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Cup glory for Celtic

Mon 27 Jul, 04:07 PM


Celtic's second-string side warmed up for this week's Champions League qualifier by defeating Tottenham 2-0 in the Wembley Cup and highlighting the problems facing Harry Redknapp.

Victory, courtesy of goals by Chris Killen and Georgios Samaras, means Tony Mowbray's men won the friendly tournament ahead of Wednesday's clash against Dinamo Moscow and they have still not conceded a goal in four pre-season matches.

Spurs boss Redknapp, who has watched his side getting outplayed by two reserve sides during the tournament, has major worries at the heart of his defence as Ledley King, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson are sidelined, leaving no recognised centre-back.

It only took Celtic eight minutes to expose Spurs' fragile defence. Paul Caddis shifted past Benoit Assou-Ekotto on the right and whipped in a cross, with Killen getting in front of Chimbonda to plant his header past Heurelho Gomes.

Frenchman Dorian Dervite was fault for the second goal, courtesy of Samaras five minutes before the break.

Samaras was in his own half when he poked the ball past the 21-year-old and there was plenty of time to catch the Greece international, who was hardly known for his pace while at Manchester City for two years.

Instead, Samaras carried the ball into the penalty and executed a precise finish across Gomes.

In the day's other game in the London tournament, Barcelona beat Al Ahly 4-1 with Lionel Messi making a cameo appearance.

 

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  1. 57 - Ryan, I hate being the one to "burst your­ bubble", but Setanta went into administration.­ Sorry to say, but your chances of being a pundit on­ there are now ZILCH! And Sky already have an arse-hole­ in the shape of Andy Gray, so they don't really­ need any more arse-holes. Back to the day job for you­ I'm afraid, young man!!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Tue 28 Jul 5:47PM

  2. Ryan M,thanks for your pro analysis you fudd...

    From tommygunn...Scotlands Elite, on Tue 28 Jul 1:31AM

  3. this season is rangers again easily celtic r winnin fk­ all else this season

    From Ryan M, on Mon 27 Jul 10:52PM

  4. it was all to easy for the hoops

    From fake_discharge, on Mon 27 Jul 9:06PM

  5. Freakin' Hartlepool!!! Wit like that mad guy from­ Sky Sports/Countdown?! Nae wonder he never told me...

    From NokturnalKelt, on Mon 27 Jul 7:33PM

  6. #53 Hartlepool

    From lysdexic, on Mon 27 Jul 7:26PM

  7. Lysdexic... This wullie Sam comes oan, spouts about 2­ comments at most and then never answers or comments to­ our comments... He's either unable to read most of­ the more intelligent comments, or he's a­ freakin' Tory/Labour/Liberal MP and like all them,­ ignores any concensus of opinion against­ anyway.
    I'm still dying to know what team he­ supports as he never tells us as he's too scared to­ get a roasting about how pish they are...

    From NokturnalKelt, on Mon 27 Jul 7:18PM

  8. #50 Then you woke up....we've already got our first­ piece of silverware...bring it on!!

    From lysdexic, on Mon 27 Jul 7:10PM

  9. Guys, I didn’t mean to take the lid off Pandora’s Box­ here, or open up political debate, that is not my­ style. Basically I was having a go at one individual­ who, via his odious and asinine comments, and not just­ today, demonstrated once again that he has just no­ respect for the bounds of decency. It takes a bit to­ rattle my cage, but like a lot of you out there, with­ me it is so far, and no further.
    Just for you ENGLISH­ SAM, and indeed any of you bile spouting cretins out­ there, I don’t know the level of your intelligence, but­ I have a good idea of how foolish you can be, I­ strongly suggest that you get a post-it note with the­ word ‘respect’ written on it and stick it to your­ monitor and when you get the urge to type your usual­ kak, take a wee second to read the note. If you have­ written it, there’s a chance that you just might heed­ it!

    From lysdexic, on Mon 27 Jul 7:09PM
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    dnt get used 2 it u tims this is the only thing ur­ winnin this season

    From Ryan M, on Mon 27 Jul 7:06PM

  11. Typical of ENGLISH BAM!!... Comes on here, bumping his­ gums, then when we put him in his place he clams up!­ Either that, or it's his turn on his mum/sister!

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Mon 27 Jul 7:03PM

  12. pt45 ginger again 100%correct brilliant answer my son

    From paul, on Mon 27 Jul 6:53PM

  13. Great Comments from Ginger and Arkaig and Lys there...­ You Sam are a complete jib stain... I watched the whole­ game live and the only chant I heard anything remotely­ to do with Ireland was the Amhrán na bhfiann (In­ English) and 'The Roll of Honour', which is­ about the Hunger Strikers... Nothing was mentioned­ about terrorism of any kind... If you are going to have­ a go that we are idolising Terrorists that went on the­ Hunger Strikes, then that is your prerogative and­ probably understandable in that you are English; But­ then again, the English sent in their troops into that­ country, and to lots of other countries - The vast­ majority of which was unlawful in many peoples'­ eyes... And, is it not the English and, even more­ sickeningly, the Anglican Church, who have all these­ pomp and circumstance funerals for soldiers who have­ been killed, who are basically trying to do the same to­ smaller countries and 'lesser' people the World­ over... So don't get on your high white horse­ condemning shyte that the English have done since time­ immemorial to a fine art.
    Alba agus Éireann go Bragh!

    From NokturnalKelt, on Mon 27 Jul 6:33PM

  14. THE TANS ONLY GOT WHAT THEY DESEVRED

    From arkaig, on Mon 27 Jul 6:06PM

  15. ENGLISH SAM - have you ever stopped to think why the­ various factions of Irish Republicanism bombed and­ maimed mainland Britain (England, including, but not­ exclusively London)? Let me educate you.. It was done­ to make the British governments sit up and take notice­ that British interference in Ireland was neither­ wanted, or welcomed. They tried reason.. They tried­ resistance (Easter 1916), and finally decided on a­ bombing campaign. Notice how, once the Good Friday­ agreement was signed, the IRA set about decommissioning­ their weapons under the watchful eye of Senator George­ Mitchell, and only recently, the Loyalist­ Paramilitaries are doing likewise? The British­ government finally sat up and took stock of their­ involvement in Irish affairs, and brokered a peace­ deal, WITHOUT APPEASEMENT! If only the British would­ stop interfering in other countries, we'd see a lot­ less bloodshed in other places, such as Afghanistan,­ Iraq, etc. How many innocent people died in the name of­ British Colonialism, eh?

    From Singin' Ginger!!, on Mon 27 Jul 5:55PM

  16. #42 THATS RIGHT ERSEHOLES

    From arkaig, on Mon 27 Jul 5:49PM

  17. ENGLISH SAM IS A BITTER WEE MAN!

    NOTHING TO SAY BUT­ SPOUTING ANTI SCOTTISH DRIVEL.

    GLAD EVERYBODY IS­ POINTING THE TADGER OOT!

    MON THE HOOPS!

    From Steven Ward, on Mon 27 Jul 5:27PM

  18. #41 Not all of them mate, just the ars-eholes.... there­ are a lot of good Englishmen out there who are a credit­ to the Nation.

    From lysdexic, on Mon 27 Jul 5:20PM

  19. WIZ IT NO THE ENGLISH WHO THOUGHT UP CONCENTRATION­ CAMPS IN THE BOER WAR AND STUFFED WEE WANES UP CHIMNEYS

    From arkaig, on Mon 27 Jul 5:13PM

  20. #39 now that was a comment !! a belter at that ! your­ absolutely right though, Ive been trolling these boards­ for months and Anti-Scottish English/Sambo has never­ had an educated comment on here thats interested SPL­ supporters in the slightest..( i say that as whole, for­ all the decent supporters OF THE SPL on here ). The­ guys a joke and bigger bigot than most !!

    From aztectrooper35, on Mon 27 Jul 5:05PM
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