SPL Sunday December 12th

Dunfermline 0

Celtic 2

0:1 Sutton 16
0:2 Petrov 31

Att: 7,650

MIB Pooh Dallas

Celtic
Hedman Varga Valgaeren Balde McNamara McGeady Lennon Petrov Thompson Sutton Hartson

subs
none

In true Cagneyesque fashion, the rancid war cry of embittered Orcs, was 'top of the world Ma' (note it wasn't Pa!) for all of six days. Those six days were like a lifetime in a footballing purgatory, before the morally afflicted crashed into the white heat of Satan's own inferno, fuelling the molten bilge spewing forth from the Death Star and its satellite hacks.

The world was set to rights with a comfortable victory on the Fife Tupperware pitch. Having just about coped on this surface last year, Celtic have adapted well and flourished in this match to reclaim top spot in the SPL. A miss by the Pars in the opening minutes could have spelled disaster, as the Sieve, in particular Valgaeren, tried to find their feet. The Tic rallied quickly, however, and Hartson brought out a good stop from Stillie, while McGeady began to shine and waltz around the Pars defence.

A goal wasn't long coming and Sutton soon netted from a Thompson cross. Not long after , Celtic doubled their lead, after Thommo took a dubious tumble outside the box. McGeady's free kick was knocked down by Sutton and met with a hitch kick by Petrov, who drove a peach into the net from 15 yards.

The second period saw Celtic tire quickly, presumably due tot he exertions of playing midweek against Milan, but the Pars offered little in the way of threat. Celtic did try for a third and Hartson had a screamer hit the underside of the bar.

Insult was added to this injury when MIB Pooh Dallas refused to give a spot kick after McGeady was upended in the box and later disallowed a Hartson goal for a hand ball which was clearly unintentional. Bah humbug and Happy Christmas to you too Dallas, we are back on top.