SPL Saturday December 22nd

Aberdeen 2

Celtic 0

1:0 Winters (58 pen); 2:0 Mackie (90)

Att:18,610

MIB: Stuart Dougal

Celtic: Douglas; Mjallby, Balde, Valgaeren; Thompson, Lambert (Petta 72), Lennon, Petrov; sutton, Hartson (McNamara 82), Larsson

The Sheep pooped on Celtic's Christmas party as the Hoops failed to make it 15 wins in a row by self-destructing at the Hill of Dung.

Rab D appeared nervous and flapped a few times. Either he was afraid Santa was a going to think he had been a bad boy and not bring him any toys, or he was intimidated by the fusillade of snowballs raining down on any Celtic players within reach of the Sheepies in the stands. The Grampian police, full of yuletide cheer, didn't intervene, nor apparently have the SPL. Had this been at Parkhead the press would have had a field day.

The festive spirit seemed to infect the Hoops, with Larsson letting the Dons off the hook by failing to take easy chances. Hartson got in on the act by missing an easy header from all of 5 yards, then gifting the Dons an early second half penalty for Winters to convert.

This was akin to a December dip in the North Sea for Celtic who stormed back into the game, only to watch their chances go soggy and limp at the finish. Larsson and Balde were the principal culprits. Henke fluffed a sitter injuring Kjaer in the process. This lit the blue touch paper among the Dons as the Hoops kept on playing. Petta was targeted repeatedly, resulting in a red card for Derek Whyte.

The 10 men Dons then went two up as Rab D took on the role of Christmas turkey. He thought the player in the red suit was Santa and gave him the ball in the box. I hope OFM wrung his neck later.