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Tuesday, 06 January 2009

Celtic slip-up lets Gers back into the race

Celtic's win in the Old Firm derby over Christmas appeared to put them in the driving seat in the race for the SPL title.

But it's no good beating your local rivals if you go and drop points straight away, particularly at the fortress that is Celtic Park.

When Georgios Samaras (£2.0m) struck twice to give Celtic a 2-0 lead against Dundee United on Saturday, the Hoops looked set to maintain their lead in the league, but even the spectacular return to form of Samaras wasn't enough for Celtic, as Dundee United came from behind with two late goals to snatch a draw that gave Rangers a sniff of getting back into the hunt at the top of the table.

And get back into the hunt is exactly what they did.

Inverness Caley Thistle have hardly shown a great amount of defensive nous this term, but even they should know that you just cannot afford to give the likes of Pedro Mendes (£3.5m) and Kris …

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