The Monday Stickler
Super Sunday delivers.
Hey everyone
Well that was quite the sporting weekend was it not. I realise that for some readers it was an absolute nightmare but in terms of sporting spectacle it was a belter of a Sunday (although the golf has now drifted into Monday).
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Now to the football.
I’ll start with one of my favourite games of the season so far, the Dundee derby. A raucous atmosphere at Tannadice and a game to match with Dundee running out more than deserved 4-2 winners. It had everything you’d want from a Scottish football match. I felt like drawing all the Dundee goals from this one so here they are.
Jordan McGhee with a cracking flying header.
Scott Tiffoney boots a Spud-u-like right at Jack Walton.
It’s that man McGhee again with the lovely sweeping finish.
There’s no team I’d trust less with a lead than Dundee and King Louis Moult missed a great chance to head in a stoppage time equaliser for the Tangerine Bandwagon. Dundee promptly went up the other end so that United substitute Adegboyega could shove the Angry Wotsit in the back for a penalty. The AW slammed home the spot kick and ran the length of the pitch celebrating as is his want and who are we to argue.
Every team should have an Angry Wotsit character in it. They make such a difference.
Preceding that classic was the Glasgow Derby. And preceding that was getting supporters of both clubs into the stadium. According to paper reports there were 90 Union Bears held away from the game and on the Celtic side the Green Brigade were similarly prevented from going to the stadium. Even though I don’t go to many games a season now, fan treatment is one of my biggest bugbears. I think I’ll do a separate post on this tomorrow.
Zut Alors! The Rangers won! Celtic, especially in the first half, were an utter shambles. Rangers first half magnificent, second half mostly pish. It looked like it was going to finish 2-2 with the only winner being Ian Crocker’s dry cleaner when lo and behold up stepped Hamza Igamane to take advantage of cack defending by Al Johnston and CCV and bury a pure ripsnorter past Kasper the friendly Goalie.
What a boost for Barry’s chances of getting the job permanently to be booting Brendan’s arse at Celtic Park.
