dead rubber
noun
1. (sports) in a series of sporting fixtures, a match of which the result is irrelevant, the winner of the series having already been been determined by earlier results.
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Celtic
In the opening Matchday of the current

Motherwell 2
Celtic 3
(Samaras 14, McGeady 52, Fortun 79)
[Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, Fox (Fortun 78), Loovens, N'Guemo, Crosas, Robson, McGeady (Caddis 90+3), McDonald, Samaras]
Since Mowbray’s summer advent, much has been said about his first host

In this morning’s Daily Record reports Celtic boss dismisses Jim Gannon’s claim that ref blunder could cost Bhoys SPL title
I read the article but I kept coming back to the opening sentence-type thing:
TONY MOWBRAY hopes Motherwell boss Jim

In The Telegraph, more links that young gunner Jack Wilshere to come to Glasgow, but the lad looks pretty content to stay in London.
“I have seen things about Middlesbrough, Celtic and Rangers being interested and there may be others, but a Premier

“I sawwith shut eyes, but acute mental visionI saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of

For those of you all State-side, Happy Thanksgiving.
In the Daily Record this morning, new Celtic signing Ki Sung-Yong is asking Hoops supporters not to compare him to Shunsuke Nakamura, but instead to Liverpool’s Captain Fantastic Steven

In the morning’s Daily Record, Greek boy Georgios Samaras, whose country will be traveling to hallowed South Africa this next summer, has offered his expertise as to how Scotland’s national side can improve: get a better manager.
“The

Every so often, you come across that one story that just sends your heart soaring into the stratisphere, a real moment when you absolutely walk on sunshine and everything’s gonna be alright. Or something to this effect.
A recent article in The

In college, my Greek professor would often tell a story about about how, during the American Civil War, Union troops came on to our (Hampden-Sydney) College campus in rural south-central Virginia. They searched (for who knows what)throughout the grounds,

Rangers play Unirea Urziceni this evening in Romania’s Steaua Stadium. They already played two weeks ago, and I complete forgot to come on the ‘gers that night. I think I had yoga or something.

Of course, a Scottish side should cheer on