Irish international collects ‘boyhood football allegiances” like you or I might collect some very collectable things, we were going to say Stamps, but no one really collects them anymore.
Tony Mowbray’s Celtic side lost touch with leaders Rangers after this poor performance at Parkhead against a Falkirk side who battled hard for their point at Celtic Park.
Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibs went head to head at Easter Road with Anthony Stokes rescuing a point for the home side in this typically bad tempered fixture.
A Scott McDonald goal gave Celtic a brief lead in the Old Firm clash with Rangers before Lee McCullough equalized within two minutes. It was a typically nervy affair as Celtic and Rangers did battle at Parkhead and there were the usual flurry of cautions at Celtic Park before Aussie McDonald struck late on before Rangers kept themselves well ahead of their arch rivals with their immediate response.
Walter Smith’s Rangers side annihilated Dundee United at Ibrox with Kris Boyd scoring a remarkable five goals and this was with the table toppers being reduced to ten men for almost half the match.
The win takes Rangers seven points clear at the top of the table ahead of the Old Firm derby in a few days time.
Rangers came from a goal down to overcome Hibs and increased their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League. The Ibrox side went behind to an early Anthony Stokes goal but quick fire goals from Rangers strikers Boyd and Miller saw Walter Smith’s side edge past high flying Hibernian.