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Celts stung by Jags​

Blistering start not a sign of things to come as sides share the spoils​

Celtic endured a tough afternoon in a windy Inverness, amidst a flurry of fouls and yellow cards, and will be disappointed to leave the North with just a point. But this Scottish Cup dress rehearsal may prove more valuable than 3 points would have as the climax to the season begins to unfold.

The first half began with a bang, when just two minutes in Scott Brown played a seemingly harmless long pass from well inside his own half. Leigh Griffiths, tenacious as ever, chased and collected the ball, before lashing a shot off the inside of the post from just outside the 18 yard box to put Celtic 1-0 up.
And we didn't half to wait long for another, this time from Inverness. Failing to defend a cross,...

Move over Jelly and Ice Cream, there's a new party snack in town, as Celts make light work of Buddies​

St Mirren 0-2 Celtic​

It was certainly a Good Friday as far as Celtic were concerned, as the champions took another step towards retaining their title with a routine win in Paisley, thanks to goals from James Forrest and Stefan Johansen.

The win moves Deila's men 8 points clear of Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership, and it now seems just a matter of time until the affable Norwegian captures his first League title as Celtic boss.

Struggling St Mirren set their stall out to defend from the very start, and the men in Hoops found it difficult to get in behind a determined defence in the opening exchanges. The Bhoys remained patient and continued to probe and...

Celtic won their first League Cup since 2009 with a comfortable 2-0 win over Jackie McNamara's Dundee United side, and claimed the first piece of silverware of the season as the hunt for the treble looks increasingly promising for Ronny Deila and his troops.



Scott Brown brushed aside his midfield opponents in the same manner as he dealt with the troublesome tabloid midweek headlines, as Celtic eased their way to their first trophy in the Deila era in what threatened to be a testing game for the men in Hoops. Goals from Kris Commons and James Forrest, and a sending off for Arabs skipper Sean Dillon ensured the whole affair was relatively straightforward.

The unflattering snaps of Brown slumped outside a bar a few nights before the Cup final will be replaced by more respectable pictures of him hoisting aloft yet another...

Celtic 4-0 Aberdeen​

There was to be no drama in Glasgow's East End this Sunday afternoon, after all, as goals from Jason Denayer, Leigh Griffiths, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stefan Johansen put one huge nail in the coffin containing the remains of the Aberdeen title challenge.

The narrative in the build-up to this match feverishly surrounded the subject of pressure. With The Dons in relative uncharted territory this year, McInnes was keen to remove the weight of expectation from his side - while Deila was equally keen to pile it on. In the end, the men in red crumbled at the hands of The Bhoys, and Celtic now have a chance to move 9 points clear when they face St Johnstone on Wednesday night.

But it wasn't as comfortable as the...