Scottish Cup Sunday February 6th

Dunfermline 0

Celtic 3

0:1 Hartson 7
0:2 Sutton 9
0:3 Hartson 43

Att: 8,014

MIB Charlie Richmond

Celtic
Douglas Henchoz Balde Varga Laursen McGeady Petrov Lennon Thompson Sutton Hartson

subs
Juninho for Thompson 57
Wallace for Hartson 75
Lambert for Petrov 76

It was plastic fantastic as Celtic crushed the Pars on the East end Tuppaware pitch. Watched by a paltry crowd of some 8,000 souls who braved a Baltic Fife in February, it was the hardy Glaswegians who made up four fifths of the total. The home support did well to stay in their scratchers, as Celtic killed this game in ten minutes flat.

With Bellamy not risked on the PVC ( or should that be playing along side Bobo?), Henchoz made his Hoops debut at right back with some aplomb. Mc Geady also showed early promise, evading crippling high tackles (not from Bobo either) and picking out Sutton to square to Hartson for a 'tap in' opener on seven minutes. Two minutes later Big John had hit the bar for Sutton to net on the rebound. By half time it was 3:0, as Hartson showed all the pace of a Govan Orc scrambling for a dropped kebab, to slot in the third from a distance. It was game over.

The second half saw Celtic drop back into first gear as Dunfermline offered nothing. Wallace and Juninho eventually got a run out and both showed well. If only we had other players who were quick enough to respond to the Brazilian's movement, then we might actually get the benefit of him. The diminutive maestro made space and used the ball well, despite being subject to the usual physical SPL tactics, but was read too late by most of his team mates every time he found space. Petrov, on the other hand, got lots of the ball and would have received more, if he hadn't a fear of moving beyond the penalty spot every time he got into the box. His lack of penalty box motion saw a few chances squandered.

Nonetheless, it looks like green and white ribbons on the cup on the back of this showing. The only fly in the ointment ,was the sour grapes from John Yorkston. Yorkie stated that his plastic park did less to injure players than Bobo Balde. Not content with lying down at Ibrox and gurning about Taribo West, Yorkie spewed his ring to the press about the contempt his PVC Park is held in by other teams. OFM wants the SA to investigate the comments and I agree. A large roll of toilet tissue to Mr Y please!