Sandman’s Definitive Ratings – Salem’s Lot v Celtic

THE FRIENDLY GHOST – 7/10 – Ha, ha, it’s Kasper! Just as you, me, and the entire Celtic nation were expecting the inevitable concession, out comes the Great Dane to foil at point-blank with the family dance routine as Da’ watches on. Given the conditions, a remarkable clean sheet for a tubby near-forty-something wage-thief; right,
haters? Big grin on his face to the goal-side camera at full-time said it all – a priceless three points dug out of the January gloom.

AZTECO – 7/10 – Very decent in testing parts; drug cartels might be one thing but Falkirk locals on dreich nights may make you long for shootouts (No, not penalties, kids…) on the backroads of Tamaulipas. He kept his nerve and heid prety well as the team struggled on the sticky-back plastic.

KATIE – 5.5/10 – Rough on KT but he scrapped his way through. Almost run-ragged by a lively winger for most of the game, his quality saw him prevail, staying steadfast into the depths of the match, taking blows and cards but
getting the job done.

OF JUSTICE – 7.5/10 MOTM – MOTM Again! The virgins must die! Well, not quite those extremes, but the pelters the Ginger Baresi has taken deserve some humble pie. Once more, with his defensive partner all at sea, Liam was decisive at the back and our most creative passer when he could step up. Which wasn’t often given the home side’s familiarity and adeptness on their own ‘turf’. And I use that word figuratively for the flaming atrocity underfoot. Like I remarked Saturday, Liam is a bhoy you need for domestic strife – was right on-point and sharp for the majority of proceedings, the defender we required for the conditions; just able to get the side through the turmoil by setting a calming, focussed example. And, boy, we needed that last night.

CRUSTY THE CLOWN – 4/10 – He hated that. Never managed to get his feet right, floundered around, unsure, ropey. Gone off the boil recently but thankfully bailed-out by others.

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