Bhoys romp to victory

22 August 2010 18:00
Celtic swept St Mirren aside with a 4-0 victory at Parkhead and brushed away any concerns they will lack flair without the departed Aiden McGeady. This was a day for new Celtic heroes, not least among them James Forrest, a young homegrown winger in the McGeady mould, who claimed their third of four goals against an outclassed St Mirren. Joe Ledley put Celtic ahead on six minutes and when Shaun Maloney claimed a second before half-time with a deflected effort, the outcome was never in serious doubt. Forrest's moment came after 68 minutes will be remembered by him, but the pick of the goals was still to come, Ki Sung-yueng's late hit from well outside the area taking the plaudits. Celtic received £9.5million from Spartak Moscow for McGeady, but this was not to be a game where he was missed as Neil Lennon's new-look team turned on the style. There was an irony about the final scoreline at was a 4-0 defeat to St Mirren that saw Tony Mowbray removed as Celtic manager back in March.

Source: PA