The Celtic skipper had licence to roam anywhere across the midfield with Lawrence reluctant to go as far as the centre circle for fear of leaving behind gaps that the champions could exploit.
As he sees Hatate advance towards goal his opponent is well aware of the threat posed, he slows down his run then drives his elbow into the back of Hatate’s neck bringing the move to an end.
It’s unclear who was the most emotional between Henrik Larsson and the fans last night but there was magic in the air as everyone realised that it was 20 years since the long good-bye.
Henrik Larsson was close to tears as he took to the stage at the OVO Hydro to collect a special award at the Celtic POTY Awards last night.It is 20 years since the Magnificent Seven played his last match for the club but the years were rolled back as he…
Thousands of Celtic fans were celebrating in the sunshine of Santa Ponsa yesterday as they watched their team triumph in the Glasgow Derby.Most holidays were booked before the SPFL announced the post-split fixtures, many Season Ticket holders will have found themselves in their favourite part of south-west Mallorca which provided…
Fans and former players knew what they had witnessed, in the VAR era you are very unlikely to get away with it. Even Lundstram knew, there were no dramatics or protests as his yellow card was upgraded. But Miller kept on digging and digging. And more.
Last summer McGowan and his colleagues could still salvage something from the Beale Revolution! The Brains Behind Gerrard produced plenty of quotes while Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin demonstrated in a dead rubber that things would be vey different at Next Season FC.
Suddenly the tune changed to You’ll Never walk Alone, on occasions like this it works even in daylight as 60,000 joined together with the Gerry Marsden anthem, pumping the Celtc players up that bit more before they go off to form the huddle.
But character assassination and abuse from his own fans, and others from outwith the football-related media, is another matter. Rodgers can mull that over while addressing if his team have what it takes to overtake Rangers in the league.
When you are running at full pelt it is hard to put the brakes on, especially when thousands of fans are going wild after witnessing the most enjoyable three minutes of the season.