2011-03-05: Celtic 2-0 Hamilton, SPL

Trivia

• Jock Stein statue unveiling today see link.
• Celtic remain ahead but Ranger have games in hand and can still go 2pts clear of us.
• Week marred by bias from press against Celtic.
• Parcel intercepted which was a dummy parcel bomb from huns to Neil Lennon!!!!
• Neil Lennon in stands after ban from touchline.
• Common's scores his first double.
• Hooper out injured.
• At half-time a cheque presentation was made to charity on behalf of Kerrydalestreet.com & TheCelticWiki for all the money collected following the passing of John Condron (a former moderator on this site).

Review

Game was like a training session, with hamilton offering not very much.
A few players a wee bit off the boil compared to recent performances, but I think we can allow that eh ?
Glad it was a home game today though if we were going to perform like that.
A few players tired a bit midway through the second half, yet we still dominated the whole game.
Great first goal by Commons and a cool finish for the second.
Should have had a hat trick after a great through ball from Stokes.
Great support shown for Neil Lennon too, which I am sure wont go un-noticed by either the man himself, the club, and of course the arseholes in the media.
Of course they were still having sly digs at Neil even after the game today, from Chick Young, James Traynor and Billy Dodds. Well f**k them.

Liked the Emilio song from the GB today too.
Not so sure about the Commons one, but good that some of these players are getting their own songs now.

Well done Celts. Another 3 points won very easily without going up any gears.

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(UKPA) – 1 hour ago
A Kris Commons double in a 2-0 win against Hamilton at Parkhead put Celtic eight points clear of Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.
The Hoops had struggled for much of the first half until four minutes from the break when the Scotland midfielder volleyed in from 25 yards.
Commons capitalised on a shocking mistake by Accies defender David Elebert early in the second half to double his tally and put the pressure on to Rangers who have three games in hand ahead of their trip to St Mirren on Sunday.
With less than 30 seconds gone Accies defender Simon Mensing almost sliced the ball in to his own goal from 10 yards as he blocked a cross from Scott Brown.
After the mayhem of Wednesday, it was a low-key start in comparison but in the 15th minute Hoops striker Georgios Samaras headed a Commons' corner from the right past the far post.
After a decent passage of play midfielder Mark Carrington had a shot from distance deflected for a corner, from which Mark McLaughlin's header from Dougie Imrie's cross caused some panic and the SPL leaders were happy to concede another corner which came to nothing.
It was a slog for the home side but in the 41st minute Commons lit up the match with a wonderful goal. Ki Sung-yeung's corner was cleared away only to Brown who set the former Derby County player up 25 yards from goal and he sent a left-footed volley high past Tomas Cerny.
It became two in the 52nd minute when defender David Elebert took a pass from Mensing and passed the ball across his own box straight to Commons who, with some confidence, curled a left-footed shot past Cerny.
In the 70th minute Samaras failed to get on the end of a Mark Wilson cross which sped across Cerny, moments before Accies midfielder Gary McDonald clashed with Beram Kayal to have the home fans screaming in rage.
The game petered out and the Hoops' crowd slipped away, safe in the knowledge that another step towards the title had been taken with minimum fuss.
Copyright © 2011 The Press Association. All rights reserved.

By Clive Lindsday
Kris Commons' stylish double ensured a win over stuffy bottom side Hamilton Accies that stretched Celtic's lead at the top of the table to eight points.
Accies went close with a David Elebert header before Celtic turned greater possession into a goal with their first effort on target after 42 minutes.
Commons' superbly controlled 25-yard outswinging drive flew into the net.
The winger pounced on a poor Elebert pass to score with another curling effort seven minutes after the break.

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Published: 2011/03/05 17:02:52 GMT

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