictable wide threat of the season.
In the absence of the Sons of William we may have to make do with the Cousins of William in the Final again, although none of the potential opponents outwardly should cause us much angst.
Please just don’t let it be Livingston and the jailbird, I really can’t stand his whiny voice and gurning sour pus. ‘Mon the Saintees!
Hopefully we get the Diets in semi so we don’t get the hate filled songbook in the final.